our staff

Field Manager and Director of Operations Eau Claire Express Baseball 

• Northwoods League all-time wins leader
• 2010 Northwoods League Champions
• 2010 Manager of the Year
• 2016 North Div Champs
• 2007 South Div Champs

UWEC Assistant Coach , 1994-1995

UWRF Head Coach, 1996-1997

Viterbo University Head Coach, 1998-2001

Head Coach Eau Claire Pizza Hut American Legion 

• Assistant Coach for the 1986 State Champs
• 1989 State Runner up
• 1994 State Runner up

Region 1 Northwest Region Director - American Legion

Graduate of Eau Claire North

• 1974 1st Ever Big Rivers Champion
• 1975 1st Ever State Appearance

U.S. Baseball Academy Instructor
Signed as a Free-Agent with Los Angeles Dodgers

UW-Stout

• NCAA National Batting Champion 2001 with a .524 Avg
• 1st Team All American
• 1st Team WIAC
• WIAC Position Player of the Year 2001
• UW Stout Record holder with a .422 Career Avg.
• UW Stout Athletic Hall of Fame Member

Head Coach Eau Claire Cavaliers

U.S. Baseball Academy Instructor
Eau Claire Cavaliers 2006-2012

• 6x Team Captain
• 2x MVP 

Graduated from Western Oklahoma State College

• Career .375 average

1998 Eau Claire Memorial

•  1st Team All Conference
• 2nd Team All State

Umpiring Experience

• Umpire since 2009
• Head Umpire- EC Babe Ruth, 2016

Eau Claire Express Pitching Coach

UW Eau Claire 

• All Conference
• MVP
• Athletics Hall of Fame Member

Eau Claire Cavaliers

• Career Leader in Wins 168
• Career Leader in Innings Pitched
• Career Leader in Strikeouts

Assistant Coach for Chippewa Falls HS

Assistant Coach for EC Memorial HS

Teacher at Chippewa Falls HS

Eau Claire Pizza Hut American Legion Assistant Coach

Volunteered Coaching at Lowes Creek

15 Years of Coaching all Levels

La Crosse Aquinas

• 1986 State Champions
• 1987 State Champions
• 1988 State Runner Ups
• 1983 Stars of Tomorrow Champion​​

Head Coach Chippewa Falls Post 77 Varsity Legion Team

Coached with the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League, 2017
Assistant Coach Chippewa Falls High School Varsity Baseball Team 
Played for Chippewa Falls High School 2010-2014
Played for Madison College 2015-2017 under Mike Davenport

U.S. Baseball Academy Instructor

Grand Slam USA Hitting/Catching Instructor 2016-18

Fall Creek HS

• 2nd Team All-Conference
• 3x 1st Team All-Conference​

Played at Grand View University 2017-2018

Eau Claire Cavaliers 2016-2018

• 2018 Dave Hepfler Memorial Key Player Award
• Sam Kruger Memorial Service Award

Former Northwoods League pitcher

• Pitched for the Manitowoc Skunks in league's inaugural season

Marian University

• All Conference
• All Region
• NAIA Honorable Mention All-American
• Pitched in NAIA World Series
• All-time career leader in wins
• Athletics Hall of Fame

Roncalli High School

• State Champion
• Athletics Hall of Fame

Head Coach Altoona HS

7th Round draft pick, New York Mets, 1981
Signed with Kansas City Royals, 1983
Played 14 seasons with Eau Claire Cavaliers, 155-31 record as pitcher
Head Coach UW-Eau Claire, 1990-95, 120-110 overall record
Head Coach UW-River Falls, 1996, 23-14 overall record
Head Coach UW-Stout, 2002-2009