BORN: Feb. 18, 1974, Aberdeen, Wash.
HOMETOWN: Aberdeen, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Aberdeen High School, 1992 - Earned All-Black Hills League honors three times...also earned all-league honors three times in football and once in basketball...set six school records in three sports.
COLLEGE:
Edmonds Community College, 1995 - Graduated with an associate of arts degree...played baseball from 1992-1995...named to the all NWAACC team twice as an infielder, 1994 and 1995...named team MVP in 1995.
Portland State University, 1997 - Earned undergraduate degree in social sciences...Viking Most Offensive Player in 1996...in 1997 was a team captain and the president of Portland State's athletic advisory board.
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
Capital High, 1998 - Head assistant coach for 3A state champs
Bellevue Community College, 1999 - Head assistant of northern division champs.
Edmonds Community College, 2000-03 - Returned to alma mater as the head coach, earning north division coach of the year accolades in 2000, 2001 and 2003...NWAACC Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2003...guided 2003 squad to a league record, 43 wins...152-38 career record at Edmonds CC.
Washington State University, 2003-04 - Joined WSU staff of Tim Mooney as an assistant coach for the 2004 season...Cougars finished 29-26, the team's first winning season since 1998 and only the second since 1994.
Washington State University, 2004-Present - WSU's Head Coach, taking over the program in May, 2004...the 14th head baseball coach in 109 years of the program, which was established in 1892 as the school's first sport...team posted 21-37 record in his first season.
ORGANIZATIONS:
Member of American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
WSU APPOINTMENT:
Assistant coach August, 2003...head coach May 31, 2004.
WSU RESPONSIBILITIES:
Appointed Head Baseball Coach May 31, 2004...named assistant coach August, 2003...works with infielders.
SPOUSE:
Jennifer Marbut
CHILDREN:
Avery Shay (1/12/03), Olivia Catherine (6/20/04)
