NORFOLK REDBIRDS
NORFOLK REDBIRDS
2019 Schedule
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2019 Roster
| Position | First-Name | Last-Name | College Attending | Classification | Bats | Throws | Height | Weight |
| OF | Max | Lipscomb | Hampden-Sydney College | Sophomore | Right | Right | 5’9″ | 165 |
| OF | Taylor | Heck | Centralia College | RS-Freshman | Right | Right | 5’6 | 160 |
| OF | Nathan | Lozar | Barton College | Freshman | Right | Right | 6′ | 185 |
| OF | Ben | Berger | St. Bonaventure University | Freshman | Left | Left | 5’7″ | 160 |
| OF | Christian | Szablewski | St. Bonaventure University | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’6″ | 210 |
| MIF | Jordan | Hara | Pacific University | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’8″ | 170 |
| MIF | Christopher | Mills | heading to Centralia College | Rookie | Right | Right | 6′ 3″ | 185 |
| MIF | Jordon | Wright | Lower Columbia College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5′ 10″ | 155 |
| CIF | Carlo | Zorola | undecided | Junior | Right | Right | 5’11” | 185 |
| CIF | Nicholas | Hussey | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’1 | 190 |
| CIF | Campbell | Pryor | Shorter University | Freshman | Left | Right | 6’4″ | 180 |
| C | Darren | McKeown | St. Bonaventure University | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’10” | 180 |
| C | Jacob | Ford | undecided | Rookie | Right | Right | 5’10” | 175 |
| C | Peter | Stauber | Southern Maine Community College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’8″ | 160 |
| PO | Ethan | Buckley | Tompkins Cortland Community College | Freshman | Right | Right | 6″1 | 175 |
| PO | Andrew | Ditzel | Tompkins Cortland Community College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’10” | 192 |
| PO | Hayden | Olson | Adrian College | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’1″ | 165 |
| PO | Maxwell | Denny | Adrian College | Freshman | Left | Left | 6’3″ | 185 |
| PO | Davis | Gurosky | Lee University | RS-Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’3″ | 215 |
| PO | Justin | Durnil | Hesston College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’10” | 175 |
| PO | Dylan | Francoeur | Southern Maine Community College | Sophomore | Right | Right | 6’3″ | 193 |
| PO | Alec | Hanney | Pine Manor College | Sophomore | Switch | Rigth | 5’11” | 145 |
| PO | Christian | Maloney | Tompkins Cortland Community College | Freshman | Right | Right | 5’8″ | 175 |
| PO | Marco | Quintero | Centralia College | Freshman | Right | Right | 6′ | 197 |
| PO | Christopher | Morris | Virginia Wesleyan University | Freshman | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 190 |
| PO | Adam | Shaffer | St. Bonaventure University | Freshman | Left | Left | 6′ | 185 |
| PO | Tyrin | Everette | Norfolk State University | RS-Junior | Left | Left | 5’9″ | 190 |
2019 Coaches
Head Coach: Jon Gold
Jon Gold comes to the Tidewater Summer Collegiate Baseball League following his first year serving as an assistant coach at Albertus Magnus College, a DIII program in New Haven, Connecticut. At Albertus, Jon manages the infielders and provides additional fielding instruction to both pitchers and outfielders. Jon also backs the hitting instruction for the team. Jon attended Emmanuel College, located in Boston, Massachusetts. There, he was named captain and manager of the club baseball program. As the president of the club, Jon controlled all decisions pertaining to baseball operations. Upon graduating from Emmanuel, Jon began working for Fenway High School as the Assistant Coach of their varsity baseball team. Jon served as Fenway’s Head Assistant for two years before taking over as Head Coach in the fall of 2017. During his time with the baseball program at Fenway, Jon worked towards his master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College. After graduating from Boston College in May of 2018, Jon acted as Assistant Coach of the Bancroft Bandits within the Pioneer Summer Collegiate Baseball League in Iowa. While there, Jon advanced the player development of infielders and hitters. For the 2019 summer season, Coach Gold will be serving as head coach of the Norfolk Redbirds Baseball Club.
Assistant Coach: Alec Bryant
Alec Bryant is the head coach at Gilmer High School in Texas. The previous two years he has been the head coach at Mt. Vernon and Cooper High Schools. The last two seasons have resulted in turnaround seasons at both Mt. Vernon and Cooper with both making the playoffs for the first time in three and seven years, respectively. The 2017 season resulted in Bryant being named the All Red River Valley Coach of the Year. Bryant’s teams have also finished top 10 in the state in runs scored the last two seasons averaging 8.7 and 7.4 runs.
Bryant will serve as the Pitching and Catching coach for the Pelicans. In the last two years, his pitching staffs have earned a 3.0 and 2.078 ERA and a consistent 189 and 194 strikeouts on the year.
Bryant earned his Master’s in Health, Kinesiology, & Sports Studies with a concentration in Athletic Administration at Texas A&M Commerce in 2016 and his Bachelor’s in Mass Communication with a focus on Public Relations at The University of Texas at Tyler in 2015. Bryant grew up in Paris, Texas attending Prairiland High School where he was a four sport athlete. For the 2019 season, Coach Bryant will be serving as an assistant coach for the Norfolk Redbirds Baseball Club.
Assistant Coach: Chase Stewart
Coach Stewart hails from Laurel, MS, where he attentedWest Jones High School, Soso, MS (2006-2010) and was a LHP/OF on the baseball team. Coach Stewart played his collegiate baseball as a LHP; first at Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, MS (2010-2012); NJCAA 2011 State Champions, Regional Champions, NJCAA DII National Champion Runner-Up; then he played at William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS; (NAIA). Finally graduating from University of Southern Mississippi with a BS in Psychology. He is currently serving as the outfield/strength & conditioning/3rd base coach at Wayne County High School, Waynesboro, MS. For the 2019 season, Coach Stewart will be serving as an assistant coach for the Norfolk Redbirds Baseball Club.