LATORRE NAMED HEAD COACH AT WESTMONT COLLEGE, SANCHEZ NAMED HEADISTANT AT QUEENS UNIVERSITY
SACRAMENTO – After spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the Sacramento State baseball program, Tyler LaTorre accepted a job as head coach at Westmont University in Santa Barbara, California, while assisting Volunteer manager Victor Sanchez takes the pitch full-time. coach at Queens University in North Carolina, the program announced Friday.
“I’m so excited for Tyler and his family,” Head Coach Reggie Christiansen speak. “Tyler is as good a person as you’ll find in our profession and Westmont has recruited very well. We are also delighted for Vic and his family as he has the opportunity to become a full-time coach. at Queens University.
“Both Tyler and Vic have had a significant impact on our program and on our players during their time on campus and we wish them both the best in their endeavours. future power.”
LaTorre joined Hornet’s staff in July 2019, initially as the team’s pitching coach in 2020 and 2021 before moving on to coaching midfielders and catchers and coordinating efforts. program recruiting in 2022. For the first two seasons, he helped guide the Sacramento State trio of pitchers to professional careers Parker Brahms, Scott Randall, and Travis Adams.
In his first season with the Hornets, the team led the nation in direct walking percentages (6.76) and walks every nine innings (1.32) while finishing third in the NCAA in WHIP ( 0.98).
Prior to joining Sacramento State, LaTorre served as a pitching coach at San Jose State for two seasons and spent two years at San Francisco State as a pitching coach. He took over the Westmont program that was the sixth seed at the 2022 NAIA World Baseball Championship, ending the year with a final score of 45-11 to claim the first berth for the national tournament.
Meanwhile, Sanchez joins the Royals program having finished 29-22 overall and 17-7 at the South Atlantic Conference in 2022 and will begin a four-year transition to Division I and membership levels. of the Atlantic Sun Conference for the 2022-23 academic year.
After four years of outstanding play in New Mexico, Sanchez was a pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Paradise Valley Community College and spent three years as pitching development director at Dallas Baptist, helping the Patriots appeared in the NCAA precinct and watched his seven charges drafted by the Baseball League baseball teams.
He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach for Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods Summer League.
In the interim, former Hornet celebrity player Matt Smith has been elevated to the program’s assistant coach of volunteers, while a national search is underway to take up the role. pitching coach.
“I was looking for a pitching coach with a proven track record in recruiting and developing pitchers along with someone who would communicate and liaise with current pitchers ours on a personal level,” Christiansen said. “This is a major recruiting round for our program and I look forward to the process.”
