DMACC Bears Athletics Program
Baseball Coaches
Meet the Coaches
2007-2008 Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald
Assistant Coaches:
Brandon Scott, Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Matt Goliber, Assistant Coach
Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald
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Dan Fitzgerald is entering his first season as the Head Baseball Coach at DMACC. Fitzgerald spent last season as the top assistant/recruiting coordinator for the DMACC Bears where he led the offense to a .325 batting average.
Widely regarded for his ability to evaluate and recruit quality student-athletes, Fitzgerald feels good about his team for 2007-2008: “On paper we had a very successful recruiting class, and most of our returning sophomores made a huge impact as freshmen. We’re deep on the mound and pretty balanced offensively…I’m optimistic.”
Before coming to DMACC, Fitzgerald coached at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida where he served as the recruiting coordinator and hitting coach for the Saints during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2005, the Saints were 32-24 and ranked as high as 13th in the NAIA baseball poll. While at Flagler, Fitzgerald also coached current New York Mets prospect Todd Lietz.
Prior to arriving at Flagler, Fitzgerald served as an assistant coach at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. During the summer of 2004 Fitzgerald managed the Athletes in Action baseball team in the Alaskan Summer League where he coached MLB Draftees Mike Penn (KC), Brad Canada (NYY), Roger Everson (CHC), Reid Price (STL), Ricky Sparks (NYM), and Drew Holder (HOU). Fitzgerald also worked as an associate scout with the Minnesota Twins and attended the Major League Baseball Scout School in 2001.
Fitzgerald started his coaching career at the University of Iowa during the 2001 season where he and former DMACC Head Coach Travis Wyckoff worked on the same staff.
A native of Edina, MN, Fitzgerald attended and played baseball at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls before graduating with a degree in English from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Fitzgerald is single and resides in Boone.
Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Brandon Scott
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Brandon Scott was hired as the DMACC pitching coach and recruiting coordinator in August of 2007. Scott is no stranger to quality baseball programs having played at one of the top junior college programs in the country before moving on to Division I Eastern Kentucky University.
Scott joins DMACC after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Eastern Kentucky University. He also spent the 2007 summer as the head coach of the Alleghany County Nitros, an organization in the New York collegiate summer league, where he led his team to a league record 21 consecutive victories.
Coach Scott began his collegiate playing career at Wabash Valley Jr. College where he helped his team to consecutive 40 plus win seasons. He then transferred to Eastern Kentucky University. During his time at EKU Scott played and worked for former Creighton and Iowa assistant Elvis Dominguez.
Originally from Henderson, Kentucky, Coach Scott currently resides in Boone. He received his Bachelors Degree from Eastern Kentucky University, and is currently working towards his Masters Degree in Sports Administration.