Through the eyes of a coach, our practice is to develop men of sound character through love, commitment, and accountability. This can only be accomplished through a person first, student second, and player third mentality. The fundamentals of life can be taught through baseball and it is our job to use the coaching platform to teach the tenets of a successful life as they manifest in various components of the game. We feel that teaching the following characteristics are essential to our team and each players’ success, both on and off the field - Be Insatiable, Be Resilient, Be Altruistic.

#IRA #LordsofDogtown

I am very proud to be a teacher and a coach in the Big Spring School District. As a graduate of Big Spring, this school has positively impacted me throughout my life and I am pleased to be able to have a positive impact on the next generation of Big Spring graduates. I have been teaching 8th grade math at the middle school since 2012. I began coaching with the baseball program in 2016 as the JV Assistant Coach and in 2018 accepted my current position of JV Head Coach. Previously, I earned my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Shippensburg University and acquired two years of experience coaching 7th grade girls’ basketball.

Coaching provides me the opportunity to share my love for baseball with the student athletes. It is my primary goal to help develop these young men into high character individuals who represent the community well. As a team, we focus on fundamental skill development with the players to help them continuously grow into better ballplayers. Emphasis is placed on always striving to improve, working through adversity, and having fun playing the game. Seeing the players’ grow and mature as individuals and athletes makes coaching a very rewarding experience.

Brian is a 1990 graduate of BSHS and a 1994 of Dickinson College. He started playing baseball when he was 6 years old, and played through High School, College, and 4 years after college. Brian has been involved with coaching youth baseball at all ages in the Bulldog community for over 20 years, and he is excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Bulldog coaching staff.

Wes is an 1998 Big Spring graduate who played baseball and basketball in high school. He attended Randolph Macon College and played a year of basketball and four years of baseball. He has coached both high school and middle school basketball, and varsity baseball at Big Spring. He lives in the district with his wife and children, and works at a local engineering firm.