Coaching Staff

Head Varsity Coach - John Staab

JV Coach (1999 - 2001)

Varsity Coach (2002 - present)

Highlights  

Five Big 12 Titles (2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2023) 

Eight Regional Titles (2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Three Sectional Titles (2017, 2023, 2025)

One IHSA State Tournament Appearance (4th in 2017)

55 Maroon players have gone on to play college baseball during Staab's tenure

7 Maroon players selected in the MLB draft

2016 alum Tanner Gordon became just the second player in school history to play in the MLB (Dick Hyde Washington Senators debut v Baltimore Orioles on April 23, 1955) when he pitched for the Colorado Rockies against the Kansas City Royals on July 7, 2024.

Winningest coach in CHS history

Won 500th game @ Charleston on May 19, 2025

Piloted the first Champaign public middle school baseball program at Champaign Edison 2007; Returned to lead the 2022 Edison team to a 3rd place finish in the IESA State Tournament.

Guided Champaign St. Matthew to four consecutive IESA state appearances from 2010-2013

Head coach of Champaign Dream (2011-2019) and Champaign Yard Goats (2020-2021) travel teams

Inducted into the IHSBCA Hall of Fame in 2025

Assistant Coaches

Ian Anderson - Volunteer Assistant (2013 - present)

Ken Crawford - Varsity Assistant Coach (2020 - present)

Nick Clegg - Freshmen Assistant Coach (2026)

Dom Erlinger - Freshmen Head Coach (2023 - present)

Andy Sestak - JV Assistant Coach (2019 - present)