Coaching Staff
Baseball
Daniel Phillips - Head Coach
Daniel Phillips enters his fifth season as Head Coach for the MPC Lobos Baseball Program. A local, Coach Phillips grew up in Seaside and attended Monterey High School. Phillips played for the MPC Lobos after high school where he was the Team Captain and earned All League Honors. After MPC, Phillips moved on to play for nationally ranked Sonoma State University. After college, he began his playing and coaching career in the professional leagues in Germany.
Coach Phillips’ coaching career began as Head Coach for the Holwickede Joboxers, a professional organization in Northern Germany. There, he led the Joboxers to the German Northern League Championship. Arriving back in Monterey in 2000, Phillips was hired as the Head Assistant Coach at MPC. Phillips’ coaching career led him down to San Diego City College in 2001 and 2002, as the hitting and infield coach for the SDCC Knights. In his first season as Head Coach for the MPC Lobos in 2003, Coach Phillips led the team to a school record of twenty-one victories (21-20 overall, 12-12 conference).
Coach Phillips is currently working as an Associate Scout for the Milwaukee Brewers. He has a B.S. in Kinesiology and a Minor in Psychology from San Diego State University as well as a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and Sport from University of New Mexico Highlands.
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Assistant Coaching Staff
Vince Herring- Pitching Coach
Coach Herring attended Sonoma State University from 1987-89, majoring in Sports Psychology. Vince broke many single season records at Sonoma State and is a member of SSU’s Hall of Fame. In 1989, Coach Herring signed with the San Francisco Giants. In 1991 with the San Jose Giants he compiled an 11-3 record and finished his pitching career in AA with the Shreveport Captains. Vince began his coaching career as the pitching coach for Sonoma State University. Most recently, Coach Herring was the pitching coach for Cal State Monterey Bay. Vince resides in Salinas with his wife Sheri Ruggeri-Herring. He enjoys traveling, fishing, photography, and his two beagles (Billy and Nico).
Kalev Betancourt- Assistant Coach
Coach Betancourt enters his second season as Assistant Coach under Coach Phillips’ staff. Coach K grew up in Hollister and graduated from San Benito High in 2001. Kalev played two years for the MPC Lobos in 2002 and for Coach Phillips in 2003. While at MPC, Kalev played center field and was a team captain. After MPC, Betancourt earned a scholarship to Graceland University in Iowa. After starting for Graceland in his junior and senior seasons, he went on to become an Assistant Coach for Graceland in 2006. Coach K graduated from Graceland University with a B.S. in Computer Science and currently resides in Hollister.
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