|
  Head Coach JACK HODGES
Coach Hodges is preparing for his 21st season as the Gauchos' head coach and his 41st season overall as a coach in Southern California. Through 40 seasons he has an overall record of 861-467-6, and in his 20 seasons with the Gauchos, he has an overall record of 544-330-4.
Born and raised in the Hawaiian islands, Coach Hodges prepped at Kamehameha High School on the island of Oahu. He lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He received a full academic-athletic scholarship to Stanford University where he majored in Journalism and minored in English. He played football and baseball for the then Indians (now the Cardinal). After graduation from Stanford, Coach Hodges played two seasons for the Kansas City Royals. It was during this brief stint that he decided he would like to join the coaching ranks.
Professor Hodges teaches golf, tennis, spinning, weightlifting, conditioning, and The Mental Side of Sports at Saddleback.
Coach Hodges lives in Monarch Beach with his wife Stephanie. They have two daughters, Jackie and Cindi, two sons-in-law, Mike and Todd, and four grandchildren, Lily, Makena, Eric, and Hunter.
  Assistant Coach SOMMER McCARTNEY
Coach Sommer McCartney returns for his 7th season at Saddleback
College and his third season as a full time instructor and assistant coach after being hired in the summer of 2006. He teaches Health and Kinesiology at Saddleback. From 2001 through 2005 he was the head coach at Aliso Niguel High School where he won back to back Seaview League championships.
Sommer is originally from San Jose and played football, soccer and baseball at Willow Glen High School. After high school he went to San Jose City College and played for coach Barry Woodhead. He transferred to UC Riverside and played for coach Jack Smitheran. In 1994, his UCR team went to the NCAA Division II College World Series in Montgomery, Alabama. Sommer signed with the Florida Marlins as a catcher in 1994 and played until 1997.
Sommer and his wife, Kris, have two daughters - Annika and Briana - and live in Ladera Ranch.
 Assistant Coach CLAYTON CARSON
Coach Carson begins his third season at Saddleback in 2009 as an assistant working with the infielders and hitters.
Clayton was the starting shortstop at Saddleback on the 2004 State Championship team. He was one of the leading hitters, batting a lofty .370. He was named All Orange Empire Conference that year. Clayton continued his career at San Diego State the following year and was the starting shortstop until a back injury and surgery ended his playing days.
In High School, Clayton was an all league baseball player at Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, CA. He received a scholarship to BYU after graduating from Yucaipa, but the first of two back surgeries limited his playing time and he returned after one season to play for the Gauchos.
Clayton has one brother, Matt, playing in the Yankee organization. His brother, Kyle, is a shortstop at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
  Assistant Coach GEOFF FOX
Geoff was raised in the Seattle and Phoenix areas. Graduate of Mesquite High School where he led the conference in batting average, home runs, and RBI's as a senior. He was named to the Arizona State All-Conference first team the same year. He played baseball at South Mountain Community College where he was named Freshman Player of the Year in the ACCAC (Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) and set a school record with a 33-game hitting streak. Transferred to Mesa State College after his sophomore year and finished his playing career there.
Heading into his third at Saddleback in 2009, Geoff works with the infielders and hitters. Before coming to Saddleback he coached one year at Palm Desert High School in the greater Palm Springs area, where he was an assistant and helped guide the Aztecs to their 4th straight DVL conference championship.
Currently working on his master's in Health and Human Performance at Fort Hays State University, Geoff lives in Laguna Niguel with his wife, Val.
  Assistant Coach ERIC BROCK
Coach Brock is a local product who prepped at Santa Margarita Catholic HS from 1998-2002 before being drafted by the Houston Astros in the 46th round of the June amateur draft. He began his collegiate career at Arizona State before transferring to Saddleback College where he played one season for the Gauchos (2004). He was 8-0 on the mound with a 3.94 ERA and was a member of the college's 2004 state championship team. In the state championship game he pitched a complete-game victory over conference foe Cypress as the Gauchos won 10-4.
Coach Brock was teammates with current Gaucho coaches Clayton Carson and Paul Wilson on that 2004 team. He concluded his college career at UNLV for two seasons, then played professionally for the Utica Brewmasters of the New York State League and the Reno Silver Sox of the Golden League.
  Assistant Coach LARRY HOLT
Coach Holt joins the staff at Saddleback in 2009 and will coach the outfielders and hitters. He is in his 15th year of coaching, the last five years of which were at Santa Margarita Catholic High School where his teams produced five consecutive winning seasons and two league championships.
Larry played baseball at Oklahoma State University and later for the Oklahoma City Industrials. He is retired from 32 years as an executive from AT&T and Lucent Technologies. He and his wife, Diane, live in Mission Viejo.
|
