Meet the Lu Dawg Baseball Camp Staff
Coach Slimak:
After 19 season as the helm of the CLU baseball program, Slimak will enter the 2012 season with an overall record of 491-253-7. In only his third season as the Kingsmen head coach, Slimak piloted CLU to the NCAA Division III championship game and to within three outs of winning the program's inaugural national championship. Along the way, Slimak helped the Kingsmen to nine Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championship in sev- enteen seasons. The CLU baseball program has been to eleven NCAA III Western Regional and five World Series appearances.
Coach Scherer:

Erik Scherer just completed his tenth season as the pitching coach for the Kingsmen in 2012. A 1995 CLU graduate, Scherer was a member of the CLU baseball program from 1992 through 1995. He holds a master’s degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific University and is a middle school teacher in Thousand Oaks.
Coach Leavitt:

Adam Leavitt is in his second season on the Kingsmen coaching staff in 2012. He played his collegiate ball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he was selected to the All-Big West First Team as a second basemen. He graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. After college he played professionally for the Kalamazoo Kings for over two seasons.
Coach Signaigo:

Nick Signaigo is joining the Cal Lutheran baseball coaching staff for his second season starting for the 2012 campaign. At CLU he will work with hitters, outfielders, catchers, run the strength and conditioning programs. In 2009, Signaigo was an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Signaigo graduated from William Wood University in the Spring of 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management degree with a concentration in Exercise Science. Signaigo will begin pursuing a Master of Science in Health/Physical Education from Emporia State University.
Coach Schmitt:

Peter Schmitt recently completed his second season as an assistant coach for the Cal Lutheran baseball team. Head coach of the Junior Varsity program at Cal Lu. Schmitt attended Loyola Marymount University before transferring to CLU where he competed as a member of the Kingsmen baseball team all four years. A member of the Class of '09, Schmitt earned his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Schmitt currently resides in Thousand Oaks.


