Meet the Lu Dawg Baseball Camp Staff

Coach Slimak:

After 18 season as the helm of the CLU baseball program, Slimak will enter the 2011 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 2011. 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 2011. 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 starting for the 2011 campaign. At CLU he will work with hitters, outfielders, catchers, run the strength and conditioning programs. His recent coaching history includes a summer stint as the head coach for the Ozark Generals in the MINK, a wooden bat collegiate summer league in the Midwest. In 2009, Signaigo was an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. Signaigo graduated from WWU 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 first season as an assistant coach for the Cal Lutheran baseball team. Prior to joining the coaching staff of his alma mater, Schmitt spent two years with the Conejo Valley Baseball Development and the summer of 2009 with the Agoura High School junior varsity team. 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. The Las Vegas, Nev. native also played for the Bishop Gorman High School baseball team before graduating in 2004. In his free time, Schmitt enjoys golfing, watching UNLV basketball, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Francisco 49ers. Schmitt currently resides in Thousand Oaks.

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