2009-10 Baseball
Coaching Staff

Brian McGee Head Coach 3rd Season
(ph): 440.375.7470 (fax) 440.375.7474 bmcgee@lec.edu	Brian McGee is in his third season as the Lake Erie College head coach after serving as the assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach at Greensboro College from 2003-07. In his first year directing the Storm, his squad earned the greatest number of wins in a season in program history with 17. The team also earned its highest Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) finish of third place after earning the greatest number of league wins (10) in the College’s six years of AMCC membership. The team earned its first bid to the postseason, winning twice in the first round of the AMCC Tournament in order to make it to the semifinals. McGee’s players earned more conference accolades last season, than in any prior year, while receiving Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Rawlings all-region team honors for the first time in program history. In 2008, the team set five program game records, and on an individual basis, set four game and 11 season records. The Storm also finished the season ranked in the top 100 among all NCAA Division III teams in five statistical categories, including sacrifice bunts (6th), home runs (25th), home runs per game (31st), slugging percentage (40th) and batting average (89th). Competing as an independent provisional DII team in 2009, McGee's squad just missed the 2007 team's win total, finishing with 16 wins and set or tied 41 different school records.  Prior to coming to Lake Erie, McGee was the infield and third base coach for the Pride at Greensboro, leading the infield to its best statistical performances in the program's history. In 2006, the Pride infield finished 12th in the nation in fielding percentage. McGee also served as the assistant director and facility manager for Greensboro's student recreation center. McGee's additional coaching experience includes serving as the head coach of the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes League in the summer of 2006 and as an assistant for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League in the summer of 2004. A native of Lorain, Ohio, McGee's early coaching stints include a head position at Lorain Catholic High School in the spring of 2003, an assistant position at the University of Toledo from 2001-02 and an assistant varsity and head freshman position at St. Frances High School in the spring of 2001. McGee is a 1996 graduate of Amherst Marion L. Steele High School and a 2000 graduate of Tiffin University. He was a four-year letter winner as a starting third baseman and outfielder for the Dragons. He was a team captain, earned all-conference and was selected to Team USA to compete in Austria, Czechoslovakia and Germany. He earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from Tiffin before earning a master's degree in recreation and leisure studies from the University of Toledo in 2002. McGee File   Assistant Coach - Greensboro College   2004   21-19 2005   24-16 2006   27-16 2007   20-20 TOTALS   92-71   Head Coach - Lake Erie College   2008   17-27   (10-8 AMCC) 2009   16-35 TOTALS   33-62   (10-8 AMCC)

Kyle Sheppard Assistant Coach (Hitters and Catchers) 3rd Season
(fax) 440.375.7474 ksheppard@lec.edu	Kyle Sheppard is in his third season overall with the Storm and his first as a full-time varsity assistant. Previously, Sheppard was a graduate assistant for two years. His responsibilities include working with the catchers, as well as the hitters. A 2007 graduate of Saginaw Valley State University, he played two years for the Cardinals as a catcher after transferring from St. Clair County Community College where he also played for two seasons. Additionally, the Ajax, Ontario native played for the Oshawa Dodgers, a semi-professional team out of Ontario, Canada, for three consecutive summers beginning in 2002.   After earning his bachelor's degree in history education, Sheppard coached at his alma mater during the fall of 2007 as an assistant. He also served as a varsity assistant for Saginaw Nouvel Catholic High School during the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the team making it to the state semifinals the latter year. He currently serves as an assistant coach with the Stark County Terriers of the Great Lakes Collegiate League.   Sheppard is pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership from Lake Erie and is employed as a residence director.

John Quartieri Assistant Coach (Pitching) 2nd Season
(fax) 440.375.7474	John Quartieri is in his second season working with the Lake Erie baseball team, working with the Storm pitching staff.  He also serves as the program’s strength and conditioning coach. Prior to coming to Lake Erie, he was the director of athletics and physical education teacher at St. Rose of Lima School in Miami, Fla. from 2003-07. While there, he coached baseball and basketball for the middle school and was a four-year youth travel baseball coach for the 10-14-year old age group. Additionally, he was a two-year varsity baseball assistant coach for Archbishop Curley High School.   The Rochester, N.Y. native, was a two-year pitcher at Monroe Community College. The team was ranked No. 16 in the NJCAA Division I Poll in 1999 and then earned the NJCAA Region III championship in 2000. Quartieri went on to compete at Barry University for one season before an injury ended his playing career. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management and recently completed a master’s degree in physical education from Canisius College.

Anthony Hayes Graduate Assistant Coach 1st Season
(fax) 440.375.7474 ahayes@lec.edu	Anthony Hayes joins the Lake Erie baseball program this year as a graduate assistant coach, working primarily with the outfielders. An honorable All-Big South Conference player at Charleston Southern University, Hayes was an assistant at his alma matter last season, working with the outfielders, hitters and assisted with other facets of the program.  He also served as an assistant coach with the Outerbanks Daredevils of the summer collegiate Coastal Plains League.   Before his time at Charleston Southern, the Westerville, Ohio native was an first-team All-NJCAA All-American and regional player of the year at Columbus State Community College.  There he led his team to an appearance in the Junior College World Series.   Hayes earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Charleston Southern in 2007.  He is currently pursuing  a master’s degree in education at Lake Erie and resides in Painesville.