~Coaching Staff~
Position |
Name |
College |
|---|---|---|
Head Coach |
Fred Heatherington 32 years |
Mercer University |
Assistant Coach |
Joe Pierro 20th year |
West Liberty University |
Assistant Coach |
Justin Banks 13th year |
Youngstown State University |
Assistant Coach |
Darin Heatherington 2nd year |
West Liberty University |
Head Reserve Coach |
Jeff Petrelle 20th year |
West Liberty University |
Asst. Reserve Coach |
Rob Agresta 1st year |
Akron University |
| - | - | - |
Coach Joe Pierro, Head Coach Fred Heatherington, and Coach Justin Banks.
Head Coach: Fred Heatherington
Fred is in his 40th year of coaching (32nd in baseball), where he coached 12 years of varsity football under the leadership of the great Reno Saccoccia. He has also been Athletic Director, Head Basketball Coach, and is currently serving as Head Baseball Coach.
During his tenure as baseball coach, the Big Red have won 14 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Championships (record 5 Consecutive), 19 Sectional, 17 District, and 6 Regional Titles, with 6 State Final Four appearances, and 2 State Runner-ups. In 1994, 1998, and 2011, the Big Red were State Poll Champions.
His current 31 year record of 627 wins and 218 losses (winning % .742) makes him the all time winningest baseball coach.
Coaching awards include Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Coach Of The Year (1992, 1994, 1998, & 2001), Eastern District Coach Of The Year (1994 & 1998), Division II Coach Of The Year (1994 & 1998), Midwest Regional American Baseball Coaching Association Coach Of The Year (1998), Wheeling Intelligencer Coach Of The Year (1st ever baseball coach to win award in 1994), coached in the Mizuno Series in 1998, and was inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall Of Fame in 2007.
In 30 years his program has been able to place 65 players into college for baseball, with 5 former players currently coaching in high school.
Fred was born and raised in Steubenville and graduated from Steubenville High School in 1976 where he lettered in basketball and baseball for coaches Charles Watt and Jake Hollowood. He also played four years of American Legion baseball for coach Ang Vaccaro. In 1980 he obtained his Bachelor Degree from Mercer University in Macon Georgia while on a baseball scholarship and in 2006 he received his Masters Degree in Education from Salem International.
Fred and his wife Cindy are proud parents of two sons Darin, current Asst. Coach, and Mason, both graduates of Steubenville High School.
