Coaches

Name:  Trey Shaffer Hometown:  Biloxi MS Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 Bio: Shaffer is a Knights’ Alumni and a native of Biloxi MS,  who prepped at Biloxi HS where he was awarded the 2017 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year, Max Prep’s All-America honors, Mississippi Dandy Dozen, and MHSAA 6A All-State.  After high school…

Name: Mike Scanlon Hometown:  Mandeville LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2020 Bio: Mike Scanlon has been Head Baseball Coach at DeLaSalle High School in New Orleans, LA since June 2019 where they were a Quarterfinalist in 2022, district champions 2021 & 2022 seasons, and was named district baseball coach of the year in 2021…

Name: Josh Miller Hometown:  Sumrall MS Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 Bio:  Coach Josh Miller is currently an assistant baseball coach for the Sumrall Bobcats and his 17th overall year of coaching. He is also the head coach for the Sumrall 7th grade football team. He graduated from Calhoun City High School and played two years…

Name: Karl Mundt Hometown:  Covington LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2018 Bio:  Coach Mundt is in his third-year coaching with Knights Knation Baseball.  He was a four-year letterman at Northlake Christian for coach Rowland Skinner.  Karl helped lead the Wolverines to the state playoffs and claimed All-District 7-1A honors all four seasons as a…

Name: Frankie Timphony Hometown:  New Orleans LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 Bio:  Frankie Timphony is a Knights Knation alumni that was a 2018 grad from Holy Cross HS where he was a 3 year starter as a Catcher, 2nd Baseman, and 3rd Baseman. Frankie went on to be a 3 year starting 2nd…

Name: Andy Fontenot Hometown:  Gonzales LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2022 Bio:  Coach Fontenot graduated from East Ascension High School in 1997 before playing collegiately for at University of New Orleans.  He spent 1 year as assistant coach for Dutchtown HS & 5 years at East Ascension HS.  In 2018 he began coaching at…

Name: Darrien Pace Hometown:  Baton Rouge LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 Bio:  Darrien began coaching baseball while in his first year of college after choosing to pursue coaching after high school.  His 1st stint was in Hattiesburg, MS coaching at his Alma Mater North Forrest HS for 4 seasons. Coach Pace graduated from…

Name: Todd Sharp Hometown:  Bossier City LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 Bio:  Todd Sharp has enjoyed an extensive high school coaching career with his most recent tenure being at Captain Shreve starting in 2005.  In 2008, Todd started his run as head coach at Shreve, a position he currently serves.  Coach Sharp’s wife…

Name:  Tyler Naquin Hometown:  Baton Rouge LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2021 Bio:  Coach Naquin is a 2009 graduate of Catholic-BR who went on to play at BRCC from to 2010-2011 and was part of their regular season conference championship.  He then became a coach at BRCC from 2012-2014 as pitching coach and assisting…

Name: Bill Pearson Hometown:  Monroe LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2018 Bio:  Coach Pearson is a long time member of the Knights Knation staff.  He is a 1993 graduate of West Monroe HS  where he played baseball all 4 years. After HS he went on to play at Paris JC.  Once his playing days…