Coaches
Tyler Naquin
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…
Read MoreBill Pearson
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…
Read MoreJay Alston
Name: Jay Alston Hometown: Hattiesburg MS Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2018 Bio: Jay Alston was a 4 year letterman in baseball at Amite HS. After high school he chose to pursue college baseball after passing on an opportunity in professional baseball. After a stint at Southwest Mississippi Community College, he went on to Southern Mississippi. …
Read MoreRandy LeBlanc
Name: Randy LeBlanc Hometown: Covington LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2019 Bio: Randy Leblanc is a 2010 graduate of Covington HS, as well as an alumni of Knights Knation. Coach Leblanc played collegiately at Tulane University from 2011-2014 as a RHP before getting drafted in the 10th Round of the 2014 MLB Draft by…
Read MoreShane Trosclair
Name: Shane Trosclair Hometown: Thibodaux LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2016 Bio: Shane Trosclair is currently the head coach at Thibodaux HS, prior to which he spent 9 years as the head coach at E.D. White. Coach Trosclair has accumulated over 300 wins in his career. He also has an extensive background on the…
Read MoreJeff Lupo
Name: Jeff Lupo Hometown: New Orleans LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2021 Bio: Coach Jeff Lupo is currently the Head Coach of his alma mater the Brother Martin Crusaders, where he won his 100th game early in the 2023 Spring. Coach Lupo has been a part of the Crusaders staff for over 20 years…
Read MoreRyan Loftin
Name: Ryan Loftin Hometown: Columbia MS Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2022 Bio: Coach Ryan Loftin is a 2003 graduate of Seminary HS in MS where he was a two time all-district player as well as all-state his senior year. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. Coach Loftin resides in Columbia,…
Read MoreNick Lucido
Name: Nicolas Lucido Hometown: Covington LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2021 Bio: Nick Lucido is a 2018 graduate of Archbishop Hannan HS in Covington, LA and is an alum of Knights Knation baseball having been a player from 2014-2018. After HS, Nick signed an athletic scholarship to play baseball at Belhaven University. In the…
Read MoreBrad Bass
Name: Brad Bass Hometown: Baton Rouge LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2021 Bio: Coach Bass is currently the Head Baseball Coach at Catholic High in Baton Rouge where he has been Head Coach since 2012. Coach Bass lead the Bears to the 2013 State Championship in his 2nd year as Head Coach. Coach Bass…
Read MoreTony Chappetta
Name: Tony Chappetta Hometown: Slidell LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation: 2021 Bio: Coach Chappetta graduated from Holy Cross in 1984 and then attended Southeastern Louisiana and LSU. He began coaching at age 17 in New Orleans and coached various teams for 12 years from 1983 to 1995. He resumed coaching in 2003 and continued…
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