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A
professional baseball player for 10 years, Maurer
spent five of those years with the Los Angeles
Dodgers with their Triple-A affiliate in
Albuquerque, NM. He remains the only player to hold
the distinction of playing all nine positions in a
single game.
Maurer
spent part of his career overseas as a player in the Chinese
Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. Primarily a
shortstop, Maurer was selected as a three time All-Star
Player and as a Gold Glove recipient.
Maurer brings his valuable playing experience in all infield
positions, including catching to his coaching
abilities. While he attended the University of North
Carolina (UNC), Maurer was a three time All-ACC shortstop
and played in the 1989 College World Series. Maurer holds
two UNC records; one is for the longest hitting streak (31
games), and the other is for total fielding assists in a
single season (220).
Maurer rounds out his ball career with scouting experience.
Maurer spent this spring at the Atlanta Braves Scouting and
Player Development School. Maurer’s distinctive
personal career has been guided by numerous major league
players, coaches, and managers and includes playing time
with many major leaguers.
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A
graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Rich played
baseball and earned 4 letters. Drafted as a pitcher
by the Seattle Mariners in 1992, Rich also played with the
Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros organization until
1997.
Professionally, he also served as a
player/coach from 1994-1998. In 1998-99 he became an
Assistant Director/Coach for the Seattle Devil Rays
Organization and helped lead the team to national rankings
of #10 and #12.
Collegiately, Rich served as the
Head Coach/Pitching Coach for Edmonds Community College in
Lynnwood, WA. His coaching accomplishments there
included guiding the team to a 28-18 overall record and
placing 2nd in the NWAACC Tournament. His pitching
staff had an overall ERA of 2.38 while allowing a .182
batting average against. The staff struck out 338
batters vs. 142 walks in 308 innings pitched. From
1999-2000, Rich helped develop twenty-five drafted players,
twelve of who were pitchers, five of which were selected in
the first five rounds. In the fall and spring of
1999-2000, Rich was an Assistant Coach at the University of
Richmond.
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