Head Coach Chuck Murray 
(513) 244-4402     Chuck_Murray@mail.msj.edu

Chuck Murray enters his 12th season as the Lions head coach and his 15th season overall with the Mount’s baseball program. Coach Murray has been with the program since its inaugural season of 1994, when he served as an assistant coach. In 2007, the Mount recorded a 33-11 record (school record), their 12^th consecutive non-losing season, and tenth season of 24 or more wins. They qualified again for the HCAC Tournament in 2007, marking the fifth straight season they’ve done that and their seventh overall HCAC Tournament appearance in nine seasons. 
                They also won the HCAC Tournament for the second consecutive season in 2007, going undefeated at 3-0, and moved on to the NCAA Division III Mid-East Regional, where they lost two, one-run games. It was their third NCAA Division III post-season appearance in the last eight years. The Lions have recorded back-to-back 30 win seasons, with a 30-17 mark in 2006 and 33-11 in 2007.
                Murray was named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2003 as the Mount recorded a 17-4 regular season HCAC mark and first place finish. In addition, Murray helped lead the Mount to a 27-15 overall mark and runner-up finish in the HCAC Tournament in 2003 and again in 2004.
                In 2000 the Lions were the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference champions and Division III Regional runner-up. Murray, who has helped place the Mount baseball program among the top schools in the country, has a 291-172 career record at the Mount, giving him a winning percentage of .629. The Lions have been a member of the HCAC since the 1999 season.
                Murray has coached two All-Americans while at the Mount, Mark Schorsch (1999) and Mark Sheppard (2003), and five of his former players have been signed to professional baseball contracts: Mike Ayers (1996), Mike McNutt (2000), Dennis McRoberts (2003), Jason Miller (2004), and Michael Mayer (2007). In addition, he has coached ten all-region and 68 all-conference players while at the Mount.     
                Murray began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Cincinnati’s Colerain High School, in 1984, under veteran hall of fame coach Don Colussi. He helped guide the Cardinals’ baseball program for three seasons and in 1987 he assisted St. Xavier High School Hall of Fame head coach Bill Slinger until 1993. While at Colerain, Murray helped lead teams to district runner-up and regional runner-up finishes. His St. Xavier teams finished twice as GCL champions, as well as two-time district runner-ups and a sectional runner-up finish.
                In 1999, Murray led the Midland Braves to the 1999 Dizzy Dean World Series Championship. He also guided Braves’ teams to World Series appearances in 1989, 1991, 1995, and 1998. After coaching in the Midland ranks for 14 seasons, Murray stepped down as a coach and now serves primarily as an advisor to the program. In addition, Murray has coached former players turned pro: Chris Sexton (Cincinnati Reds), Chris Hook (San Francisco Giants), Ricky Stone (Cincinnati Reds), Sam McConnell (Atlanta Braves), Aaron Cook (Colorado Rockies), Mike Hill (Asst. GM Florida Marlins), Ahmed Plummer (San Francisco 49ers, NFL). He also has had former college coaches under his tutelage that have moved on to coach high school, collegiate or summer team programs.
                Coach Murray earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Northern Kentucky University and received a master’s degree from Xavier University. He resides in Colerain Township with his wife, Melissa, nine-year-old twin sons Ryan and Patrick, and seven-year-old daughter Elizabeth.
                Los Angeles Dodgers scout Tom Keefe, who scouted and signed former Mount pitcher Mike McNutt to a professional contract with the Florida Marlins in 2000, had this to say about the Lions’ baseball program:
                “The Mount’s coaching staff is special because of the leadership of Coach Murray and all his assistants,” said Keefe, who was a Marlins scout for nine years and has been with the Dodgers for five years. “Coach Murray has assembled a fine coaching staff which produces the opportunity for young men to attend the Mount and get dramatically better.”
                “The openness, friendliness and cooperation that I’ve gotten from the Mount’s coaches over the years have been great and it’s gone a long way in developing a solid relationship.”

 Assistant Coach Jeff Newman
(513) 244-8583     Jeff_Newman@mail.msj.edu

Jeff Newman returns for his third straight season with the Lions, and his sixth overall for the Mount. He will once again be the team’s hitting coach and third base coach. Newman has also been an assistant baseball coach at the University of Cincinnati. Coach Newman was hired in July 2005 by the College as a full-time coach, with the duties of head women’s golf coach and assistant baseball coach. As hitting coach, the squad has set team records in batting average, hits, RBI, total bases, doubles, triples, and at-bats.
          After graduating from Loveland High School, Newman accepted a baseball scholarship to Kentucky Wesleyan College where he played for two years before transferring to Barton College in North Carolina where he played his final two years.
          After graduating from Barton College (1998) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Administration, Newman became the athletic director and varsity baseball coach at Clermont Northeastern High School. While there he guided the baseball team to a two-year record of 36-18 as well as a league championship in 2000, and he received league Coach of the Year honors. Coach Newman is also a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association.
         He and his wife Michelle, and two twin daughters Bree and Corrine, reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Assistant Coach Jason Kammer

Jason Kammer returns for his eighth season of coaching with the Lions. He graduated from the Mount in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Kammer guides the team’s catchers and is involved with recruiting. This year, Kammer will also help Mount players connect with the area's top summer teams to continue to build their skills and abilities. In addition to coaching first base for the varsity team, he will also be head coach for the Lions’ junior varsity team.
         “Coach Kam” played four years for Lions’ head coach Chuck Murray. He was a member of back-to-back 30 win teams in 1999 & 2000, including the regional runner-up and HCAC conference championship team that won 30 games his senior season. The Mount alum was an Academic All-Conference selection during his junior year in college with a 3.6 GPA. Kammer was a 1999 member of the National College Athletic Honor Society.
           Coach Kammer has also been a high school head coach and an assistant coach during the summer/fall in leagues around the city.
           Kammer, a St. Xavier High School graduate, is a retail product manager at Fifth Third Bank. He and his wife Heather (Mount class of 2000), and daughter Grace (born July, 2007), reside in Delhi, Ohio.

Assistant Coach Jason Miller

Jason Miller returns for his fourth season with the Lions. Miller graduated from the Mount in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Miller’s responsibilities will include coaching the outfielders and being the bench coach, as well as helping out with base running and being involved with recruiting. He was a four-year player for the Lions as a centerfielder as well as a starting and relief pitcher. He was a member of the 2000 Conference Championship team and NCAA Regional runner-up team.
           During Miller’s four years as an outfielder/pitcher, he appeared in 142 games, posted a .300 career batting average and stole 48 bases. On the mound Miller compiled an overall record of 15-4 with seven saves and had 120 strikeouts in 112 1/3 innings of work.
           His biggest career highlights were beating then No. 1 team Ohio Wesleyan University in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, 5-4, by pitching 6 2/3 innings to pick up the victory. Miller also holds the school’s single game strikeout record of 14, achieved on two separate occasions vs. Wabash College in 1999 and also during the first round of the 2000 HCAC Tournament vs. Franklin College. He also holds the single game innings pitched record by tossing 10 innings in the 1999 game vs. Wabash College.
          In addition, Coach Miller recently coached one of the top collegiate summer teams in the area for four summers, serving as the pitching coach for the Cincinnati Stars. The Stars won the NABF College World Series in 2002 and were the runner up in the 2003 season. Overall, nine of his former players that he has coached have gone on to sign professional contracts. He also was signed to pitch professionally in the summer of 2004 by the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League.
          A 1996 LaSalle graduate, Miller resides in Western Hills. He is a supervisor of the call center for Great American Life Insurance Co.

Assistant Coach Joe Renner

Joe Renner joins the Lions' coaching staff for his first season. He will be in charge of the Mount's pitching staff. Renner is graduate of Northern Kentucky University, where he played Division II baseball for four seasons. He also played two seasons in the Great Lakes Summer League.

Renner's coaching experience includes two years at Division I Miami University, two years at NKU, and eight years in the Midland program where he helped lead teams to three national championships.

Coach Renner and his wife, Julie, reside in Mt. Washington.

Assistant Coach Chris Waite

Chris Waite joins the Lions’ coaching staff for his first season after graduating from the Mount in 2007. Waite graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. His main responsibility will be to work with the Lions’ pitching staff.  He was a four-year starting pitcher for the Mount and will bring game experience and first-hand knowledge to help the pitching staff.
          During Waite’s four years as a pitcher his primary role was that of a conference starter, starting in the majority of conference series’ since joining the Lions as a freshman in 2004.  His overall record was 19-9 and he holds Mount’s all-time career innings pitched mark with 260.1 innings. During his career he was named Second Team All-Conference in 2005, Honorable Mention All-Conference in 2007, Third Team All-Region in 2007, as well as sharing the team captain position for the pitching squad.
          His career highlights were being part of the back-to-back HCAC Conference Tournament Championship teams as well as being a part of the team that set the school’s best single season record (33-11, 2007). Along with being a conference champion, he also participated in the NCAA Division III Central (2006) and Midwest (2007) regional tournaments.
          A 2003 Northwest High School graduate, Waite now resides in Springfield Township. He is a sales rep for Buckeye Distributing/Red Bull North America.