Baseball Coaching Staff
Head Coach: David McNamara
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Now entering his 3rd full year as the Anna Maria College Head Baseball Coach, Dave McNamara has completely remodeled the Anna Maria College Baseball Program. After taking on the difficult challenge of turning the program around in 2007, McNamara has rebuilt the Anna Maria Baseball Program. The 2009 AMC Baseball team set program records in runs scored, batting average, hits, doubles, home runs, runs batted in, total bases, and earned run average while reaching the 2nd most wins in program history. A Holy Name High School Graduate (1999), McNamara went to Worcester Academy as a Post-Graduate (2000) before attending Clark University. McNamara was an Academic-All American at Clark University and was also Captain of both the Baseball and Basketball teams, where he earned his B.A. in Business Management in 2004.
He excelled at both sports, leading the Clark University basketball team to back-to-back Elite Eight NCAA Tournament appearances in 2001 and 2002. McNamara is one of few collegiate athletes to score over 1,000 career points in basketball (1,827 points-second All-Time at Clark University) and have over 100 career hits in baseball. An Academic All-American in basketball, he earned multiple awards including All-Conference First Team in both sports. As a junior, he finished third in the country in 3-point FG% (47.4% , 91-192). McNamara also graduated with the single-season RBI record in baseball at Clark University while leading the Cougars in batting(.387), hits (43), runs (27), runs batted in (31), doubles (10), stolen bases (12), and on-base percentage(.457) as a senior.
Following his highly successful playing careers, McNamara was an assistant coach for the Clark University basketball team and also served as an assistant coach for the Doherty High School baseball team. Dave is currently in his 4th year as a teacher at Doherty High School in Worcester, Mass. His younger brother, Shaun played professional baseball for the Worcester Tornadoes, and is currently the pitching coach at Amherst College. His other brother, James is a junior on the Anna Maria baseball team. Dave currently resides in Holden, MA with his wife, Julia.
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Assistant Coach: Alex Trezza
Alex Trezza is entering his 10th year as a professional baseball player and has enjoyed a remarkable baseball career. A former Division I All-American and Conference Player of the Year at Stony Brook University, Trezza also holds career and single season records in Homeruns at the University. Trezza was an 18th round MLB draft pick for the Detroit Tigers in 2001 and voted the Organization’s Most Improved Player in 2003. Trezza has also played in the Colorado Rockies organization and for the North Shore Spirit in the Can-Am League. He led the Can-Am League in Home Runs in 2006 and has been playing for the Worcester Tornadoes since 2008. |
Assistant Coach: Chris Colabello
Chris Colabello, the former Assumption College star is widely recognized as the face of the Worcester Tornadoes and is also joining the AMCAT coaching staff. Chris is currently entering his 6th year of professional baseball. He is the Tornadoes all-time franchise leader in career Batting Average (.315), Games (366), At-Bats (1,371), Runs (226), Hits (428), Doubles (106), Home Runs (45), RBIs (248) and Walks (156). Colabello also holds Can-Am League records in Doubles (34) and extra base-hits (51) in a single season. In 2008, Colabello hit .336 with 16 HRs, while also leading the league in RBIs (76). |
Assistant Coach: Chris Logan
Chris Logan, another former local star, was recently named to the Worcester State College All-Decade Team. Logan was a 2-year captain and 2-time ALL-MASCAC Selection while leading the Lancers to two Conference Championships and hitting .364 with 55 hits and 15 doubles in 2008. |
Assistant Coach: Justin Perry
Justin Perry joins the AMCAT staff after pitching for the Stonehill College baseball team and quarterbacking for the football team. A 2009 graduate, Perry also played baseball in the prestigious, NECBL and joins the team as a Graduate Assistant Coach. |
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