COACHING STAFF

John Flanders (3rd Season) Head Baseball Coach 508-541-1513 jflanders@dean.edu

John enters his third season as Head Baseball Coach at Dean College.  In his first season as Head Coach, the bulldogs had an impressive 15-21 record in 2006.  The bulldogs added 9 more wins than the previous spring in 2005 where the team finished 6-18.  The 15 wins in 2006 is the 3rd most wins in a season by a bulldog’s baseball team since 2002 when the team finished with 16 wins.  In 2007, Dean finished with a 13-17-1 record and was one run away from making post season.  The bulldogs pulled off some impressive wins in 2007 against CCRI, UCAP, Iowa Central and Jamestown.   In addition to coaching the bulldog’s baseball team, Flanders also works full-time in the Admissions Office at Dean as an Admission Counselor.  His duties include recruiting and serving as the Admissions/Athletic Department Liaison. Flanders played his college baseball at Salem State College (MA), where he earned a BS in Sport Management. Flanders coaching career began at Salem State (MA) as an assistant baseball coach.  Flanders served as the Pitching Coach, where he led the pitching staff to one of the nation’s best in 1994.  Salem State set a school record with 25 straight wins that year and an NCAA Div III Regional bid.  Flanders then joined NCAA Div II powerhouse Stonehill College (MA) in 1998 as an assistant, where he led the pitching staff to two straight seasons of 25 wins, two Northeast 10 Conference Tournament bids and a league best team ERA in 98’.  After two seasons at Stonehill (MA), Flanders was hired as a full-time Admissions Counselor and Assistant Baseball Coach at NCAA Div. III Curry College (MA).  During his three years at Curry (MA), Flanders handled all of the baseball programs recruiting efforts, along with serving as the pitching coach. “I am extremely honored to be the Head Baseball Coach at Dean College.  This is a tremendous opportunity and I am excited about building a winning tradition, both in the classroom and on the field.”  Flanders (36) , who resides in Easton, MA with his wife Elizabeth and their two daughters Jillian Grace (6) and Kaitlyn Elizabeth (4).

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