Virginia Wesleyan College

Head Coach Nick Boothe

• E-mail: nboothe@vwc.edu; Phone: 757-455-3348
• 1985 graduate of Old Dominion University, with a degree in health and physical education
• Begins 24th season at Virginia Wesleyan College in
  2009-10
• Ranked 26th in total victories among the nation's top Division III active coach, and 34th all-time in victories, with an overall record of 537-355-6
• Overall record includes a 241-115-3 mark in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
• 2006, 2004 Virginia College Division Coach of the Year, as selected by the Virginia Sports Information Directors
• 2006 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year; also won the award in 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000 and 2004; the only coach in ODAC history to receive the award six times; Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 1988
• Led VWC to berths in the NCAA South Region tournament in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006
• Has guided VWC to 19 winning seasons in 23 years, including the last 13 in a row, highlighted by a College-record 34 victories in 2003
• Under his guidance, Virginia Wesleyan has produced 53 first-team All-ODAC players since joining the league in 1990 ... the highest number of first-team honorees in the league during that time span
• He has coached four players who have earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and one prestigious Academic All-American in Brent Vuyovich (2005-06)
• 1998 recipient of the Louisville Slugger Award for Excellence in Coaching
• Has coached 22 VWC players who have advanced to the professional baseball ranks, including five signed by Major League teams in the past three seasons
• Former assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University
• Three-year baseball letterman at Old Dominion; selected as the team's Most Valuable Player in 1984; earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 1984 and 1985; earned Virginia All-State honors in 1985
• Led ODU to the NCAA playoffs his senior season, as he hit .385, with 12 home runs and 78 RBIs
• Not only took on the catcher's duties for ODU, but also played first base and in the outfield; finished with a career batting average of .360, with 26 home runs
• Married to Yolanda "Yogi" Hightower, an ODU graduate and two-time All-American in field hockey, who played in the 1987 Pan Am Games and was an alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic team; they are the parents of three children, Jessica, Tyler and Chase

Assistant Coach Mike Loyd

• E-mail: mloyd@vwc.edu; Phone: 757-455-3379
• 1995 graduate of VWC with a degree in recreation and leisure
• Ninth season as a coach at Virgina Wesleyan in 2009-10
• Former catcher for the Marlins from 1991-95
• Has also served as an assistant women's basketball coach, assistant softball coach and assistant sports information director at VWC

Assistant Coach Shaun Brinkley

• E-mail: sbrinkley@vwc.edu
• 2006 graduate of Bridgewater College with a degree in business administration
• Third season as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan in 2009-10
• Pitched first base and pitched for Bridgewater's Eagles