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COACHING STAFF Head Coach, Reed Peters 5151 Pacific Avenue Office: Budd 124 Phone: 209-954-5183 Fax: 209-954-5696
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Head Coach, Reed Peters just completed his fourth season with the San Joaquin Delta Mustangs. In just four years the program has risen to the top program in the state by winning the 2011 California Community College Championship. The 2009 season also included regional and super regional championships and a trip to the Final Four. The Mustangs finished 2009 as the State Runner Up. Before joining Delta College, Coach Peters enjoyed success at all of his previous stops. In Peters four seasons at Feather River College he compiled impressive totals which include, two conference championships, four straight top twenty rankings and playoff appearances, three coach of the year honors (2005, 2006, & 2007), and a unprecedented 25-0 Golden Valley Conference record in 2007. Peters 2005 and 2007 teams lead the state in numerous offensive categories: team batting average .336, runs scored 323, RBI's 284, doubles 104 and finshed second in 2005 with 93 stolen bases. Peters enters his sixteenth year as a college coach.
Peters, a 1992 graduate of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, comes to Delta College with an impressive baseball resume both as a player and a coach. Peters' coaching career began at his alma mater, UNLV, where he was an assistant coach from 1992-94. He handled the outfield and base-running responsibilities along with recruiting. In 1995, he left UNLV to take the head coaching job at Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas. In his four seasons at Colby, Peters posted a 123-80 record for a .600 winning percentage. In his first season, he led the Trojans to the Region VI Championship, the first and only championship in the school's 40+ years. His 1996 team was the west sub-region runner-up while his 1997 team was the west region conference runner-up. 1999-2003 was spent at the Air Force Academy. The 2002 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, Peters, in his first three seasons at Air Force won more conference games than any other Falcon coach in their first three seasons. Peters won 28 league games in three seasons, passing the record of Joe Robison and Eric Campbell, who each won 24 games in his first three seasons. Peters won 73 games overall from 2000-02, the second most by a Falcon baseball coach in the first three seasons. Peters led the Falcons to back-to-back 23-win seasons in 2000 and 2001 and to 27 in 2001. A 1984 graduate of Cherry Creek High School in Denver, he was one of only three people in the school's history to earn four varsity letters in baseball. A member of Cherry Creek's first state championship teams in football and baseball, Peters received all-state honors in both sports, and was inducted into the Cherry Creek High School Hall of Fame in 2006. He earned three letters playing centerfield at UNLV from 1985-87, while starting and playing every inning of every game prior to signing professionally after his junior year. Peters earned all-Big West honors in 1986 and 1987 and led the league in home runs with 18 in 1987. Peters was equally impressive in the classroom as he earned GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors in 1986. Peters earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from UNLV in 1992 and his Masters Degree in Sports Administration from the United States Sports Academy in 2005. Following his collegiate career, Peters was a 10th-round draft choice of the California Angels in June, 1987. He played five years in the Angels' organization: 1987 Salem, Oregon (Short A), 1988 Palm Springs, Calif., (High A), 1989 Midland, Texas (AA) and 1990 and 1991 Edmonton, Alberta (AAA). He then spent two seasons in the San Francisco Giants organization playing for Shreveport, La. (AA) and the Phoenix Firebirds (AAA) in 1992. He spent the entire 1993 season with the Firebirds, followed by a season of winter ball in San Pedro de Marcoris of the Dominican Republic. He finished his professional career hitting over .300 four times. Most of his time was in the outfield, however he played all nine positions during his pro career. Baseball runs in the family as Peters' twin brother, Rex, is the head baseball coach at University California-Davis. Rex played in the Los Angeles Dodgers' organization from 1989-92, Reed's father, Rex, Sr., was with the Baltimore Orioles' organization from 1962-65. His brother-in-law, John Orton, was a major league catcher with the Angels. Peters, and his wife, Audrey, have three children: sons, Cade (14), Beau (12) and Drew (7). |
Assistant Coach, Denny Peterson
Denny Peterson, a veteran of nine years of high school and eleven years of college coaching experience, concluded his sixth year as an assistant coach for the Delta Mustangs. Coach Peterson's primary responsibilities include coaching the pitchers and recruiting. He has established himself as one of the top pitching coaches in California Community College Baseball. In 2011 his pitching staff led the Mustangs to the 2011 State Championship. Two of his pitchers: Jake Cose (Chicago White Sox) and Trevor Miller (Seattle Mariners) were selected in the 2011 Major League Draft. In addition, Freshman Lefthander Aaron Gillis signed with Fresno State University and Righthander Kyle Hassna signed with San Jose State University. In the 2009 season he led the Mustangs to the top of the Big 8 Conference in: lowest team ERA, fewest runs allowed, lowest opponent batting avg, and most opposing runners picked off. In addition, he coached the 2009 California Pitcher of the Year, Zach DeValle. Peterson came to Delta after spending the previous three seasons at the University of The Pacific. The previous year (1999), Peterson was an assistant coach at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. In addition to coaching the pitchers and catchers, Peterson was also an associate scout for the Tampa Devil Rays organization of Major League Baseball. Before entering college coaching, Peterson spent the previous nine years as a high school and American Legion coach in Arizona, Missouri, and Nebraska. Three different teams won a conference championship for the first time in the programs history. As a player, Peterson played baseball at Northwest Missouri State University from 1988-1991 before suffering a career ending shoulder injury. As a Bearcat catcher in 1988, he helped Northwest Missouri State to a 39-12 record and an appearance in the NCAA Midwest Regional. Peterson transferred to Northwest Missouri State from Cloud County Community College and also represented the USA as a player in 1987. Peterson earned bothhis Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Physical Education and Health with an emphasis in administration from Northwest Missouri State. Peterson and his wife of 12 years, Heather, have two daughters, Sydney (7) and Ellie (5).
Freddie Solari enters his second year on the Delta Baseball staff. His primary responsibility will be coaching the outfielders. In addition he will help with the hitters and base running. He also coaches with Club All Star, a premier travel team here in Stockton. Freddie is a native of Stockton, Ca having attended Franklin HS where he was an All League selection before transferring to Delta College where he pitched and played outfield. He is currently finishing his B.A. in Physical Education. Assistant Coach, Chris Escobar  Chris Escobar enters his first year with the Delta Baseball staff. His primary responsibility will be coaching the infielders. In addition he will help with the hitters and base running. He also coaches with Club All Star, a premier travel team here in Stockton. Chris graduated from St. Mary's HS in Stockton in 2007. He received a scholarship to the University of San Francisco where he played for the Dons in 2008-09 before finishing at Delta State University in Mississippi. Assistant Coach Pat Kelly
Pat enters his 1st season as an assistant coach. He spent the last five years as an assistant coach at St. Mary's High School in Stockton. During his time there he helped lead the Rams to four Section Final appearances and two consecutive Section Final Championships in 2010 and 2011. Pat graduated from the University of Colorado in 1974 where he earned four letters in Baseball and Basketball. In 2002 Regis Jesuit High School named Pat to their "All Regis Teams of All Times" in baseball and basketball. Pat married his wife Diane in 1986. They have two children: Ty Kelly (23) and Niki Kelly (18). Ty is currently playing in the Baltimore Orioles organization where he was a 13th round draft pick out of UC Davis. Niki is a freshman at USC.
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