GLENN CECCHINI JOINS SUN DEVILS

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The SE Texas Sun Devils have hired a new coach:  Glen Cecchini.  Coach Cecchini is the head coach for perennial national powerhouse, Lake Charles Barbe HS.  While at Barbe, Coach Cecchini has guided the Bucs to:

· 5 Louisiana 5A State Championships (including 2008)

· 13 consecutive District Championships

· Nationally ranked 15 of the past 16 years (including #1 in 1999)

Baseball America called his program “One of the Nation’s Top 10 baseball programs of the decade.† In addition to being named National Coach of the Year, his wife (Raissa Cecchini) has been named the National Assistant Coach of the Year.  She joins her husband as part of the Sun Devils’ staff.

As far as select baseball goes, this continues the Sun Devils’ tradition of finding and hiring the best coaches to work with their players.  Coach Cecchini is not only one of the best coaches in the country -- he also brings to the program contacts with college programs and Major League Baseball.  This will allow the Sun Devils to continue to do what they do best:  teach the game and assist their players in their goal to reach the next level. 

Matt Thompson remains the Head Coach and Director of Baseball Operations.  Along with Coach Cecchini, JR Bardin and Jimmy Neale also coach within the program.

Both the Sun Devils 18u and 16u teams will travel to Tucson AZ the week after Christmas to play in the UnderArmour Winter Classic.  These games will be played at the spring training site of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox.  The Sun Devils will return home and play 2-3 weekends before their players return to their HS team.

[RedBarn]

Wow.  What a move.  This guy is a great coach.  He'll bring every good player from Louisiana with him.  Wow.

[Tallboi]

This is a great program that is only getting better.....Thanks for all you guys do on and off the field...

[tiptopfan08]

Coach Cecchini is an awesome coach. His wife is also an outstanding coach.  These two additions to the club can do nothing but bring great things to them.  We have had the pleasure and privilege to play for them and love them very much.  They have also become great friends of ours.  Great move getting this duo.

[Lefty99]

Cecchini is a great coach.  He coached my best friends BIL in HS...who is now with the Padres...was a Sept. call up...Wade LeBlanc.