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Macias, Hedman join baseball staff
Former Commodore Macias returns to Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn. – Head
Coach Tim Corbin has filled out his staff with former Commodore David
Macias as the strength coach and Drew Hedman as the team’s new
volunteer assistant coach.
Macias returns to Vanderbilt
after playing professionally in the Chicago Cubs’ organization and
serving in the team’s front office. As a Commodore from 2005-08, Macias
was a part of the 2007 team that set the single-season school record
for wins (54) en route to winning the Southeastern Conference regular
season and tournament titles. In his final season on West End, he led
the team with a .356 batting average and his 96 hits that season rank
fifth all-time at VU. His four-year career at Vandy left him in the top
10 in hits (255) and runs scored (169).
"I am very proud
to have David back in our program,” Corbin said. “I loved coaching him
at Vanderbilt because of his passion for the game and his teammates. He
enjoyed great success as a college player as well as experiencing
professional baseball as a player (Chicago Cubs), instructor, strength
coach and administrator for five years. He will bring tremendous
positive energy and influence to the kids around him in every facet of
our program."
Hedman joins the Commodores’ staff after an
outstanding career at Division III Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) and four
seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization. In his senior season in
2009, he was named the Division III Player of the Year helping the
Sagehens to a school record 37 wins. He was selected by the Red Sox in
the MLB Draft in the 50th round and reached Double-A in his four years
with the Sox. He was a high school teammate of former Commodore Aaron
Westlake at Shasta High School in Redding, Calif.
"Drew is
a perfect fit for this position,” Corbin said. “He is a product of a
private school education (Pomona-Pitzer) while having tremendous
success as a player (Division III Player-of-the-Year) and student. He
is a blue-collar kid with a servant personality that worked his way
through professional baseball because of his ability to adapt and
intelligence. He will bring a contagious personality, work ethic and a
natural humility to our program."
Hedman replaces Larry Day on the staff after Day left to become the pitching coach at Ohio University last month.
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