Jeff Stickley is in his 25th season as head coach of the
Washington and Lee baseball team.
Stickley, who serves as the chairman of the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference baseball coaches committee, led the W&L baseball
program to 11-straight winning seasons from 1999-2009 and a
252-162-2 (.610) record in that span. He is the winningest baseball
coach in school history with 351 career victories (351-341-14).
In 2010, Stickley guided W&L to a 14-19 overall record and to within one game of the ODAC Championship as the Generals fell, 8-3, to Lynchburg on the final day of the tournament.
Stickley has guided the Generals to the ODAC Postseason Tournament each of the past eight seasons and his teams have advanced to the ODAC Championship game twice during that span and three times overall. In 2009, Stickley led the Generals to their first-ever ODAC Championship and the team's first trip to the NCAA Championships.
W&L has notched a new program record for victories three times in the past 12 seasons, culminating during the 2003 season when the Generals went 28-8 overall and advanced to the ODAC Championship game. His 2001 squad went 23-8 overall and his 1999 team posted a 21-12 record and reached the ODAC championship game.
The four-time ODAC Coach of the Year (1996, 1999, 2003, 2009), Stickley also guided the Generals to a 27-13 mark and an appearance in the ODAC Tournament Semifinals in 2005.
Stickley is in his second tour of duty at Washington and Lee. He
served as an assistant baseball and football coach at W&L from
1982 to 1985. He worked with the Generals pitchers and infielders
and helped W&L reach the ODAC finals in 1984 and the semifinals
in 1985.
In 1986, Stickley left W&L to become athletic director and
head baseball coach at Lexington High School. He returned to
W&L in 1987 as head baseball coach and assistant football
coach, serving as the team's offensive line coach and offensive
coordinator until 2003.
Stickley earned his master's degree in secondary education and
administration from James Madison University in 1985. He graduated
from Bridgewater College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical
education in 1977.
Stickley served as baseball and football coach for Alta Vista High
School from 1977 to 1979 and as an assistant baseball and football
coach at Lexington High School from 1979 to 1980. He has also
served as a coach in the Harrisonburg summer league.
He is a 1972 graduate of Harrisonburg High School, where he was an
all-district shortstop for the Blue Streaks and a class president
for three years.
Stickley, his wife Daphne, and daughter Sarah Elizabeth, reside in
Rockbridge County.
Brian Smith is in his fifth year as an assistant baseball coach at Washington and Lee. Over his first four seasons, the Generals have produced a 76-60 (.559) overall record and four berths in the ODAC Tournament.
In 2009, W&L won its first-ever ODAC Championship and made the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The conference championship was just the second in the 102-year history of W&L Baseball.
Smith arrived at W&L in the summer of 2006 after coaching one season at Maryville College in Tennessee. Prior to joining the Maryville staff, he spent two seasons as the graduate assistant at Defiance College, while also earning his master of arts in education.
A graduate of Tiffin University with a bachelor's degree in business management, Smith was a four-year letterwinner as a pitcher for the Dragons. He was one of the team's relievers and made a few starts during his collegiate pitching career.
Smith has six years of umpiring experience and is progressing toward OHSAA certification. He was also a coach for the North Canton 18-and-under Summer team in 2002 and 2003.
Garrett LeRose is in his third season as an assistant football
and assistant baseball coach with the Generals.
A December 2007 W&L graduate with a degree in European
history, LeRose was a four-year letterwinner for the Generals'
football team, playing wide receiver, halfback and quarterback. He
was a member of the 2006 ODAC Championship team, the first team in
school history to advance to the Division III
playoffs.
Following his playing days, LeRose joined the Generals’
staff as a student assistant, working with both the running backs
and the wide receivers. His duties included comprehensive film
assessment and breakdown, as well as preparation of practice
plans.
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