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2019 LOGGERS Coaching Staff
Tom Kinney, Pitching Coach
Tom Kinney returns for his fourth season with the Lumbermen, leading the
Loggers pitching staff. Logger hurlers have amassed 1,741 strikeouts over
the past three seasons under Kinney’s direction, including breaking the team
single season mark on two separate occassions. Kinney has played a key role
in the development of several Logger pitchers who are now in professional
baseball including 2016 pitchers Nick Raquet (3rd Round Pick ’17, Washing-
ton), Cason Sherrod (7th Round Pick '18, Miami), Andrew Perez (8th Round
Pick '18, Chicago-AL), JonathonTeaney (20th Round Pick ’17, Cleveland),
Mitch Stalsberg (23rd Round Pick ’17, Detroit), Dave Smith (25th Round Pick ’17, Washington),
Joe DiBenedetto (29th Round Pick ’17, Toronto) and Graham Spraker (31st Round Pick ’17, To-
ronto).
Kinney grew up in Morton, Ill. and played at four different colleges including Olney Central Col-
lege, Illinois Central College, Florida Atlantic University and Bradley University. After Bradley,
he signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals and went on to win the Rolaids Relief
Award of the Arizona Rookie League in 1990. The following year he was converted to a start in
the South Atlantic League before being released later that year. Kinney then began a career in law
enforcement and is a retired offi ce from Aurora, Ill. After retirement from the police force Kin-
ney began coaching at Waubonsee Community College for three years and then moved on to Illi-
nois Central College for three years. Kinney has since returned to Waubanosee where he currently
serves as their pitching coach. Tom has been married to his wife, Kim, for nearly 24 years and they
have three sons (Thomas, Kyle and Chase).
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