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2024 La Crosse Loggers Baseball There ’ s No Place Like Copeland
Nick Emaunel Hitting Coach
Nick Emanuel is embarking on his first season as an assistant coach with the Loggers , but is certainly no stranger to the Northwoods League after spending a portion of the 2017 season as a catcher with the Duluth Huskies . During the school year , Emmanuel is enjoying his third season as an assistant coach on head coach TJ Oakes ’ staff at UW-Superior . He is involved in all facets of the program , and is the team ’ s primary catching and assistant hitting coach . Emanuel came to the Yellowjackets after a five-year career at NCAA Division I North Dakota State . He captained the Bison to the 2021 Summit League championship and an appearance in the NCAA Stanford Regional . Emanuel played in 95 career games , finishing with nine doubles , four home runs and 38 RBIs . He holds the NDSU career record for best fielding percentage at . 995 , committing just three errors in 572 total chances . Following graduation , Emanuel would sign a professional contract with the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League . A native of Esko , Minn ., Emanuel graduated with a degree in Management Communication with minors in Business Administration and Sociology .
DEAN KANGANIS Assistant Coach
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Dean Kanganis joined the Buccaneer baseball staff in the fall of 2021 as a volunteer assistant . He was promoted to assistant coach / co-recruiting coordinator in the summer of 2023 . He helped the Bucs win the South Region 2 Tournament and advance to the Super Regional for the first time in program history in 2023 . Working with the infielders , he helped Barry improve from 181st in the nation (. 911 ) to 70th in the nation (. 952 ) from 2022 to 2023 . Barry finished 12th in the country in double plays turned ( 47 ) and double plays per game ( 0.87 ). As the co-recruiting coordinator , he help the Bucs sign the top-rated class in NCAA Division II according to Perfect Game in 2023 . He oversees all infield operations , compiles day-to-day statistics and analysis of defensive efficiency and assists with hitting instruction . He helped raise over $ 6,000 dollars organizing and runner camps and clinics . In addition to his duties with the Bucs , he owns Diamond Glove Academy , an infield training company sponsored and partnered with Valle Training Gloves . Over 25 collegiate infielders and two professionals ( Brandon Barriera / 1st round - Blue Jays and Cory Acton / 9th round / Braves ) have matriculated through the academy . He was an assistant coach at Cypress Bay High , Westminster Academy and Cannon Baseball Academy from 2015-2022 . Kanganis played for four years at NCAA Division III Penn State-Harrisburg , graduating with a bachelor ’ s degree in marketing in 2014 .