Gardner, Siegel Named Mainers Assistants for 2022 Season
April 5, 2022 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Sanford Mainers News Release
SANFORD, Maine - Manager Nic Lops of the Sanford Mainers announced two new assistant coaches for the 2022 season.
Tommy Gardiner will help with hitting and defensive positioning, while Nick Siegel will serve as the pitching coach. Both coaches are entering their first year with the Mainers.
"I'm very excited to welcome Nick and Tommy to our coaching staff this summer," Lops said. "Both guys bring a strong work ethic with good knowledge of the game."
Gardiner joins the Mainers after an impressive four-year career with the University of Maryland. While in College Park, Gardiner mainly played second and third baseman. In his final season, 2021, he started 43 games while driving in 29 RBI's on 37 hits, which ranked fourth and fifth on the team respectively. He displayed excellent patience drawing 29 walks, which was the second highest mark among the Terrapins.
Siegel will come over following his first season at Fitchburg State as an assistant coach. He began his coaching career at Souhegan High School as a pitching coach in 2020. Along with coaching, he is the Director of Data & Analytics for the Showcase League, which is a fall league that features some of the best New England high school baseball talent. Siegel played at both Plymouth State and Southern Connecticut State during his collegiate career. He is Driveline Pitch Design Certified.
With the season a couple months away Lops is looking forward to having both coaches alongside him.
"Our players will be very fortunate to work with them every day," Lops said.
For more information regarding the 2022 Mainers season, visit sanfordmainers.com.
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