WILMINGTON, Ohio - Wilmington College Head Baseball Coach Tony Vittorio has his coaching staff set for the upcoming 2022 season.

David Steele joins the staff from nearby Waynesville High School to serve as pitching coach as well as coordinating the strength & conditioning duties of the program while two others who were with the program last season will have increased rolls in the future. Jared Mitchell will work with the Fightin' Quakers' infielders as well as on hitting and baserunning while Daniel McCarty will be the catching coach and serve as recruiting coordinator.

Vittorio on the addition of David Steele to the coaching staff - "David is a great addition to our program as he brings extensive pitching as well as strength & conditioning knowledge that will help our players become the best they can be. His passion and energy for developing players is outstanding."

Vittorio on the return of Jared Mitchell and Daniel McCarty - "I am extremely excited about the return of Jared and Daniel to our coaching staff and feel comfortable about their extended roles within our program. Their experience within our program and knowledge of the game of baseball will be valuable to our program."

A native of Kettering, Ohio, Steele assumes the roles of pitching coach duties as well as strength and conditioning coaching for the program after spending the previous two seasons as the Head Coach at Waynesville High School.

Steele spent his time playing baseball at the University of Rio Grande as a pitcher and corner infielder. He was nominated as an All-Conference Pitcher and also won the All Conference Gold Glove Award. After college, Steele went on to play professionally as a pitcher where he was nominated as an All-Star participant for his Independent League.

Mitchell is a 2019 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University having earned a sports management degree in 2019. He played collegiately at the University of the Cumberlands and at Lebanon High School, where Mitchell was a First Team All-GWOC honoree and a member of three GWOC South Championship teams. He has coached the previous two summers as an assistant coach for the Bo Jackson Blacksox as well as being a hitting instructor for John Sullivan Hitting.

McCarty comes to Wilmington from Henderson, Nevada where he had extensive experience with developing youth baseball players in the baseball-rich area of Las Vegas.  He is also known for his outstanding motivational and inspirational skills.