Szefc joins baseball team as assistant, third-base coach

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Kansas head baseball coach Ritch Price announced Monday that John Szefc, former Louisiana-Lafayette assistant coach, has joined his staff as an assistant coach. Szefc will serve as the team’s third base coach, handle hitting instruction and assist with recruiting.

“Coach Szefc is regarded across the country as one of the top young coaches in our game,” Price said in a statement. “He has a proven track record in developing hitters to be successful at the Division I as well as the professional levels.”

Szefc arrives at Kansas after succeeding in steadily improving Louisiana-Lafayette’s offensive performance during his six years as an assistant coach. The Cajuns productive offensive helped capture a Sun Belt Conference championship in 2005.

Before being hired at Louisiana-Lafayette, Szefc was the head baseball coach at Marist College for seven seasons during which he posted a 212-137-1 record.

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