MANAGER
Andrew Loudermilk joins the Dans coaching staff as the 2024 pitching coach.
Loudermilk enters his third year at East Texas Baptist University. In January 2021, he was promoted to Director of Operations, where he also assists with pitchers and catchers.
During his two years, ETBU has won back-to-back ASC regular season championships with the programs first ASC Tournament Championship coming in 2023. Also 2023 would see ETBU advance to the Division III National Championship losing out to the eventual National Champions, Lynchburg University.
He came to ETBU after a playing career at the University of Houston-Victoria (NAIA). Loudermilk graduated from UHV in May 2021 with a degree in business management and a degree in Human Resources. In January 2023, he earned his master’s degree in Strategic Communication from ETBU.
Marino Pugnetti will be the Dans hitting and fielding coach for the 2024 season.
Pugnetti is in his first year as an assistant coach with the Tiffen Dragons, where he was a two-year starter from 2019-2021 and was named to the all-conference team in 2021. A native of Gilbert, Arizona, he most recently served as the assistant varsity baseball coach for Higley High School in Gilbert, AZ. He worked with position players, and specialized in outfield defense and hitting.
Prior to Higley High School, Marino spent two years as an associate scout for PBR Arizona. Marino was responsible for blast motion/trackman analysis, player write-ups, and the directing of showcases.
Prior to playing at Tiffin, Marino attended Ellsworth Community College in Iowa, where he was named team captain by his coaches and fellow teammates. Coach Pugnetti attended Basha High School in Gilbert, where he graduated in 2017.