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2012 Baseball Record:
GPACPct.OverallPctStreakHomeAwayNeutral
9-11.45025-31.446Lost 310-1212-163-3

2012 Baseball Coaches
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Boyd Pitkin - Head Coach - 15th Season
The 2011 season will be Pitkin's 14th year as the Chargers' head coach. The Sioux City native has helped the Chargers become one of the premiere programs in the region. Under his direction, the Chargers have produced a 340-316 record and have qualified for ten regional tournaments. In 2008 Pitkin's Chargers finished as the runner-up in the GPAC standings and advanced to the Region III tournament. He was also named the GPAC's 2008 Conference Coach of the year.
 

Pitkin's Chargers have been a model of consistency since entering the GPAC in 2003. The Chargers have compiled a 116-76 conference record over the eight years they have been in the league.

            2003    GPAC Runner-up          
                        Conference Tournament Champion

            2004    GPAC Co-Champion

            2005    GPAC Runner-up

            2007    GPAC Co-Champion

            2008    GPAC Runner-up
 

The Chargers in 2005 won both the regional and super regional finals advancing to their very first NAIA World Series. The Chargers won a share of the regular season GPAC title in 2004 and captured the conference tournament crown in 2003.

Pitkin was named the Rawlings Region III and the Diamond Sports ABCA Region III Coach of the Year in 2002. Pitkin was also named Sectional Coach of the Year in 1997.

Pitkin has been involved with Charger baseball since 1986. He was a three-year starter on the BC baseball team. He graduated from Briar Cliff in 1988 with a degree in HPER and a teaching endorsement for grades K-12. He served as an assistant baseball coach at Sioux City North High School from 1990-91 and was the program's head coach from 1992-93. Pitkin then left Sioux City for two years as he served as the head coach at Mount Mercy College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the 1994 (28-18) and 1995 (18-33) seasons. His Mustang squads reached the district tournament both seasons and finished second in 1994. Pitkin returned to Briar Cliff as an assistant for the 1995 and 1996 season before taking over the program in 1997.

Pitkin and his wife, Annette, have two children, Faythe and Brody.

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Justin Malenosky - Associate Head Coach - 9th Season


Malenosky has been a member of the Charger coaching staff for nine years. Malenosky serves as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. As well as working as a Charger assistant coach, Malenosky is also affiliated with the Sioux City Explorers coaching staff, serving as the first base coach for the past several seasons. The Explorers are an Independent Professional baseball team that competes in the American Association League.

Malenosky joined the Charger staff in 2003, following a remarkable playing career with the Chargers. He was a four-year starter and three-time NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and all-region selection. He finished his career with a batting average of .394, third highest in BC history.

In 2009, Malenosky was inducted into the Briar Cliff University Athletic Hall of Fame. As a hitter he compiled a contact percentage of .941, only striking out 37 times in 632 career at bats. Malenosky finished his career with 15 homeruns and 122 runs scored. He also had a career slugging percentage of .555. He is tied atop the career doubles chart with 57. He is fourth in career hits (249) and RBI'S (168).
Bobby Post - Assistant Coach - 4th Season

Bobby Post is in his fourth year as the Charger's pitching coach. Prior to his time at Briar Cliff, he served three seasons as the pitching coach at Barstow Community College. Post played collegiately at Cerritos Junior College in California and then went on to the University of Nevada. While at Division I Nevada, Post finished with 18 wins and only five losses. After college, Post went on to play seven years of professional baseball where he went 52 (w) and 16 (L), and recorded 20 saves.

Post finished his career playing two seasons for the Sioux City Explorers. Since then, he rejoined the Explorers as the pitching coach on their staff. He now also works with other college and professional players on pitching mechanics and biomechanics.

Post resides in Sergeant Bluff with his wife Jennifer, and their three girls; Alyssa, Emily and Jayden.


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Mike Malenosky - Recruiting Assistant - 6th Season

Mike Malenosky is in his sixth year as a BCU assistant, his first being in 2002. Malenosky will serve as the Charger's recruiting assistant and bench coach. Malenosky came to BCU with 26 years of baseball experience. Within those 26 years he was a little league coach for 19 years. He was the manager of numerous district all-star teams that advanced to the Iowa State Little League baseball tournaments. During these years he was also appointed the manager role of the Iowa Stars 12 year old select team. He carried the team on for 13 years. During those 13 years the Stars competed annually in the National Baseball Congress World Series. The team won the National title in 2004 and finished in the top five on three other occasions.

Malenosky serves as the Iowa District Six Little League administrator, and has served a four-year term as the Iowa State coordinator. Currently he serves on the Morningside Little League board as the vice president of the majors division. Mike also served as the National Baseball Congress, State of Iowa coordinator for 13 years.

Malenosky recently retired from TEC after serving as their chief estimator. He resides in Sioux City with his wife Val. They have six children, four boys and two girls.


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