Baseball Coaching Staff

2009/10 Cardinal Baseball Coaching Staff

Head Coach
Kevin Matthews, No. 21

360.416.7780

Head Coach Kevin Matthews is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Skagit Valley Cardinals; with a record of 175-77 over the previous six seasons. He has also been named NWAACC Northern Division Coach of the Year by his peers in 3 of his 6 seasons at Skagit, including 2009. Coach Matthews came to Skagit from Lewis-Clark State College where he most recently served as pitching coach from 2001-02; this included the 2002 NAIA National Championship season. Matthews served two prior stints as pitching coach at LC State as well. During his time in Lewiston he coached under ABCA Hall of Fame Member and current Warrior Head Coach Ed Cheff.

Coach Matthews also serves as the pitching coach for the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League.

Kevin played for Davis High School as well as the Yakima Beetles Legion team that appeared in the 1976 Legion World Series. His pitching record with the Beetles from 1976-77 was 27-2 and still stands as the best two-year record for any Beetles pitcher. Following graduation Matthews played baseball at Yakima Valley Community College where he was a starting pitcher for the 1978 NWAACC Championship team. He then transferred to LC State and appeared in the 1979, 80', and 82 NAIA World Series'. He was named the LC State Pitcher of the year in 1979 with a record of 9-2. Matthews earned All-Region honors in 1980 and 82' and finished his LC State career with a record of 26-8 and graduated with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1983.

Coach Matthews coaching resume' also includes the Head Coach of the Lewis-Clark Twins American Legion Squad from 1997-2000. In 2000 the twins were the Idaho State Champs and finished 3^rd in Regionals. In addition, Coach Matthews was a member of the coaching staff for the Team USA representative in the bi-annual Harlem Honkbal International Baseball Tournament in the Netherlands during the summer of 2006. This team was comprised of NWAACC All-Stars, including 4 current and former Skagit Valley Cardinals.

Coach Matthews lives in Anacortes, WA with his wife Kristi and daughters Jaci (19), and Jordyn (12). Daughter Lindsey (22) attends Lewis-Clark State University where she is completing a degree in education.

Most recently, Kevin spent the past two seasons as the pitching coach for the Bellingham Bells, a summer collegiate team in the West Coast League, and has now been named as the Head Coach of the Bellingham Bells for the summer 2010 season.

	Assistant Coach Brian Murphy 360.416.7690 brian.murphy@skagit.edu Education: 1991 Graduate of Olympia High School 1995 Graduate of Western Washington Univ. with a BA in Recreation 2008 Masters Degree in Sport and Exercise Leadership from Seattle Pacific University Coaching: 1995-1997 Asst., Coach Nooksack Valley HS 1998 Assist. Coach, Bellingham High School 1999-2000 Asst. Coach, Semi-Pro Bellingham Bells 1999 National Baseball Congress World Series 1999-present Asst. Coach Skagit Valley College Coach Murphy lives in Bellingham, WA with his wife Katy and daughters Grace (8), Natalie (6).
	Assistant Coach Darren Westergaard 360.416.7690 Education: 1992 Graduate of Centralia High School 1993-94 Centralia College 1994-95 Concordia College, Portland OR. 1995-96 Western Oregon Univ. Coaching: 1998-present Asst. Coach Skagit Valley College 1999-2000 Asst. Coach Bellingham Bells Semi-Pro Baseball 2001-2002 Asst. Coach Skagit Sox Senior Legion Baseball 2003-2004 Asst. Coach Northern Reign Baseball 2005 Asst Coach Skagit Valley Cardinals Semi-Pro Baseball 2006-2007 Asst. Coach Skagit Eagles-Semi-Pro Baseball Pro Ball: 1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Org. 1996 Richmond Roosters, Frontier League 1996 Anderson Lawman, Heartland League 1997 Huntingberg Dragons, Heartland League Coach Westergard lives in Mt. Vernon and is married two Charissa Fuller.
	Assistant Coach Ben Silva, No. 22 360.416.7690 Education: 1995 Graduate of Marysville High School Bellevue Community College Pacific University-Forest Grove, Oregon Coaching: 2001 Marysville High School 2003-present Asst. Coach Skagit Valley College 2005-6 Skagit Sox Senior Legion Baseball Club 2007-present Riverdawgs Baseball Club Coach Silva lives in Mt Vernon, WA and has two children, Corbin (9), and Anna (7).
	Assistant Coach Frank Silvestri 360.416.7780 Education: 1971 Graduate of Menlo-Atherton High School attended Canada College in Redwood City, California Coaching: 1991-2005 Stanwood High School 1995-2002 Washington Wranglers-International Touring Team 1995-2005 Stanwood Junior Legion-Head Coach (01-05) 2006 Stanwood Senior Legion-Head Coach 2007-08 Skagit Sox Senior Legion-Head Coach 2007-Present Skagit Valley College-Assistant Coach Coach Silvestri lives Stanwood with his wife Antoinette and have two sons, Frank a graphics designer for Deutsch LA in Los Angeles, and Abe, a Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach at Central Washington University. Abe is working on his Masters Degree in Athletic Administration.