Baseball Coaching Staff

Head 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

2003-10 Asst. Coach Skagit Valley College
2005-6 Skagit Sox Senior Legion Baseball Club
2007-present Riverdawgs Baseball Club

2010 Head Coach Skagit Valley College

Coach Silva lives in Mt Vernon, WA and has two children, Corbin (9), and Anna (7).

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 (9), Natalie (7).

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 to Charissa Fuller.

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.

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach Jim O'Dell