Harvey Shapiro - Field Manager
Harvey is returning for his tenth season as manager of the Bourne Braves. He has over 30 years of baseball coaching experience at the college level, including stints at Schenectady County Community College, Springfield College, Bowdoin College and the University of Hartford. Harvey has been a coaching mainstay in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League for more than a decade. He is the all- time wins leader in Bourne.
In 2009, Harvey led the Braves to their first Cape Cod Baseball League Championship! The team finished the season with a record of 25-17-2 and a 1st place regular season Western Division Title. The Braves went on to sweep the Orleans Firebirds in the first round of the playoffs and then swept the Cotuit Kettleers for the Championship.
In 2008, Harvey led Bourne to a one game play in series on the last day of the regular season. In 2007, Harvey led Bourne to their third western division regular season title in five years. In 2005 and 2003, Harvey managed the Bourne Braves to the Western Division Playoff Titles and led the team to their first Cape Cod League playoff finals in 2003. In 2005, Bourne received the Commissioner's Cup. This award recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments of an individual franchise.
As the manager of the Falmouth Commodores from 1994-1998, Harvey led the Commodores to a divisional regular season championship in 1994 and the playoff finals in 1996. Harvey was the Cape Cod League Manager of the Year in 1996. Before managing Falmouth, he was an assistant coach at Wareham and Yarmouth-Dennis.
Harvey managed the West squad in the 1995, 2004, and 2006 Cape League All-Star games and will again be the manager in the 2008 Cape Cod League All-Star game. He has had the privilege of coaching a number of major leaguers, including Justin Maxwell, Micah Owings, Darin Erstad, Adam Kennedy, Eric Milton and Jeff Weaver, who have played for him in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Harvey also has international ties, having served as the Dutch National Baseball Coach for three years, and he coached in two world championships in Cuba and Holland. He has conducted clinics in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Holland, Germany, and the Netherlands Antilles. Harvey is also a published author on baseball and has served on various collegiate and international committees.
Harvey is a graduate of the University of Connecticut where he played baseball and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting, and he holds a master's degree in physical education from Springfield College.
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Dustin Coffman - Assistant Coach
Dustin Coffman is returning to the Braves for his second season. He is the Hitting Coach at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
Prior to joining Wabash Valley College, Coffman was the Volunteer Assistant at Indiana University where he worked with outfielders, hitters, and over saw the Hoosiers strength & conditioning program. The 2010 Indiana Hoosiers offense hit 85 homeruns and had a team batting average of .328. The Hoosier offense was led by First Team All-American Alex Dickerson who won the Triple Crown in the Big Ten with a .419 batting average, 24 homeruns, and 75 RBI.
Coach Coffman spent last summer as the hitting coach for the Edenton Steamers in the Coastal Plains Summer Collegiate League. The Steamers were runners up in the 2010 Pettit Cup and finished with an overall record of 37-26. The Steamers offense finished in the top three in seven different offensive categories including batting average, runs, hits, doubles, triples, homeruns, and the team stole 109 bases. Coffman also coached Seton Hall shortstop AJ Rusbarsky who won the 2010 Coastal Plains batting title with a .345 batting average.
The Granger, IN native earned his Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science from Indiana University in 2009 and is currently working towards his Master’s in Applied Sports Studies at Indiana University.
Dustin resides in Mt. Carmel, IL. |
