36 Chad Baum
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- Previous College:
- CS Fullerton `99
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- Position:
- Assistant Coach
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- College:
- Fourth Year at SCU
Chad Baum was hired as an assistant baseball coach at Santa Clara University prior to the 2007 season. A veteran of four NCAA College World Series as a player and coach, Baum is the Broncos' primary hitting instructor. He also coaches third base, works with the team's catchers and assists in recruiting.
Baum has ten years of Division I coaching experience. Prior to coming to the Mission Campus, Baum served as an assistant for current Fullerton head coach Dave Serrano at UC Irvine and now-University of Oregon head coach George Horton at Cal State Fullerton.
At UC Irvine he was the Anteaters' first-base coach, specializing in hitting instruction and tutoring the catchers. As a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater from 2001 to 2004, Baum helped the Titans to three College World Series appearances, including an NCAA National Championship in 2004.
As a player, Baum captained the 1998 and 1999 Titan squads, leading Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series his senior season. A catcher, his expertise behind the plate also helped him tutor Fullerton's 2004 First Team All-American Kurt Suzuki, who was a second-round MLB draft choice of the Oakland Athletics.