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Men's Baseball Coaching Staff
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Wayne L. King, Jr.
Head Coach
wking@jjc.edu |
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This marks Coach King's 22nd season at Joliet Junior
College. With 713 wins, most in school history, JJC finished 2nd at the
2007 Division III National Championship in Tyler, Texas. A school best
47 wins in 2007, King was rewarded with the 2007 District B, Region IV,
and N4C Coach of the Year awards. King has
guided his teams to seven national tournaments, eleven NJCAA Region IV
titles and four North Central Community College championships. With 47
wins in 2007, that marked the 18th straight season the Wolves have
posted 30 or more victories in a season. The Wolves coaching staff has
produced 27 All-Americans and over 160 of the players have gone on to
play at four-year colleges.
Coach King played three sports (football, basketball,
baseball) at Beaver Local High School in East Liverpool, Ohio. He
continued his baseball career at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio where
he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees.
King and his wife, Janine have been married for 25
years and have two children, Stacey, and elementary school teacher and
son Kelsey, a computer specialist. The King's also have two
granddaughters.
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Jason Vitas
Assistant Coach
jvitas@jjc.edu |
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The 2008 season will be Jason's
second as Assistant Head Baseball Coach, but he is no stranger to the JJC Baseball program. Jason started off his college career as a player for
Coach Wayne King in 2000. In that year, he played outfield for a Wolves
team that competed in the World Series in Batavia, NY, where they took 8th
place. He led the team in stolen bases with 21 in 22 attempts.
The following year in 2001 he
played the role of "utility man", playing all nine positions throughout
the spring. Mainly playing third base, he also recorded 48 innings on the
mound, with 45 strikeouts, 5 wins, and 3 saves, including a win and a save
in the same day in a dramatic double header against the College of DuPage,
which sealed a Wolves regional championship. Jason was also a part of the
coaching staff for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Jason is a graduate of Joliet
Central High School, where he was a three sport athlete playing baseball,
basketball, and football. He was a three year varsity player for baseball
and a two year captain. After moving on from JJC, he went on to the
University of St. Francis, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in
advertising and public relations.
Jason is a full-time staff
member at Joliet Junior College. Splitting his time between the Athletic
Department and Admissions, he also serves as a recruitment specialist.
Prior to JJC, Jason worked at Plainfield North High School as a special
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Jim Radak
Assistant Coach |
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The 2008 season will be Jim Radak’s fifth year of coaching at
Joliet Junior College. Radak has coached summer league baseball for the
American Legion level for the last eight years. Radak played baseball at
St. Joseph’s High School and has played softball in Cicero, Berwyn, and
Chicago for nine years.
Off the field, Radak has been employed in the field of parks and
recreation for the past 27 years. Radak has one son, Andy, who played for
the Wolves in 2002 and 2003. |
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Mark Marino
Assistant Coach |
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The 2008 season will be Mark's first as an assistant coach
for Joliet Junior College baseball. He will work primarily with the
outfielders. Mark comes to JJC after four years
as an assistant coach at the College of DuPage where he worked with the
outfielders, handled recruitment responsibilities, provided assistance
to student-athletes with their four-year college/university selection
and placement, and handled scouting duties as well as other game
preparatory work.
Mark is a graduate of Aurora University where he
earned his bachelor of arts degree in physical education. He plans to
complete his masters of education degree in athletic administration.
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