David Robb Returns as Manager of 2005 Dawgs

Calgary Dawgs Baseball Club is pleased to announce that David Robb of Mesa, Arizona has agreed to return as Manager and Head Coach of the 2005 club. Coach Robb was at the helm during the 2004 season of the Western Major Baseball League and led the Dawgs to 7 consecutive playoff wins in route to the 2004 WMBL Championship. In recognition of his outstanding effort, Coach Robb was named the WMBL “Coach of the Year”.

Coach Robb has an extremely impressive coaching resume at every level. He attended the College of San Matteo Junior College in California, California State Fullerton and San Jose State. As a coach he brings 28 years of coaching experience and in particular has worked with hitters at the college, professional and international levels. He owns and operates the Professional Baseball Institute in Arizona providing clinics and camps for young prospects.

Following his own playing career, Coach Robb served as Assistant Coach at the College of San Matteo for 3 years. In addition, his professional coaching experience includes a stint in 1998 with the Visalia Oaks of the California League. Visalia is the Single A affiliate of the Oakland A’s.

Coach Robb also has considerable international coaching experience having coached the Canadian Junior National Team at the World Championships in 2000 and having served as the Manager of the Macerata franchise of the Italian Baseball Federation in 1989 and 1990 as well as Manager of the Italian Junior National Team in 2001 and 2002.

Coach Robb has a wealth of experience in coaching top Canadian players having coached Team Alberta at the Canada Cup and serving as a Coach for the Canadian National Team from 1999 to 2001. In those capacities Coach Robb has coached and worked with a number of Dawgs past and present, including Geoff Freeborn (formerly of the University of Northern Kentucky, currently working out with the Calgary Dinos baseball program), Vince Ircandia (now with Niagara University, NCAA Division 1), Jim Henderson (now with the Montreal Expos organization) and Emerson Frostad (now with the Texas Rangers organization).

Coach Robb is also the author of Hitting: Inside-Out which outlines the fundamentals of hitting and provides a series of hitting drills for players at every level.

“The Dawgs are fortunate to have Coach Robb back for 2005. Dave is a consummate professional. His players love playing for him and with his broad coaching experience he can help them achieve their baseball goals. The job he did in bringing the championship to Calgary in 2004 with 4 projected starters injured and a key player off with Team Canada, was absolutely outstanding.”