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Introduced as Shenandoah University's fourth full-time baseball coach in July 2003, Kevin Anderson has brought Shenandoah University baseball to new heights in his short time at SU.
Anderson is the former head baseball coach at James Madison University and came to Shenandoah after five years as a teacher at Warren County High School in Front Royal, Va. The Winchester native was the head baseball coach at Warren County for all five years of his tenure there and the head football coach for the final three years. Anderson increased the success level in both programs during his time with the ‘Cats; the football program rose from 28th in Region II to 10th while the 1999 baseball team made its first regional appearance in more than a decade.
In 2004, Anderson guided Shenandoah University to its second
best baseball season ever. The Hornets were 23-20 and won a school
record 11 straight non-conference games in 2004, despite having
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Anderson backed up that campaign with a 23-19 record in 2005. The Hornets defeated the regular season champions from the USA South, the ODAC and the MAC Commonwealth and set a new school record eight conference victories.
In 2006, Anderson's Hornets improved to 25 overall victories and a sixth place finish in the always tough USA South. SU went into the final weekend of the 2006 regular season with a chance to tie for the regular season title.
In the spring of 2007, Anderson led his team to another second-best in of school history finish - they won 27 games and once again headed into the final weekend of conference play with a shot at the regular season title.
2009 brought the breakthrough season that everybody was hoping for - SU set a new school record for wins in a season, was ranked in the nation for the first time since 2000 and made an appearance in the USA South Conference Tournament championship game.
Anderson's club continued that run by winning the Salisbury
Regional in mid-May and earned its first-ever trip to Appleton,
Wisconsin for an appearance in the 2009 NCAA Championships. On the
eve of that first appearance, it was announced that Anderson had
been named the ABCA South Region Coach of the Year.
From 1994-97, Anderson won nearly 150 games and had two CAA
Tournament championship appearances at JMU. His 1995 team was an
NCAA Tournament participant and the Dukes had the second highest
RPI improvement in the nation behind Rice University.
A 1979 graduate of James Wood HS, Anderson also coached both the Winchester Royals and the New Market Rebels in the Valley League. Winchester won the 1990 pennant under Anderson's direction.
In October 2005, Anderson was inducted into the James Wood Hall
of Fame. He becomes the fourth member of the SU coaching staff to
be inducted into a hall of fame.
"Kevin is exactly the type of coach we need to bring our baseball
program back to the level of success it had in 2000," former SU
Athletic Director John Hill said at the time of Anderson's arrival.
"He has had tremendous success at every place he has coached, and I
have no doubt that will continue here. I look forward to having him
around for a long time."
In 2000, Shenandoah won a school record 31 games and finished
second in both the Dixie (now USA South) regular season and
tournament. SU was also ranked as high as 23rd in the nation and
had two players, Jeremy Schutt and Geoff Williams, earn All-America
honors.
"I was very interested in this job because I know that Shenandoah
is a place you can win," Anderson said. "Paul (O'Neil, the coach
from 1997-2000) proved that and I am eager to see what we can
do.
"For me, this is a win-win. I was very happy at Warren County and
would have gladly continued there, but my heart is in coaching
college baseball. To have the job come open at Shenandoah is the
best possible situation for me and my family.
| Year | School | Overall | USA South | Place |
| 1994 | JMU | 40-19-1 | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | 42-17 | n/a | n/a | |
| 1996 | 34-25 | n/a | n/a | |
| 1997 | 31-26 | n/a | n/a | |
| 2004 | SU | 23-20 | 7-14 | 8th |
| 2005 | 23-19 | 8-10 | 7th | |
| 2006 | 25-18 | 7-11 | 6th | |
| 2007 | 27-15 | 5-7 | 6th | |
| 2008 | 20-20 | 5-7 | 5th | |
| 2009 | 38-10 | 5-5 | T3rd | |
| Totals | JMU | 147-85-1 | n/a | |
| Totals | SU | 156-106 | 37-54 | |
| Overall | 303-191-1 | 37-54 |
"I intend to have the community heavily involved in this
program. We will do everything we can do to try and keep the local
kids at home and playing for us. The USA South is a great Division
III baseball league and I look forward to competing for a
conference championship.
"I am a firm believer in the vision that Dr. Davis (former SU
president) and Mr. Hill have for Shenandoah University,
its students and its athletic programs. I am going to go out and
find quality young men who are serious about both baseball and
academics. I intend on building a program for the long term. This
is my home and I want to be here for an extended amount of time."
Anderson and his wife of 14 years, Ginger, are the parents of two boys: Kolton, 10; and Kooper, 9. The Anderson's youngest child, Khloe, will celebrate her sixth birthday in November 2010.
Baltimore native Bruce Cameron returns for his second season as the top assistant on Kevin Anderson's staff. Cameron came to Shenandoah University in July 2008 after spending 11 years as an assistant coach at West Virginia University.
The final nine years of his experience in Morgantown came as the Mountaineers top assistant. During that 11-year span, Cameron helped WVU to three seasons of at least 36 victories and Big East Tournament berths in 1998, 2003, 2006 and 2008. As the squad's outfielders coach, Cameron saw 13 players at that position earn All-Big East honors.
Additionally, Cameron has experience as head coach in both the Coastal Plain and Atlantic Collegiate summer baseball leagues.
With Cameron's addition to the staff, he and Anderson combine to have 25 years of NCAA Division I coaching and playing experience.
Prior to coming to West Virginia, Cameron was the head coach at Catonsville (Md.) Community College and served as an assistant at both Catonsville and in high school.
In his coaching career, over 50 of his players have either been drafted or signed professional baseball contracts.
Cameron is a 1993 graduate of Concordia (N.Y.) College and
earned his master's degree from WVU. He and his wife, Lisa, have
one son, Bruce Matthew, who turned three in January.
David Jenkins, a former player at both the prep and collegiate level to SU coach Kevin Anderson, begins his second season on the Hornets staff in 2010.
Jenkins was a four-year player at Shenandoah, arriving for Anderson's second season in 2004 after starting his college career as a football quarterback for Bridgewater College.
With the Hornets, Jenkins was a four-year starter and still holds school records for most games played, 164, and started, 163.
A three-time Virginia State Sports Information Directors All-State selection, Jenkins earned All-USA South honors following his freshman, junior and senior campaigns.
Following his graduation in 2007, Jenkins moved on to Division II Alderson-Broaddus College to be an assistant coach for the 2008 season.
At A-B, he helped lead the squad to 29 overall victories and a spot on the WVIAC Tournament championship game.
Now returning to his alma mater, Jenkins will assist Anderson
with all aspects of the SU program and will serve as the team's
first base coach.
Simon Volinsky returns for his sixth year on the Hornets baseball staff. Mr. V, as he is known, earned his degree in Civil Engineering, with honors, from The City College of New York in 1953. While at CCNY, Volinsky played freshman, JV and two years of varsity baseball.
After college, Volinsky served as a lieutenant (JG.) in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineers. Volinsky retired from CBS in 1988 as the vice president of facilities. He was an assistant coach of varsity baseball at Nelson County High School for three years in the late 1990's.
A invaluable assistant to both head coach Kevin Anderson and lead assistant Bruce Cameron, Volinsky will once again coordinate all of the Hornets off-the-field activites including its community outreach program.
Volinsky resides in Winchester with Lynn, his wife of 50 years.
Taylor DuFrene is in the midst of his second season as the Hornets pitching coach.
A former standout pitcher for SU, DuFrene earned All-USA South honors two times during his four-year career.
DuFrene finished his career in 2008 No. 2 all-time at Shenandoah in wins with 17 while his two shutouts is best in history. DuFrene is also in the top 10 all-time in appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts.
After completing his eligibility in 2008, DuFrene joined the staff as volunteer assistant pitching coach. Under the guidance of he and head coach Kevin Anderson, the SU pitching staff lowered their ERA by three-tenths of a run last season on the way to a No. 6 national ranking.
In the summer of 2009, DuFrene also served as the pitching coach for the Woodstock River Bandits in the Valley League.
The newest member of the SU baseball staff is Patrick Wingfield, a native of Winchester and a 2008 University of Virginia graduate. Wingfield was added to the staff in September 2009 to assist with the Hornets nationally ranked varsity program and serve as associate head coach of the junior varsity program.
While at UVa., Wingfield was a four-year letterman for the Wahoos. A three-year starter at third base, Wingfield helped his club to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament and a No. 2 national ranking in 2007.
In addition, he was a three-year member of the Winchester Royals of the Valley summer collegiate Baseball League and also played one summer for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League.
As a prep star at John Handley High School here in Winchester, Wingfield was a three-sport athlete for the Judges earning All-District honors in both football and baseball. A National Honor Society member and the captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams as a senior, Wingfield graduated with a 3.9 GPA.
In his first season as a coach, Wingfield will assist with the junior varsity program and the varsity infielders and hitters.
