Corey Kemp Head Coach - 1st Season As Head Coach 10th Season on Coaching Staff Contact: ckemp@css.edu Corey Kemp enters his first season as head coach of the CSS Baseball program. Kemp had been assistant for the Saints for eight years prior. "CK" began his outstanding pitching career at Cherry High School where he led his team to the Class A State Championship in 1997. He completed his high school pitching career with a 21-4 record over three seasons of varsity baseball, including a 10-0 mark his senior year. This winning tradition continued with the Saints, as Kemp became one of the greatest and most dedicated players in CSS baseball history. In the UMAC Tournament his junior season, CK surpassed Ben Sickler (20 wins) to become the Saints all-time winningest pitcher and finished his career with 29 wins, still tops in Saints history. Kemp is also the career leader in virtually every pitching category, including innings pitched (233), strikeouts (258) and is second in appearances (51). His 2.28 career ERA was also the program's best upon CK's graduation in 2001. Coach Kemp      Kemp’s abilities didn’t go unnoticed, as he was named UMAC Pitcher of the Year in 2000 and an All-American following his senior season. Corey was also inducted into the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. In his seven seasons as an assistant coach CK has helped develop one of the top pitching staffs in all of Division III baseball, as the Saints led the country in ERA in both 2005 and 2006, and were fifth in 2009.   Coach Anderson    Tim Anderson Assistant Coach - 17th Season Tim Anderson, a Two Harbors, Minnesota native, is in his 17th year as an assistant under Coach Baggs. "TA" was inducted into the St. Scholastica Hall-of-Fame in 1999. He was an honorable mention All-Region pitcher for the Saints in 1992, and also started at second base. He earned four varsity letters at CSS after winning four baseball letters at Two Harbors High School. Anderson has coached 73 all-conference or all-region hitters during his coaching career at CSS.   TA graduated from St. Scholastica Summa cum Laude in 1992, earning academic All-American honors his senior season. He scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning of St. Scholastica's 9-8 victory over Winona State in the 1992 NAIA playoffs. After completing his playing career under Coach Baggs in '92, Anderson joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach the following season. He became Baggs' top assistant in '94 and quickly became one of the region's most respected baseball coaches. Anderson's duties include hitting instruction, video tape analysis, outfield play, offensive approach, and recruiting.   Coach Harriman    Justin Harriman Assistant Coach - 4th Season Justin Harriman, an International Falls, MN native, is in his fourth year as an assistant at St. Scholastica. Justin, a former power hitting catcher for the Saints, was the first player in the program's history to be selected as a first-team All-American following his senior season in 2000. Justin ranks in the top five for six offensive statistical categories at St. Scholastica. His 178 RBI and 56 doubles rank first. He also holds the team record for longest hitting streak, recording a hit in 42 straight contests.   Following his graduation and a few years away from Duluth, Harriman returned and joined the coaching staff in 2006. His duties include working with the catchers and hitters.   Joe Wicklund Assistant Coach - 3rd Season Joe Wicklund, in his third season coaching with the Saints, is a former team captain who led the team to a NAIA Regional Championship in 2000. While in a Saints uniform as a player, Joe was a great leader and exemplified all the quality characteristics of a great captain. "Wick" earned the win in game one of the 2000 Super Regional with a strong pitching effort against Bellevue University. Coach Wicklund      Wicklund's responsibilities as a coach will be as a pitching instructor and recruiter. Joe's leadership, attitude, and love for the Saints baseball program along with his job as a St. Scholastica admissions counselor make him a valuable asset in the area of recruiting.   Coach Berrisford    Tom Berrisford Assistant Coach - 3rd Season Tommy Berrisford enters his third season as an assistant coach for the Saints. A 1998 Duluth East graduate, “TB” led the Grey Hounds to the State Tournament his senior year. He was selected to the Pioneer Press All State Team and also chosen as the Duluth News Tribune Player of the Year. While starting at third base his entire freshman season, Tommy helped the Saints advance to the Midwest Regional of the Division III National Tournament. He was named the Saints Rookie of the Year following the conclusion of that season.   Tommy was a captain for the Saints during his senior season of 2002. He helped lead the Saints to 145 wins during his four years as at St. Scholastica and was named to the Academic All American Team twice. Tommy’s coaching responsibilities for the 2009 Saints will include coaching the infielders and defensive positioning during games.