COACHES

Shawn Gilbert- Head Coach
sgilbert@servitehs.org

Shawn Gilbert just completed his fourth season with the Friars after coming to Servite from Long Beach State University where he served as an assistant coach and was the hitting, outfield coach, and 3B coach from 2010 to 2014.

Coach Gilbert has led the Friars to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2017 and 2018 and has sent 25+ players to compete collegiately over the last four years including five from the Class of 2018 who are headed to play Division 1 baseball.

Before his time at Long Beach State Coach Gilbert spent 5 years at Fresno Pacific University as an assistant coach and helped start a brand new program at FPU. In 5 years Fresno Pacific the Sunbirds appeared in 3 regionals and made 1 trip to the NAIA College World Series. While at FPU Gilbert served as the teams hitting, infield, and 3B coach.

Coach Gilbert received his bachelors degree from Fresno State University where he played two seasons under legendary coach Bob Bennett. Before attending Fresno State, Gilbert started his college career at Arizona State University, then transferred to Golden West College. After Fresno State he went on to play professional baseball and upon his retirement as a player he went back and finished his bachelor’s degree and then went on to earn his Master’s degree from Fresno Pacific University.

Gilbert came into coaching with an extensive baseball background having played 17 season’s professionally. Gilbert played for seven different major league organizations with a one year stint in the Japanese Major Leagues. He played parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Mets, St.Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Gilbert also had the opportunity to represent the USA in international play once as an 18 yr old in the World Friendship Series, again in ’99 in the Pan Am Games where the US won Silver medal and qualified for the 2000 Olympics, and was an alternate on the Gold Medal winning 2000 Olympic team that competed in Sydney, Australia.

Duane Page- Varsity Pitching Coach

Coach Page joined the Friars coaching staff in 2012 and has since sent 15+ pitchers to compete at the collegiate level with three being drafted to play Major League baseball. Most recently, he coached 2018 Trinity League Pitcher of the Year, Christian Ciuffetelli and led him to the team's 1st no-hitter since 2014.

Coach Page was a right-handed pitcher who graduated from Ocean View High School in 1990. That year he earned the team MVP, Sunset League MVP and made All-CIF and All- Orange County. He continued playing at Orange Coast College where he made All-Orange Empire Conference in 1991-1992. He played in the minor leagues splitting time between the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals organizations. He has continued his success as an instructor. He was the pitching coach on the 1998 CIF-SS 3A Championship team at his alma mater and has coached at the high school, college and NCAA Division 1 levels. Coach Page also served as a scout for the Kansas City Royals. Page has spent his last 20 summers as a campsite director for the Mark Cresse School of Baseball. He is a full-time substitute teacher at Servite. Page graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a B.A. degree in Organizational Leadership, obtained a California State Teaching Credential in Special Education and finished his Master’s degree in Education at Azusa Pacific as well.

Dave Lappin- Varsity Assistant Coach

Coach Lappin joined Servite's coaching staff in 2017 after a successful career at Loara High School where he was the Head Coach for 24 years. An alumnus of the Saxons’ program, he also helped lead the team to a CIF Division 3A Championship title as a player in 1983. He went on to play collegiately at Cal Berkeley under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Milano.

Adrian Garcia- JV Head Coach

Justin Westbrook '14- Freshman Head Coach

Gregory Carlos '17- Freshman Assistant Coach

Darian Ramage- Hitters and Infielders

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