COACHES

Shawn Gilbert- Head Coach
sgilbert@servitehs.org

The 2025 baseball season marks Coach Gilbert's 11th season at the helm for 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 the postseason in five of the last seven playoff eligible years while notching his 150th career win last season. He has also helped send 75+ players to compete collegiately since 2014 with three members from the Class of 2025 signed to play at four-year programs.

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

Coach Gilbert received his bachelor’s 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 seasons 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 Team USA in international play once as an 18 year old in the World Friendship Series, again in 1999 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.

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. Coach Lappin’s son Jake is a Servite graduate, Class of 2020, having played 1st base for the Friars before going on to compete at OCC.

Denny Hocking- Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Hocking joined Servite’s staff in 2024 but has been a staple in Orange County baseball and with the Friars for quite some time due to his work with USA Baseball and OC Elite while also sending his son, Jarrod ’22, to Servite. Hocking’s baseball career began at West Torrance where he played high school baseball before moving on to El Camino JC from 1988-1990. He was then drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 52 round in 1989 and went on to play 13 years in the MLB for the Twins, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals. Following his playing career, he became a broadcaster working for Fox Sports Radio as a co-host as well as the Los Angeles Angels. His love for the game extended back to the field as he began coaching as well, working with MiLB from 2010-2020 in the Orioles, Angels and Mariners organizations while more recently leading the U18 USA National Team to a gold medal in the World Cup in 2022. He also managed the U18 National Team to a gold medal in the World Cup Qualifier. Coach Hocking is married to his wife Venetta and has two daughters, Iliana and Penelope, who were both drafted in the NWSL in 2023 and son, Jarrod, who currently plays baseball at UCLA. 

Logan Lombana – Pitching Coach
Coach Lombana has coached club baseball in both Northern California (Hardtke Baseball Academy) and Southern California (TB SoCal) while serving as the head pitching instructor at A2D Sports. Coach Lombana attended Long Beach State on a baseball scholarship from 2012 -2015, participating in the College World Series Regional in 2014. He was drafted in the 25th round of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins in 2015 and went on to play professional baseball for 7 seasons, 5 of which he was with the Minnesota Twins organization.  Following his time with the Twins, he went on to play two years of independent baseball in the American Association. After retiring from pro baseball, Coach Lombana returned to Long Beach State and received his Bachelor's degree in Communications. Before college and pro ball, he attended Newark Memorial High School where he was a two-sport athlete playing baseball & soccer. He also earned 1st team All-League in both sports three years in a row. 

Ryan Dent – JV Head Coach
Coach Dent joined the Friars’ in 2024 taking over the JV team. A former MLB player, Dent grew up in Long Beach where he attended Woodrow Wilson HS as a 4-year varsity starter. In 2007, Dent achieved Moore League Player of the Year honors and was a 1st round draft pick to the Boston Red Sox going 62nd overall. After retiring from professional ball, Dent transitioned into coaching and runs RD2 Baseball Academy outside of Servite. A former shortstop, he specializes in infielding and hitting.
 

Dominic Masciel ’15 – Freshman Head Coach
Eldest of 3 boys, all graduating from Servite, the Masciels have a long history with Servite High School. Dominic and his brothers all played football at Servite, as well as he and his youngest brother, CJ ’19, playing baseball for the Friars. Coach Masciel went on to play baseball at Compton College for a year, where he won the gold glove at catcher in the South Coast Conference. After a season with Compton, Dominic went north to Oakland where he played two seasons for Holy Names University, of the Pac West Conference. While at HNU, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in business with concentrations in Business Management, Sports Management, and Pre-Law. In his final year at HNU he also received an MBA in Management and Leadership.

Matt Boyd - Assistant Coach 
Coach Matt Boyd brings 15+ years of coaching experience to the Friars, including five years at the high school level, with a focus on pitching development and player growth. He most recently coached at Aliso Niguel HS where he served as an assistant coach for four years. Coach Boyd assists with pitching development on all levels at Servite. Passionate about mentoring young athletes, he values character, commitment, and teamwork. Prior to coaching, Boyd played at Cypress College and later in Australia’s South Victoria Independent League, contributing to a finalist team. Off the field, he runs a local window cleaning business and enjoys life with his wife Paulette, their three sons—Bennett, Miles, and Callen—and have a baby girl on the way.

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