COACHES

Shawn Gilbert- Head Coach
sgilbert@servitehs.org

The 2022 baseball season marks Coach Gilbert's 8th 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 playoffs every year since 2017 (excluding 2020 due to COVID-19) while notching his 100^th career win in 2021. He has also helped send 40+ players to compete collegiately since 2014 with six members from the Class of 2022 already signed to D1 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.

Scott Stroud- Varsity Assistant Coach

Coach Stroud returned to the Friars' coaching staff in 2020 after previously coaching for Servite Baseball in 2013 and 2014. Most recently he spent five seasons at Orange Lutheran High School helping lead the Lancers to Trinity League titles in 2018 and 2019 and NHSI Tournament championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In addition to high school baseball, Stroud also coaches for the So Cal Birds. Coach Stroud graduated from Warren High School in 2005 then went on to play baseball at East LA College and Cal State Dominguez Hills. 

Zack Stack – JV Head Coach

Coach Stack joined the Servite coaching staff in 2021 and will return for his second year as the JV head coach helping to develop the younger players in preparation succeed at the varsity level. Stack graduated from La Habra High School in 2016 before going on to play at Irvine Valley College from 2017-2018 then Georgetown College (KY) in 2019-2020. 

SPONSORS

2023 baseball media guide form

The individuals and companies below have made it possible for us to invest in our program and build toward a successful future.
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