Texas A&M-Corpus Christi head baseball coach Scott Malone has announced the addition of Chris Ramirez to his coaching staff. Ramirez joins Rusty Miller and Lauren Fitzmorris who were named to the Islander coaching staff earlier, this month.

Ramirez, who is a 2005 graduate of High Point University in North Carolina with a degree in business administration, will serve as the recruiting coordinator for the Islanders. He comes to the Coastal Bend from Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa where he served as an assistant coach the past two seasons.

“I am very excited that Chris Ramirez has agreed to join our coaching staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator,” Malone said.  “He is a young, bright coach with great energy and passion for the game of baseball.  Chris comes recommended as a tireless worker first and foremost – he is a great evaluator of talent.” 

At Southeastern, Ramirez helped lead the Hawks to 68 wins over two seasons which included two of the program’s three best seasons and a conference title. Fourteen players during that time moved on to four-year schools with two being drafted in the Major League Baseball draft.

Ramirez also gained coaching experience by serving this summer as an assistant for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League – a collegiate summer league. In the spring of 2006, he took the title of head coach at West Burlington High School, where he led the Falcons through their summer baseball schedule.

As a player, Ramirez was a two-year starter in center field at High Point where he was named to the Big South All-Academic first team in the spring of 2005. He spent the summer of 2003 with the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League and the 2004 summer in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the Pittsfield Dukes. He began his collegiate career with a dual role as a closer and centerfielder with Kirkwood Community College in Iowa.

Malone stated, “Chris brings a great sense of youth to our coaching staff.  There is no doubt this baseball program has a bright future and with Chris in charge of our recruiting we will begin to make great strides in increasing our wealth of talent.”

In high school, Ramirez played at Fort Madison High School in Iowa. He was a two-time, first-team all-state selection and was the conference MVP as a senior. Fort Madison won the 3A state title in 2000.

Assistant Coach James Mansinger

James Mansinger is in his first year on the Islander staff, serving as the team's pitching coach on the field while also being responsible for camps and field maintenance.

Mansinger boasts over 10 years of experience as a coach on both the junior college level - with eight of the 10 teams he was a part of advancing to the regional tournament - and high school levels with numerous summers spent with collegiate leagues. Much of his coaching career was spent as both an assistant and head coach at Texarkana College. He spent eight seasons at the school with five as the head coach. The newest Islander coach also spent time as an assistant at Vernon Regional Junior College. In the summers, he has coached for the Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs and for Topeka (Kan.) in the Jayhawk Summer Collegiate League.

At Texarkana, Mansinger posted an impressive record of 207-97 as the head coach winning three Region XIV East Conference titles. In 2005, he guided the Bulldogs to the Junior College World Series winning the Region XIV title, the Region XIV East Conference title, and Southern District Championship. He earned ABCA Coach of the Year and Louisville Slugger Coach of the Year recognition, along with conference, region and district coach of the year honors.

Mansinger and his wife Emily have two children, Kolby (6) and Anna Kate (2). He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in physical education from Hardin- Simmons and a Masters of Science degree from Texas A&M-Texarkana.

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Assistant Coach Josh Blakely

Director of Baseball Operations Estevan Vasquez

Student Assistant Chase Wheaton