Alvernia University Men's Baseball

Lutz 2007, NY Mets (5th Round) Awards & Recognitions Class of 2013 Berks County Hall of Fame 2012 King of Baseballtown (Reading Phillies) Yogi Lutz has been the head coach at Alvernia since 1987. He is a seven-time Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Champion, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2005. He is also the 2009 Freedom Conference Champion. Lutz earned his 400th win as his team won the PAC championship in 2003 and won his 600th game in 2010. He was an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southern Division Champion in 2001. In 1991, he won the NAIA District 19 Championship. Lutz has reached the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regionals nine times, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2002, his team reached the Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional championship for the first time in school history. Ending his 25th season in 2011 with a record of 656-296-5, he led the team all the way to NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship Round. Lutz earned KAC Coach of the Year in 1988. He was the NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1992. He was a PAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 1995, and 2003. Lutz earned the Louisville Slugger Coaches Award in 1995 and 1998.  In 2011 he led the Crusaders to their third straight NCAA Regional appearance and was named ABCA/Diamond Sports Company NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year. Lutz was a Keystone State Games Blue Mountain Collegiate Coach from 1991 to 1999. He earned four Gold, three Silver, and two Bronze medals in the Keystone State Games. In 2000, he was an assistant coach for the Shillington Dodgers Junior Legion team. Lutz then was promoted to the Shillington Red Sox Senior Legion team as the pitching coach from 2001 to 2003. He currently resides in Mohnton with wife Vickie. His son, Zach, was drafted by the New York Mets in 2007 after playing for three years at Alvernia.   Yogi Lutz Career Numbers (Thru 2013) Years: 28 Win-Loss-Tie: 721-330-6 Pct.: 0.685 Conference Titles NAIA (1): 1991 ECAC (2): 2001, 2008 PAC (8): 1993, 1994, 1995 1998, 2002, 2003 2005, 2006 Freedom (1): 2009 C'wealth (1): 2013 NCAA Appearances (10) 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Players Drafted (6) Jeff Kantner 1986, NY Mets Jeff Haag 1993, Cleveland (12th Round) PJ Yoder 1995, NY Mets (26th Round) Wade Miller 1996, Houston (20th Round) Anthony Recker 2005, Oakland (18th Round) Zach Lutz 2007, NY Mets (5th Round) Awards & Recognitions Class of 2013 Berks County Hall of Fame 2012 King of Baseballtown (Reading Phillies) Yogi Lutz has been the head coach at Alvernia since 1987. He is a seven-time Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Champion, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2005. He is also the 2009 Freedom Conference Champion. Lutz earned his 400th win as his team won the PAC championship in 2003 and won his 600th game in 2010. He was an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southern Division Champion in 2001. In 1991, he won the NAIA District 19 Championship. Lutz has reached the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regionals nine times, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2002, his team reached the Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional championship for the first time in school history. Ending his 25th season in 2011 with a record of 656-296-5, he led the team all the way to NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship Round. Lutz earned KAC Coach of the Year in 1988. He was the NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1992. He was a PAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 1995, and 2003. Lutz earned the Louisville Slugger Coaches Award in 1995 and 1998.  In 2011 he led the Crusaders to their third straight NCAA Regional appearance and was named ABCA/Diamond Sports Company NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year. Lutz was a Keystone State Games Blue Mountain Collegiate Coach from 1991 to 1999. He earned four Gold, three Silver, and two Bronze medals in the Keystone State Games. In 2000, he was an assistant coach for the Shillington Dodgers Junior Legion team. Lutz then was promoted to the Shillington Red Sox Senior Legion team as the pitching coach from 2001 to 2003. He currently resides in Mohnton with wife Vickie. His son, Zach, was drafted by the New York Mets in 2007 after playing for three years at Alvernia.