California State University, San Bernardino Men's Baseball

Mike Nadeau completed his fifth season as head coach of the Yotes in 2023. Nadeau has built the CSUSB baseball program from the ground up, culminating in a historic run to the semifinals of the 2023 DII College World Series and capturing the program's first DII West Region championship. The 2023 team broke nearly every program record, with nine players earning All-CCAA honors and three being named All-Americans. As a result of this success, Nadeau was named ABCA DII West Region Coach of the Year. While at CSUSB, Nadeau has coached 19 All-CCAA selections and five All-Americans. Nadeau, who served as SU’s top assistant his final three seasons and has 15 total seasons of college baseball coaching experience, helped Seattle to the 2016 WAC regular-season championship, and in 2015, the Redhawks won a program-record 33 games and played for the WAC championship.   As the head coach of the Pierce College baseball program (2010-12), Nadeau led the Raiders to their most successful seasons in the program’s 36-year history. While at Pierce, Nadeau had an overall record of 79-45 and league record of 53-20. In 2012, Pierce won the NWAACC Championship after going 33-13, Pierce College’s first-ever baseball championship. Mike was named Pacific Division Coach of the Year for 2012 and NWAACC Baseball Coach of the Year. He also was named a two-time Western Region Coach of the Year. Nadeau came to Pierce after one season as the head assistant coach at the University of Puget Sound. Prior to that, he had been on the staff at Shoreline Community College for four years. A native of Oregon, Nadeau attended George Fox University, earning his bachelor’s degree in history in 1995. Nadeau played at George Fox under former head coach Pat Casey. In his junior year, Nadeau was named the National NAIA Division II Player of the Year (1994). Following his junior year, he was selected as a 17th-round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles, and played six seasons in the minor leagues. Nadeau and his wife Heather are the parents of daughter Ella and son Keedan. Nadeau's Coaching Record Year Overall CCAA Postseason 2018 15-35 15-29 0-0 2019 15-33 12-31 0-0 2020 7-15 4-12 - 2021 Season canceled due to COVID-19. 2022 27-27 21-19 2-2 2023 46-19 26-14 11-4 Total 110-129 78-105 13-6 Win % .460 .426 .684

Jeff James was named Associate Head Coach of the CSUSB Baseball team in August of 2023. James completed his fourth year with the Yotes in 2023. The 2023 team dominated the record books, breaking 31 school records including most wins, most hits, most home runs, most runs scored, most RBI, most total bases, and highest stolen base percentage. James, who primarily runs the offense, was instrumental in leading the Yotes in their record-breaking season while also helping them reach the DII College World Series for the first time in program history. During his time at CSUSB, the program has seen four All-Americans and over a dozen All-CCAA honorees. He served as an assistant coach and teacher at Notre Dame Prep HS in Scottsdale, Ariz. from 2017 to 2019.  Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at Seattle University from 2013 to 2017, and the director of baseball operations the two years prior.  During his time there he was the hitting and outfield coach as well as camp director/coordinator.  In 2016, they were the WAC Champions winning the most games in school history as well as being the top offensive team. In the summer of 2013, James was the head coach of the Xenia Scouts, an Athletes in Action organization that plays in the Great Lakes League. He took over as head coach of the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League and led the Bells to the 2014 league championship. James was named the West Coast League’s Manager of the Year for the 2014 season. The team was also honored with the Jim Dietz Sportsmanship Award under his watch. James came to Seattle University from Everett Community College, where he had been an associate head coach and head hitting coach from 2007 to 2011.  He helped manage the Trojans to a 20-4 record, the best in school history, in 2011. Under his tutelage, the team ranked fifth in hitting in the 35-team NWAAC during both the 2010 and 2011 seasons. While coaching at Everett CC, James also held numerous summer coaching jobs.  He was an assistant coach with the Everett Merchants, a collegiate summer team in the Pacific International League from 2010-2011.  He helped the Merchants become the second best-hitting team in the league.  He also ventured north of the border to coach when he took a hitting coach position with the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League in 2009-2010.  Again, he helped the Falcons become the second-best hitting club in the league.  James also has head coaching experience, having led both the Seals Baseball Team, a semi-pro summer ballclub based in Santa Rosa, Calif., and the 18U team of Laces Baseball Academy in Everett.  James played collegiate baseball with Bellevue Community College and at the University of Washington. In the 2006-2007 school year, he acted as an undergraduate assistant baseball coach at Washington while finishing his undergraduate degree. James currently lives in Fontana with his wife Darcee and daughter’s Jorja and Payton. He completed his Masters of Education degree with a specialization in Athletic Coaching at North Central University.