Harford Community College Men's Baseball

Joshua Houser was named head coach of the Harford baseball program on June 2, 2020. Prior to the 2020 spring season, Houser ('17) was pinned as the interim head coach of the Fighting Owls. During this span, he led Harford to a 9-4 record before NJCAA cancelled the remainder of the spring sports season on March 16 due to COVID-19. Houser was brought to Harford in 2019 to serve as an assistant coach. Alongside interim head coach RJ Heinlen, the Fighting Owls finished with a 46-9 overall record and a 22-1 mark against Maryland JUCO Conference foes. The Fighting Owls caught fire midway through the year, rattling off 32-straight victories from March 16 to April 27. As a result, Harford laid claim to its fourth conference title in five years and fourth straight Region XX championship.  Seven members of the 2019 Fighting Owls squad were named to the All-Conference team and five to the All-Region XX side. Highlighting the bunch was sophomore pitcher Braeden Fausnaught, who became the 11th Fighting Owl in program history to earn All-American honors. Houser is no stranger to Harford fans, having pitched for the Fighting Owls in 2015 and 2016. During his time in Bel Air, Harford would capture two conference titles, a Region XX DI crown (2016) and the schools first Eastern District Championship (2016) to earn the Fighting Owls their only trip to the NJCAA DI World Series. After Harford, Houser finished out his playing career at Kutztown University, where he'd make 18 appearances for the Bears in two years.

Castro returns to where it all started for his first coaching experience. The former Fighting Owl baseball player will serve as assistant coach in charge of outfield and defense while helping in hitting and other duties. Castro played one year for head coach Tom Eller, serving as an integral part of the then school-record 44-win 2011 club. The outfielder earned Second-Team All-Region XX while hitting .359 in 50 games with 51 hits and 28 stolen bases. He transferred to Wilmington University for his final three years of baseball, earning his bachleor's degree in criminal justice in 2015. He redshirted in 2012 and was on the WILMU Dean's List all four years on campus while earning Academic All-Star honors as a junior and senior. The Wildcats won three CACC Championships during his time on campus and made the NCAA Regional Tournament all four years. During his senior campaign, Castro helped the school reach the NCAA Division II College World Series. The outfielder/catcher collected 99 career hits at Wilmington with 85 runs and 32 stolen bases. The Delaware native earned All-Conference honors at St. Mark's in 2010 after a stellar high school career. He served as assistant coach of a pair of travel teams in the summer, Woodstown Heat and Academia Warriors.