Rollins College Men's Baseball

Head Coach since: 2005-06 Rollins Record: 564-463-4 (through 2026) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2010, 2022, 2023, 2026 ABCA South Region Coach of the Year: 2022, 2023 SSC Coach of the Year: 2023 Jon Sjogren, Ed.D. was hired in July 2005 and became the fifth head coach in the Tars' illustrious history.  2023 saw the Tars repeat their success from the previous season, finishing as runner-up at the National Championship in Cary, NC. Rollins was picked to finish 5th in the preseason SSC poll, put together a 34-16 regular season record, and then steamrolled through the playoffs. They defeated #3 Tampa at their place twice in the Regional, swept Barry at Alfond Stadium in the Super Regional, and took down #1 seed Millersville on their way to the championship game in Cary. The team set records for hits, doubles, and home runs in a season. Starting pitcher Edward Berry earned a first-team Academic All-American honor. Sjogren was named the SSC Coach of the Year as well as the ABCA South Region Coach of the Year.   Under Sjogren's guidance, Rollins made a storybook run to the 2022 Division II National Championship, ultimately finishing third in the country. After finishing 35-15 in the regular season, the Tars earned a #4 seed in the South Region. They swept all three games, leading to a Super Regional matchup with #2 ranked Tampa. Rollins swept both games on the road, earning a berth at the tournament in Cary, NC. After dropping their first game against Southern Arkansas, Rollins won the next three matchups before falling to #4 Point Loma in the semi-finals, giving them a final record of 43-17. Pitcher Jaylyn Whitehead was named a 1st-team All-American, South Region Pitcher of the Year, and SSC Pitcher of the Year. Sjogren was named the ABCA South Region Coach of the Year.    In 2010, Sjogren led the Tars to a 16-8 Sunshine State Conference record to finish second in the league, the highest finish for Rollins under Sjogren's tenure. Along with the highest conference finish, Rollins' 41-19 overall mark also tied for the second most wins in program history. The 2010 season also marked the first for Sjogren in postseason play while at Rollins.  The Tars went 3-2 with wins over Albany State, Valdosta State, and SSC-foe Florida Southern before falling 7-1 to Southern Arkansas to end their run at the NCAA South Region Tournament title game. Sjogren has reached four noteworthy milestones at Rollins with career wins No. 400 (March 10, 2007 vs. Eckerd), 500 (April 17, 2010 at Eckerd), 600 (March 14, 2014 vs. University of the Sciences), 700 (May 11, 2018 vs. Florida Tech) and 800 (March 3, 2023 at Lynn). Prior to taking over the Tars' program, Sjogren served as head coach at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island for 15 years.  He built the Bulldogs into one of the premier Division II teams in New England. He compiled a career record of 359-305-2 with Bryant, including a victory over Rollins in the opening game of the 2004 NCAA Division II World Series. Sjogren was named the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year four times, and ABCA All-Northeast Region Coach of the Year in 2004. His teams won five Northeast-10 Conference championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1998, 2002, and 2004. He has coached five players who earned All-America honors. For his success on the playing field at Bryant, Sjogren was inducted into the Northeast-10 Conference Hall of Fame in the fall of 2011. Sjogren played for Florida Southern in 1985 before transferring to Bryant for the remainder of his career. With the Bulldogs from 1986-88, he established himself as one of the best players in the history of the program, garnering All-Conference honors all three years while posting a career batting average of .370. He led the Bulldogs to a Northeast-10 Conference title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1986. In January 2007, he was inducted into the Bryant University Athletic Hall of Fame. After graduation, Sjogren spent two years as an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island before returning to take over the Bryant program in 1990. He earned a master's degree from Rhode Island College in 1993 and a doctorate in Education from Boston University in 1998. YEAR OVERALL PCT NE-10 PCT 1991 13-17 .433 9-9 .500 1992 21-17 .553 9-9 .500 1993 15-18 .455 9-13 .409 1994 16-24-1 .402 10-12 .455 1995 17-22 .436 10-12 .455 1996 ^ 24-20 .545 13-6 .684 1997 21-22 .488 13-10 .565 1998 ^ # 29-19 .604 19-4 .826 1999 ! 23-25 .479 13-11 .542 2000 ^ 29-19 .604 19-5 .792 2001 30-20 .600 23-10 .697 2002 ^ # 35-22 .614 23-9 .719 2003 24-22-1 .521 14-13 .519 2004 # (6th) 40-17 .702 24-9 .727 2005 22-21 .512 16-14 .533 BRYANT (15) 359-305-2 .541 224-146 .605 YEAR OVERALL PCT SSC PCT 2006 28-27 .509 7-17 .291 2007 26-30 .464 9-15 .375 2008 29-24-1 .546 9-14 .391 2009 29-24 .547 10-14 .417 2010 # 41-19 .683 16-8 .667 2011 27-26 .509 6-18 .250 2012 28-22 .560 9-15 .375 2013 24-23-1 .510 9-14-1 .396 2014 17-28 .377 3-21 .125 2015 21-28-1 .420 6-17-1 .250 2016 24-25 .490 8-16 .333 2017 27-23 .540 9-15 .375 2018 20-29 .408 8-22 .267 2019 25-24 .510 12-18 .400 2020 13-8 .619 2-1 .667 2021 9-11 .450 9-10 .473 2022 # (3rd) 43-17 .716 18-12 .600 2023 # (2nd) 42-19 .689 22-8 .733 2024 26-21 .553 17-13 .567 2025 29-19-1 .602 18-11-1 .617 2026 # 36-16 .692 22-8 .733 ROLLINS (21) 564-463-4 .549 229-287-3 .444 TOTAL (36) 923-768-6 .546 ^ Northeast-10 Conference Regular Season Championships (4) ! Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championships (1) # NCAA Postseason Appearances (7) ( ) World Series Appearances (3)

Schall joined the Tars for a third stint prior to the 2021 season. He previously assisted the program in the mid 80's under Boyd Coffie, and at the turn of the century alongside Bob Rikeman. Schall has an extensive baseball resume in Central Florida, dating all the way back to 1981 when he began his playing career as a catcher at Flagler College. During his time as a Saint, Schall was a smooth fielding, on-base machine who ranks in the top-5 all-time at the school in walks, and earned recognition as a member of the Flagler 1980's All-Decade team. He jumped into coaching soon after, finding success at both the high school and collegiate levels. Immediately following his playing days at Flagler, Schall joined Rollins' legendary skipper Boyd Coffie's staff as an assistant in 1986 and 1987. After spending a few years as skipper at West Orange High in Winter Garden, Schall then joined UCF in 1996 as a volunteer assistant with a focus on helping catchers. Shortly thereafter, he found his way on to the staff at Rollins once more. Schall helped the Tars win 214 games from 1997-2003.    Following a stint at Ocoee High, Schall took over the program at Olympia High in Orlando. He elevated the Titans to new heights, including a #1 national ranking in 2015 according to MaxPreps. During his time at Olympia, Schall produced more than a dozen college signees, including University of Florida All-American Michael Byrne and former Rollins outfielder Cameron Montgomery. In addition, two players ... Nick Gordon (2014) and Juan Hillman (2015) ... were chosen in the first round of the MLB draft.  Schall has a relationship with many Tars through his time coaching summer ball. Beginning in 2016, Schall was head coach in the Florida Collegiate Summer League for five seasons. During that stretch, his teams made the playoffs four times, appeared in three Championship series, won two titles, and he was named Coach of the Year twice in 2016 and 2019. 

Ben got into coaching shortly after he finished playing at Rollins College.  He worked for Kevin Casey at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island from the summer of 2019 until the summer of 2021.  In his time as the recruiting coordinator at Johnson and Wales, they reached their baseball program's first NCAA DIII regional tournament.  Following his time at Johnson and Wales, he entered his first season as an assistant coach at Rollins College in the fall of 2021.  At Rollins, Ben has taken over the duty of being the outfield coach along with helping coach the hitters.   Ben is from the greater Boston area.  He is an alumni of both Cardigan Mountain School and Avon Old Farms prior to finishing his playing career at Rollins College.

David joined the Rollins baseball staff as an assistant coach in the 2025-26 school year. In his role, he is in charge of the team's catchers, helps with hitting, and provides valuable scouting reports for future opponents. Pereira also coaches first base. Pereira played one season for Rollins in 2025 after transferring from USC Upstate. He appeared in 19 games for the Tars, hitting .282 with 11 hits, 11 runs, two doubles and four RBI. He earned his Masters in Strategic Communications.  Prior to his time in Winter Park, Pereira played two seasons at USC-Upstate where he had a .266 average across 93 games. He also played two years of JUCO ball winning a FCSSA State Championship with Miami Dade in 2021 and College of Central Florida in 2022. He played 52 games for the Patriots in 2022, helping them to an appearance in the JUCO World Series. 

Assistant Coach since: 2022 Jim Newlin joined Rollins baseball as the head coach of the JV team and an assistant to the varsity team prior to the 2022 season.  Newlin is a well-known coaching commodity throughout central Florida, with stops at local powerhouses Olympia High School and Lake Brantley High School, as well as the Florida Collegiate Summer League.  Prior to coaching, Newlin was a standout relief pitcher at Wichita State University. He led the Shockers to the 1989 National Championship and was named to the All-CWS team after tying a College World Series record with three saves. That year, he set school records for appearances, ERA, hits/9 and saves. In 1997, he was elected to the Shocker Hall of Fame. Following his championship season, Newlin was a 12th round pick of the Seattle Mariners. He would go on to play in the minors for eight years, collecting 373 strikeouts in 473 innings pitched.