University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Men's Baseball

Doffek, the 2013 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association College Coach of the Year and two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, enters his 10th year as the head coach of the Milwaukee Panthers in 2016. A mainstay in the UWM baseball program, Doffek enters his 22nd season with the Milwaukee coaching staff after spending the first 12 of those years as the assistant head coach. The program enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2015, tying the school record along the way with an impressive total of 39 victories. The team broke records for strikeouts by the pitching staff as well as offensive records that stood the test of time when they reset standards for stolen bases (last established in 2001) and triples (1997). The pitching staff recorded the second-best ERA in program history and the Panthers tied a school mark with 17 wins at home. And it all came in a campiagn that ended just one win shy of a trip to the NCAA Tournanent, falling in the Horizon League Tournament Championship.   Doffek saw three of his players get selected in the 2015 MLB Draft for the second time in program history when Justin Langley (Miami Marlins/16th round), Sam Koenig (Los Angeles Angels/27th round) and Mitch Ghelfi (Milwaukee Brewers/28th round) were all chosen. The trio gives the Panthers 18 selections all-time in the MLB Draft, including eight since 2011. In addition to the three players drafted, the team also had two more sign professional contracts. In fact, Doffek has now coached a list of 39 players that have been either drafted by Major League Baseball or signed by professional teams.   Milwaukee got off to a school-record 10-4 start in 2015, pulled off its first weekend sweep of an SEC opponent, knocked off a nationally-ranked team for the first time since 2009, threw its first-ever no-hitter and had a conference-high nine players get recognized by the Horizon League with postseason honors.   Milwaukee battled injury and the weather in 2014, finishing with more than 20 victories once again despite all the adversity. The Panthers opened 2014 with four straight home wins, extending a winning streak in Milwaukee to 20 before it was snapped, just one victory away from the school record of 21 wins in a row at home set in 2010. The Panthers claimed the Horizon League regular-season title in 2013, riding a strong offense that led the league in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs, hits and RBI while also recording the second-best ERA in the conference and the lowest opponent batting average. They went undefeated at home for the first time in program history and ended the season with the longest active winning streak at home (16 games) at the NCAA Division I level.   The team had the Horizon League Player, Pitcher and Newcomer of the Year on its roster and ended the season with the league's leading hitter as well as five of the top 10 batters in the conference. Doffek ended up as the 2013 Horizon League Coach of the Year for his efforts.   Then, in the MLB Draft in June, Josh Uhen was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round - making him the highest-ever draft choice in program history as well as the fifth player to be selected by a Major League team between 2011 and 2013. The 2012 campaign saw the Panthers end the regular season on a high note - winning nine of their final 10 games - but they were eliminated in the third game of the league tournament in extra innings. The pitching staff set a program record with a 3.73 ERA, seven regulars batted over .300 and five players earned Horizon League postseason honors - including three first-team honorees. Following the season, Doffek saw three of his players chosen in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft - the first time in program history that more than one Panther was selected - with Jordan Guth (Philadelphia Phillies; ninth round), Eric Semmelhack (Milwaukee Brewers; 12th round) and Paul Hoenecke (Los Angeles Dodgers; 24th round) all hearing their names called on draft day. The Panthers battled injuries and adversity in 2011, losing several starters and a handful of pitchers to injury. Despite that, they won 21 of their final 31 games of the regular season, finished second in the league in ERA and had just one fewer victory in league play than the first-place finisher. Three players earned All-Horizon League First-Team honors, including league pitcher of the year Chad Pierce, who was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2011 MLB Draft. The 2010 season was a memorable one, as the team won the Horizon League Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time, winning 25-plus games for the 13th time in the past 14 years. The squad had a memorable run to the crown, going 4-1 while riding strong pitching to the championship. The team recorded a 2.66 ERA in the five games, limiting opponents to just a .247 batting average. Eight players earned all-league honors, with Chad Pierce earning the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year award and Cameron Amsrud the Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year honor. The team led the league in earned run average and was second in batting, while also setting a school record with 21 wins in a row at home. Doffek was named Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2009 after leading the Panthers to a second-place finish in the league standings. His team had a league-high four first team all-league selections and set a school record by going 14-1 at home. He won 78 games in his first three seasons, a school record, after already establishing marks for most victories by a first-year head coach (25) and most after his first two seasons (50). He was rewarded with a new three-year contract following the season. The 2008 campaign ended just one victory away from the Panthers making their first trip to the NCAA Regionals since 2002, with UWM falling to UIC in a one-game, winner-take-all, title contest. Milwaukee rode three upsets and a potent offense to the title game, batting .347 in the six games, averaging almost nine runs and 14 hits per contest. Eight players earned postseason honors from the Horizon League and the offense ended the season ranked 73rd in the NCAA with its .309 batting average. Its 412 runs scored led the Horizon League and ranked 67th in the country. Its 672 hits were second all-time in program history, led the league and ranked 16th in the country. The Panthers were a doubles machine, recording 156 two-baggers to smash the old school record of 143 and end the season ranked No. 2 in the NCAA. Six regulars batted over .300 in 2007, including two finishing in the top 10 in the league. His team also reeled off the longest winning streak since the 2001 season (eight games) and set a program record when it scored more than 10 runs in seven consecutive games in May, breaking the old standard of five-straight 10-plus run outings. After a slow start where the team played series against nationally-ranked Arkansas and Kentucky and also against eventual NCAA-Tournament participant Austin Peay, the Panthers righted the ship to go 23-15 the rest of the regular season. After posting two postseason victories, they had their season come to a heartbreaking close in extra innings of the semifinals at the Horizon League Tournament. Doffek was named the seventh head coach in the history of the Milwaukee baseball program on Sept. 25, 2006. As the assistant head coach in the past, he worked primarily with the team's hitting and defensive units while also serving as the lead recruiter and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program. The 2006 season - his last as the assistant - will go down as a memorable one, as the Panthers won 30+ games for the sixth time since UWM moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1991, going 32-25 overall. Doffek led the offense to great heights, with seven regulars batting over .300, paced by All-American outfielder Mike Goetz. Doffek helped guide Goetz to a .493 average on the season - the highest in the nation - in addition to hitting streaks of 32 and 27 games and team records in seven categories. Goetz went on to be drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. As a team, the Panthers batted .324, the 16th-best average in the nation. His squad also ranked among the national leaders in doubles (third at 2.51 per game), slugging percentage (18th at .488), triples (35th), and runs (48th). UWM set a team record in doubles (143) and ended in the top five in the record book in numerous categories: average (third), runs (third), hits (second), triples (second), runs batted in (third), total bases (third) and home runs (fifth). During Doffek's time at UWM, he has been instrumental in the Panthers' rise to a league and regional power. Since his first season in 1995, the Panthers have reset every offensive record and set school marks for wins and winning percentage multiple times. Doffek's influence reached a national level in 1999 when Milwaukee upset No. 1 Rice University during the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Doffek, along with Jerry Augustine, was named the 1999 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) Co-Coach of the Year. In 2001, the Panthers' offense ranked second in the nation after hitting a school-record .352 as a team. Together, Milwaukee saw all 10 regulars bat above .300 and five hit over .350. The team was led by a pair of players that hit over .420, including Scott Gillitzer's then school-record average of .424. Before joining the coaching staff, Doffek spent five seasons (1989-93) in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system, making it to the Triple-A level with the Albuquerque Dukes. Collegiately, Doffek played baseball at Waukesha County Community College, where he won the NJCAA batting title after hitting .539 as a sophomore. He was honored as an all-region and all-conference selection. Doffek attended Hartland Arrowhead High School, where he was selected to all-state and all-conference teams. He also played football for three years. Doffek lives in Menomonee Falls with his wife, Kara, and two children, daughter Kori and son Ty.   Scott Doffek , the 2013 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association College Coach of the Year and two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, enters his 10 th year as the head coach of the Milwaukee Panthers in 2016. A mainstay in the UWM baseball program, Doffek enters his 22 nd season with the Milwaukee coaching staff after spending the first 12 of those years as the assistant head coach.

Cory Bigler is back for his 23rd season on the coaching staff at his alma mater. Bigler serves as Milwaukee’s head assistant coach as well as pitching coach, while also assisting in the program’s recruiting efforts. During his time as a coach on the staff, Bigler has seen 18 players selected in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft including 12 of his pitchers. Owen Rice was Bigler’s most recent draftee, having been selected in the 20th round of the 2024 draft in June. Throughout his tenure on the staff, Bigler has overseen five of his pitchers earn Horizon League Pitcher of the Year honors, in addition to four Relief Pitcher of the Year winners, and a pair of pitchers earning league Newcomer of the Year titles. Bigler has helped coach 13 All-Horizon League First Team pitchers, as well as 12 All-League Second Team honorees. Milwaukee’s pitching staff was one of the best in the Horizon League in 2025 as Gavin Theis was selected as the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year following a 9-1 record with a 4.38 ERA. Logan Snow was named the league’s Reliever of the Year, finishing the season with seven saves while posting a 1.89 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP over 29 1/3 innings. As a team, Milwaukee finished the year with 395 strikeouts.   The 2024 pitching staff led the Horizon League in earned run average, hits allowed, and batting average against, while also allowing the fewest number of doubles and home runs on the year. The staff was led by All-League First Team Selection Luke Hansel, while Adrian Montilva earned a spot on the Second Team. In 2023, the Panthers struck out 463 batters over 482 innings, led by Riley Frey who finished the regular season with the Horizon League lead in strikeouts. Nate DeYoung and Sam Mathews proved to be a key 1-2 punch for the Panthers out of the bullpen, with Mathews earning All-Conference honors. The 2021 season saw a trio of pitchers earn honors including AJ Blubaugh, who was named Horizon League Reliever of the Year. Blubaugh finished the regular season with a 1.96 ERA, seven saves, and an average of 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Frey and James Severson were named to the Horizon league All-Freshman team. Two years prior, Jake Sommers recorded 10 saves, struck out 37 batters in 30.0 innings and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League Baseball Draft. Jared Reklaitis set school records with 18 starts and 104 strikeouts as the pair earned All-League accolades. The staff in 2019, also broke the school record for strikeouts in a season, finishing with 449. Bigler mentored Austin Schulfer through a First-Team All-Horizon League campaign in 2018, topped off by his selection in the MLB Draft. Schulfer broke the career strikeouts record, while both he and Reklaitis set a new mark with 15 strikeouts in a game. Jay Peters earned first team honors in the Horizon League after finishing second in league play in strikeouts, innings and victories, while also becoming the first hurler in program history to throw four complete games in a row. In addition, the staff broke the school record for most strikeouts in a game, recording 17 against Oakland on April 23. Bigler mentored the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year in 2016, with Brian Keller becoming the first-ever Panther to win 10 games in a season while also setting season and career records for strikeouts and innings pitched. Keller went on to be selected by the New York Yankees in the MLB Draft. The 2015 season saw a pair of pitchers selected as First-Team All-Horizon League members, marking a first-ever for the Milwaukee program. The team ERA of 3.93 was just the second sub-4.00 mark and finished second all-time. In addition to Justin Langley and Joe Pavlovich earning first-team honors, Langley was selected by the Miami Marlins in the MLB Draft and the program witnessed its first no-hitter in school history. The 2013 campaign continued a recent trend, as the team was second in the Horizon League in ERA (first in league-only games), making the past three seasons the top three-lowest ERA’s in Milwaukee program history. Bigler led league Pitcher of the Year, Jake Long, who led the conference in victories and ERA at 1.73 - the lowest in the league by over a run and the lowest ERA by a starter in program history. Following the season, Josh Uhen was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round, making him the highest-drafted player in program history and the fourth Panther pitcher to be selected in three seasons. The pitching staff in 2012, set a program mark for the second-straight year in the ERA category, with the 3.73 ERA bettering the previous mark by nearly half a run. The staff had the top two leaders in strikeouts and three of the top seven in ERA, with first-team all-league selection Cale Tassi at 2.74 - the second-lowest for a starter in program history. In addition, two players - Jordan Guth (Philadelphia Phillies; ninth round) and Eric Semmelhack (Milwaukee Brewers; 12th round) - were selected in the 2012 MLB Draft while Kaleb Engelke also signed a professional contract. Milwaukee finished second in the league in ERA and was first in strikeouts in 2011, with Chad Pierce earning Horizon League Pitcher of the Year honors before being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2011 MLB Draft. It was a record-breaking season overall for the staff, as the team ERA was the lowest in program history to that point. The strikeout total broke the school record, as did the six shutouts that were thrown in 2011. The Panthers led the Horizon League in ERA in 2010 and went 4-1 in the league tournament, riding strong pitching to the championship. The team recorded a 2.66 ERA in the five games, limiting opponents to just a .247 batting average. A three-year letterwinner from 1993-95, Bigler transferred to Milwaukee from UW-Oshkosh, where he played in 1992. At UWM, the righthander posted an 11-8 record, pitching 136.0 innings in 21 starts. Following the 1994 season, Bigler was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Bigler played two seasons of professional baseball. In addition to his credentials as a pitching coach, Bigler has also served as the coordinator and instructor of the Bigler Baseball Summer Camps for over 10 years. The Bigler Summer Camps feature instruction on all aspects of the game. Bigler and his wife, Marci, reside in Brookfield with their three children: daughters Emery and Peyton, and son Brooks.

Shaun Wegner was hired as the assistant coach for the Milwaukee baseball team in August of 2017. He was promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2019.   Wegner returned to Milwaukee after spending five seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The NCAA Division III powerhouse claimed Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships in four of his seasons on staff, compiling an impressive 184-53 overall win-loss record (.776 winning percentage), which included an 88-22 mark (.800) in league play. After an extensive search for an assistant coach, we were fortunate to be able to bring Shaun back home, head coach Scott Doffek said at the time. Since leaving Milwaukee, he has gone out and made coaching his passion and has proven to be a very successful coach in all aspects. He is an exceptional recruiter with a great feel for the landscape and a relentless approach. He has tireless work ethic and a true love for the profession. We are absolutely thrilled to have Shaun back in the Black and Gold.   Wegner worked as UWWs hitting coach, catching coach, recruiting coordinator and camp coordinator during his tenure with the Warhawks. Included in that span was an appearance in the College World Series in 2015 and the NCAA Division III National Championship in 2014. Each of his seasons at Whitewater culminated with postseason appearances in the NCAA Tournament.   After graduating from UWM in 2010, Wegner served as graduate assistant coach at Minnesota State University-Mankato for two years. He earned an award for the highest GPA in MSU history. During Wegner's two seasons on staff, the Mavericks posted a combined record of 91-24 (.791 winning percentage) and qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament twice, including a trip to the 2012 Division II College World Series, which yielded a third-place finish. Wegner played baseball at Milwaukee from 2006-10, capping his time with the Panthers by helping the team to the Horizon League Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament his senior season. He batted .300 that campaign, scoring 26 runs and knocking in 29 more. Wegner was named Second Team All-Horizon League as a sophomore, batting .329 overall and .389 in league play. A team captain for two seasons, Wegner was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team as a freshman and went on to lead the conference in runners thrown out and runners picked off each of his final three years. In 180 career games at UWM, he finished with a .286 average, 87 runs batted in, 101 runs scored and 162 hits. [SHAUN WEGNER PLAYER BIO LINK](http://mkepanthers.com/roster.aspxrp_id=677&path=baseball)   Wegner also has coaching experience in the Northwoods League. He was an assistant with the Lakeshore Chinooks in 2012, the teams inaugural season. In addition to his summer with the Chinooks, Wegner served as the field manager and an administrator for the Sheboygan A's, who play in the Wisconsin State League, Northeastern Wisconsin League and the Langsdorf League of Southeastern Wisconsin. Wegner graduated in 2010 with degrees in communications and economics from Milwaukee. He earned his masters degree in sports management in May 2012 from Minnesota State-Mankato.  Wegner is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

Played at Iowa Central CC and Western Illinois.  Year 2 of coaching at the D1 level at UW Milwaukee. Work with Outfielders, Baserunners, Coach first base and Recruit