VARSITY COACHING STAFF

Coach McCaffrey took over for legendary CDM Coach John Emme in 2019. Coach McCaffrey joined Emme’s staff in 2018 after spending 11 years at University HS. While at UNI, Coach McCaffrey spent time as the PE Chair, Activities Director, Athletic Director, Varsity Football Coach, and Head Baseball Coach. This will be Coach McCaffrey’s 21st year of coaching with stints at El Toro, Laguna Hills, Beckman, and University. Kevin was a three year All-League player in both football and baseball at Laguna Hills High School. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in History. He received his Masters from Concordia in Athletic Administration.  Coach McCaffrey teaches PE and the Turf Management class here at CDM.

Coach is thankful to have extremely supportive parents. His father Tom was the longtime head baseball coach at El Toro HS. Both parents attend almost every home game and offer their advice in post-game meals.

Coach lives in Tustin with his wife Brooke and daughter Marlee.  Kevin states that he is so lucky to have a loving and competitive partner that allows him to spend so much time out on the field.  You can expect to see Brooke and little Marlee Mae Mccaffrey out at some of the games supporting their favorite baseball team and coach this season. 

Coach Gerakos Played at Fullerton College from 1969-70. He was drafted by Oakland As in 1970. Mike declined the As offer and attended UCLA where he played from 1971-72. He was then drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1972 draft. He signed and played in the Twins organization for 2 ½ years. Coach Gerakos was a special player and this is evident in the fact that he is in the Baseball Hall of Fame at both Fullerton and UCLA.

After his playing career ended, Mike became an assistant coach at UCLA for 6 seasons. From there he was the Head Coach at UCI from 1981-1992. UCI decided to fold the program and Mike took a job at University High School where he taught and coached from 1993-2018. In his time at UNI, he served as a teacher, activities director, dean of attendance, and baseball coach. He was selected as the University HS Teacher of the Year in 2002 and the IUSD Teacher of the Year in 2012. Mike retired in June of 2018 from University and was coaxed out of retirement by Coach McCaffrey. Coach Gerakos is thoroughly enjoying the CDM players and Coaches.  Coach Gerakos lives in Orange with his wife Kathy and loves spending time with his grand-daughter Gia Francesca.

This is Coach Green’s 15th year as an assistant varsity coach for CDM and his 21st year coaching at the varsity level. As an Orange County native, Coach Green played shortstop at Dana Hill High School alongside three MLB draft picks. As a senior in 1995, he played every inning of the season at SS.  During college, while studying Political Science, he was a 4-year letterman in baseball at George Washington University and he played for the 1998 regular season Atlantic-10 conference champion. He reached base safely nine at-bats in a row his senior year, and never struck out during his entire college career. He played in two major league stadiums, Jacobs Field, Cleveland, (where he stole a base) and Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia.

Coach Green began his coaching career at Newport Harbor as a varsity assistant in 2000. Then he became a varsity assistant coach at Laguna Hills from '01-'02 during back to back Sea View League titles. From 2003-2005, he was the Head Varsity Coach at Estancia.

Coach Green resides in Ladera Ranch with his wife Shelly and their daughter Amelia.

Brandon grew up in the Orange County area and attended Beckman High School from 2007 through 2010. During his tenure as a Patriot, he gathered numerous accolades such as Beckman and Pacific Coast League MVP honors after hitting over .500 in back to back seasons. He was ranked all city for Tustin and Irvine as well as a First team All State and CIF Southern section selection. 

Following his high school career, Brandon accepted a scholarship to play at the University of California at Santa Barbara where he had tremendous success. As a Gaucho, Brandon was an All Big West selection twice as well as a Preseason All American. In 2013 Baseball America ranked Brandon the #1 infielder in all of the NCAA following an All star season in the prestigious Cape Cod Summer League where he was voted the starting All Star Shortstop. After returning from Cape Cod Brandon helped lead the gauchos to their first regional appearance in decades.

Brandon’s college career ended in June 2013 where he was selected in the 7th round of the MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing, Brandon was quick to see success while leading the Pioneer League in hitting in his first  professional season. Brandon played 4 full seasons and gathered numerous accolades such as numerous All Star appearances and an All Star MVP award in 2015 while playing with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. He was then selected to compete in the Prestigious Arizona Fall League where he again had great success. 

Brandon is now back in the Orange County area with a new intention to educate and guide the players of CDM to lengthy and successful baseball careers. Coach Trinkwon enters his third season on the varsity staff at CDM. 

Coach Barte is a 2002 graduate of Grandview Heights High School in Columbus, Ohio where he was a multi-sport athlete. He earned 11 varsity letters in golf, football, wrestling and baseball. As a leader and captain, Coach Barte was named to the All - Ohio team for his senior season in both wrestling and baseball. He was named the conference and central Ohio player of the year during his senior baseball campaign setting school records in wins, ERA and strikeouts. In 2016 Coach Barte was inducted to the Grandview Heights Athletics Hall of Fame for his accomplishments.

After his time at Grandview Heights, Coach earned a baseball scholarship to attend Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. Coach was a four year starter for the Colonels and in 2006, Coach Barte was the NCAA D1 leader in homeruns allowed, allowing 0 the entire season. During the off-season Coach Barte was selected to play for the Lima Locos in the Great Lakes League and the So Cal Fire in nearby Anaheim., California.

Following his playing career, Coach graduated from EKU in 2007 with a bachelor’s in mathematics teaching. Upon graduation, Coach Barte started his coaching and teaching career in 2008 at Madison Central High School in Richmond, Kentucky. Coach served as the varsity pitching coach from 2008-2015 under Hall of Fame head coach Steve Roof helping lead the Indians a state tournament birth in 2014. Coach Barte was named the KHSBCA Assistant Coach of the Year in both 2012 and 2014 for his work with the Indians. During the summer Coach Barte served as the head coach for the nationally recognized Elite Baseball Club and the Evoshield Canes.

From 2016 – 2022, Coach served as the head varsity baseball coach for the Atherton Rebels and the Fern Creek Tigers in Louisville, Kentucky. During his tenure Coach Barte accumulated a career coaching record of 107-41 including 4 straight 20 + wins seasons including a District championship in 2021. In 2022, Coach Barte led the Fern Creek tigers to a school record of 27 wins which led to him being named the KHSBCA Head Coach of the Year.

Coach Barte currently lives in Corona Del Mar with his wife Candace and is in his first year teaching math and coaching baseball at Corona Del Mar Middle and High School.

Kayvan has deep experience coaching strength and sprint training with athletes ranging from youth to professional.

Kayvan has been a sports performance coach at Athletic Republic and Evo Sports Training where he worked with world renowned speed expert Gary Cablayan. This experience was instrumental in developing Kayvan’s training philosophies and offered him the opportunity to work with many professional athletes. Kayvan is also a coach at Evo Sports Training combine training that helps former NCAA athletes prepare for the NFL draft.

This year is Kayvons second year as our Strength and Conditioning Coach. Kayvon also coaches with the CDM football team as he is the wide receivers coach. During the 2020 football season he was the wide receivers coach and strength coach at Golden West College. In 2019 he was the strength coach for Millikan High School (Long Beach) and sprint coach for the University High School Track team.

Kayvan participated in both football and track at Chapman University where he also received a B.A.. Kayvon is excited to work with the baseball program and he has the boys working extremely hard in the weight room.

JUNIOR VARSITY COACHING STAFF

Mitch graduated from CDM where he was a leader on both the football and baseball teams. Coach Gardner teaches Social Science and English at CDM. He also coaches football at CDM. This will be Coach Gardners third year coaching baseball at CDM. 

Coach Luke Joyce enters his fifth year as a coach at CDM.  Born and raised in Newport Beach, California. Coach Luke attended Corona Del Mar High School and graduated in 2019 where he was able to prosper athletically and academically while playing alongside several Division 1 players. As a Senior, Coach Luke was a DH and a Pitcher where he led the staff in ERA. Coach Joyce is excited to help the young men on his team win a Sunset League Championship as well as further develop their baseball skills. He lives in Newport Beach and recently graduated from Cal St. Fullerton. He would like to thank his parents for always being supportive and Coach Kevin McCaffrey for giving him the opportunity to become part of the Sea King Staff.

Coach Wagner enters his second year on the Sea King staff. Matt teaches in the district and coaches both football and baseball here at CDM. Coach Wagner excelled in both Football and Baseball as a prep at Trabuco Hill HS. We are excited to have Coach Wagner's energy and passion on the baseball staff.

FRESHMAN COACHING STAFF

Brett grew up in the Orange County area, and attended Rancho Alamitos High School. During his tenure as a Vaquero, he played outfield and pitched for four years on varsity. His senior year he was voted Garden Grove League MVP, he batted .515 with four home runs, 21 RBI, 31 runs, and a SLG percentage of .835. He also pitched 70 innings with 78 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.00. He set a school record with 50 hits and a .515 average in a season. He also played point guard on the basketball team, and was named the Senior Male Athlete of the Year.

Following his high school career, Brett started his college career at Saddleback College. As a sophomore, he was voted 1st Team All Conference, batting .421 with one homerun, eight triples, 47 runs, 20 RBI, and a SLG percentage of .605. He was named a Scholar Baller Athlete, set the single season record for triples, and was eventually inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brett then accepted a scholarship from University of California at Santa Barbara, where he had tremendous success. As a Gaucho, Brett was a First Team All Big West selection his junior year, and was also named to the All Region Team. That year he hit .381, 90 hits, 30 rbi, 54 runs which was enough to earn him the batting title in the Big West Conference. He also hit 9 triples that season, which still stands as the single season record.

Brett's college career ended in June 2012 where he was selected in the 10th round of the MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. Brett spent the next seven seasons in the A's organization, eventually making it to AAA his final year in affiliate ball.  During his time in AAA he hit .274 with a .344 on base percentage. In 662 games in the minor leagues he racked up 635 hits, 335 runs, 130 doubles, and 100 stolen bases. He was also well known for his defense, and in 594 games in the outfield he only committed 13 errors, which gives him a career fielding percentage of .990.

Brett's long career in the minors was highlighted by several outstanding seasons.  In 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017 he participated in the playoffs with three different teams winning two titles, and bringing home two Double A Texas League championship rings. Brett has a league career postseason batting average of .338 with a .394 on base percentage, and an OPS of .825. In 2015,  Brett was also named affiliate hitter for the month of April, as well as a post season organizational All Star.

Brett left affiliate ball in 2019, and began his career in the American Association of Professional Baseball. Through three seasons Brett averaged .284, while bringing home another championship ring in 2020 with the Milwaukee Milkmen. He was also named Co-Defensive Player of the year.

Brett is now looking forward to using his extensive experience in baseball at every level, to help mentor and develop the players at CDM in pursuit of their baseball goals

Tyler Stirewalt, originally from San Bernardino County, distinguished himself as a versatile athlete at Aquinas High School, where he lettered in three sports and received multiple awards in his two years attending Aquinas. He advanced his athletic career at Fresno State, excelling in both football and baseball. Tyler’s collegiate achievements led to him being drafted by the Minnesota Twins, launching a six-year professional baseball career where he played for various teams, demonstrating his skill and dedication on the national stage.

Training at Driveline for over 6 years, he gained an advanced knowledge of pitching mechanics and a sharpening of how to better a pitcher's arsenal. Through dedication he became Driveline Coach Certified back in 2020 and has trained alongside some of the best pitchers in the game today! This is his first year coaching at CDM!