Grand Canyon University’s Andy Stankiewicz has been named to the 2012 Collegiate National Team coaching staff, as announced by USA Baseball.
Stankiewicz is in his first season at the helm of the Grand Canyon University baseball program. He is the fourth head coach in school history and came to GCU after holding the position of minor league field coordinator with the Seattle Mariners.
“I’m tremendously excited and blessed to be working with USA Baseball and the Collegiate National team. Having the opportunity to put on a jersey that says USA on it is very humbling. It is exciting for Grand Canyon and it gives recognition to our school and coaching staff. I’m very grateful to coach Dave Serrano (University of Tennessee) for giving me this chance. He has had a tremendous amount of success in his career. To be with Dave, George Horton (Oregon) and Jason Gill (LMU) will be a great experience and education for me.”
Prior to his stint with the Mariners, Stankiewicz was a member of the Arizona State University baseball coaching staff from 2007-09. He helped guide the Sun Devils to three Pac-10 Championships and two appearances in the College World Series.
Stankiewicz was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th-round of the 1986 First-Year Player Draft. He played in parts of seven Major League seasons, with the Yankees (1992-93), Houston Astros (1994-95), Montreal Expos (1996-97) and the inaugural season of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998.
The 2012 Collegiate National Team season kicks off on June 24 with a practice in Cary, N.C., at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. The team will then embark on a four-game tour through the Coastal Plain League, June 25-27, and July 1, against the Fayetteville Swampdogs, Wilmington Sharks, Morehead City Marlins, and the Forest City Owls.
Remaining schedule dates and opponents will be announced in the coming weeks on USABaseball.com.
The full USA Baseball release can be viewed
here.