Today St. Dominic HS announced Brian Anderson as their Head Coach, replacing Jimmy Goelz who is currently coaching at NYIT.
Anderson is a 2005 graduate of Sachem North, where he helped lead the Arrows to the League 2 title under Head Coach Tom Gambino, where he was named All-County. He went on to play at C.W. Post, graduating in 2010, playing alongside current Commack HC Bryan Bonin and St. John the Baptist HC Casey McKay.
“I’m excited to have my own program,” said Anderson who has been coaching for the Long Island Titans for several years, leading the 12U Body Armor team to first place in a 104-team nationwide tournament last August in Cooperstown.
He noted that he is familiar with a few of the players; including their four elite players (Carlos Hidalgo, Johnny Flannigan, Mike Florides and Sean Lane) through years of coaching and giving private lessons.
“They played in the championship last year so we already have a decent crop of players to work with,” he stated.
It took a miraculous comeback by St. John the Baptist to prevent the Bayhawks from forcing a do-or-die championship game at Hofstra–after trailing 3-0 in the fifth inning. They are in great position to compete for a championship once again with the Cougars graduating several of their biggest impact players from 2018 such as Philadelphia Phillies draft pick Logan O’Hoppe and James Madison-outfielder Will Shaw.
Anderson added that he coached alongside McKay this summer and is excited to compete from opposite dugouts beginning this year.
He will be assisted by Matt Prokopowicz, who had one of the best hitting careers in Hofstra’s program history. He is the program leader in hits (271) and second in RBIs (162). He helped lead Massapequa to an undefeated season and Class AA state championship in 2006. He hit .500 with 18 HRs during his high school career.
