Coaches Clinic 

• Date:Sunday, December 5
• Time: 9am - Noon
• Location: Santa Margarita HS
• Registration: https://www.simpletix.com/e/smchs-baseball-rsmll-clinic-tickets-81892 
• Cost: FREE (note, all managers are required to attend at least once coaches clinic)

     Players Clinic 

• Date:Sunday, December 5
• Time: 1:30 - 4:30
• Location: Santa Margarita HS
• Registration: https://www.simpletix.com/e/smchs-baseball-rsmll-clinic-tickets-81892 (Limited to the 80).  All Players Must Register 
• Cost: FREE

 

Santa Margarita Eagles Baseball program competes at the DI level, in the Trinity League.  They have qualified for the payoff each fo the past 3 years.  In addition, the program currently has 12 Division I committed student athletes.  

 

Coaches 

 

Chris Malec will spearhead the player and coaches clinic. Coach Malec is entering his 4th season at the Coach of the Eagles.  In 2019, Malec’s second season at the helm, the Eagles went 26-11 and won the CIF Southern Section Championship. Malec was chosen as CIF Coach of the Year and a “Coach of Character” by the Orange County Athletic Director’s Assn.

Before coming to Santa Margarita, Malec was Associate Head Coach / Associate Faculty at Saddleback College from 2012-15. He primarily worked as the infield coach and hitting coach in addition to running the Gauchos’ offense. While at Saddleback, 41 of Malec’s players moved on to play at four-year universities. 

As a player, coach Malec played at Santa Margarita HS, UC Santa Barbara, and was selected by the NY Yankees and reached class AAA during his 6 year professional playing career.  

 

Assisting at the clinic will be the coaching staff at Santa Margarita 

Willie Kuhl - Pitching Coach - CS Fullerton University 

Jeff Larue - Hitting coach - Washington State University (LA Angels MiLB).  

Michael Fuchs - Hitting Coach / Infield Coach - Vanguard University (LA Angels MiLB).