Coaches

Denny Bowers, Head Coach
(570) 372-4417 - bowers@susqu.edu

Bowers, a former four-year starter for Susquehanna baseball, will begin his third season as head coach in 2008.

After serving as an assistant coach for five years, Bowers was named head coach in the summer of 2005. He earned Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year honors in his first season of 2006 after leading the Crusaders to fifth place out of eight times in the league following five straight last-place finishes.

Bowers started as a pitcher during his freshman year before garnering a starting spot in the field the next three seasons. He was named a Commonwealth Conference All-Star in 1998 and is fourth in school history with a lifetime average of .373.

Bowers played in 94 collegiate games and also ranks sixth in school history in on-base percentage at .464 and had a career slugging percentage of .498.

As a pitcher, Bowers went 8-6 in 105 2/3 innings while striking out 74 batters.

He also serves as equipment manager and resides in Watsontown with his wife, Amy and daughter, Elle.

Matt Slivinski, Assistant Coach
slivinski@susqu.edu

Slivinski returns to Susquehanna as a second year assistant coach for the 2008 season.

Slivinski is a 2003 graduate of Albright College where he held a career hitting average of over .300. A three-year captain, Slivinski was a two-year starting pitcher while also playing center field. In 2003 he earned first-team Middle Atlantic Conference honors, the same season he ranked second in Division III in the nation in saves. Upon graduation, he held both the career and season-saves record for the Lions.

Since graduating, Slivinski served as an assistant at Albright during the 2004 season before coaching at Great Mills High School, Md. where he helped his team to the state quarterfinals.

A graduate of Selinsgrove High School, Slivinski played pitcher and center fielder for the Seals and to-date remains on the all-time records list. He now plays competitively for the Northumberland Diamondbacks in the North Branch League.

Outside of baseball, Slivinski works as a local attorney.

Dan Mehleisen, Assistant Coach
(570) 372-4792 - mehleisen@susqu.edu

Dan Mehleisen joins the Crusader coaching staff in 2008 after serving as an assistant football coach working with defensive backs in the fall.

Mehleisen was a four-year starter in both football and baseball at Union College, serving as team captain for both during his senior year. He ranks seventh in Fighting Dutchmen history in tackles.

An economics major at Union, Mehleisen worked on Wall Street and also as an assistant baseball coach at his alma mater before coming to Susquehanna.