Chad Derck completed his 13th season as an assistant baseball coach for the Golden Bears in the 2017 campaign.
He will mostly oversee the KU hitters this season, as well as assisting with game day administration, recruiting, and the recently improved strength and conditioning.
Derck is no stranger to the Kutztown baseball tradition and operations. He served as an assistant with the program from 2003-09. During that time, the team achieved many milestones including: seven PSAC appearances (PSAC Champions: 2005, 2006, 2008), six NCAA North Atlantic Regionals (Champions: 2004, 2007), two NCAA National Championship appearances, and a 2007 No. 1 national ranking by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Previous to Kutztown, Derck served as the head baseball coach at Shikellamy High School from 1999 to 2002.
A graduate of Susquehanna University in 1996 with a degree in psychology, Derck was a four-year letter recipient for the Crusader baseball team. Derck is a native of Shamokin and resides in Schuylkill Haven with his wife, Mara.
