Feather River College
Baseball Coaches

Head Coach
Pitching Coach
1.800.442.9799 ext 229
530.283.0202 ext 229

503-508-0834 (cell)
E-mail – tbaumgartner@frc.edu

Terry Baumgartner enters his first year as the head coach of the Golden Eagles after spending one year as the pitching coach.  Prior to Feather River Coach Baumgartner spent 17 years at Western Oregon University. Coach Baumgartner spent 11 years as the leader of the successful Western Oregon baseball program, first directing the team at the age of 24 in 1995.  He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach (1993-94) and four more as a player (1989-92).  Baumgartner's squads during that tenure were dominant in the Pacific Northwest.  His teams never had a losing season, leaving him with a 370-220 record at the conclusion of the 2005 season, the most wins in Western Oregon baseball history.

In 2005, the Wolves went 42-15 and finished second at the NCAA Division II west region tournament.  WOU also won its fourth straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference title, and had a 76-19 record in four years of GNAC action.  In 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 Baumgartner was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after his squad cruised to league titles.

In 2001, Western Oregon's final year at the NAIA level, he marched his team to a 41-20 overall mark and their first trip to the NAIA College World Series, where they finished third. The Salem, Oregon native was honored in 2001 as the NAIA Region I Coach of the Year and Cascade Conference Coach of the Year.

When Baumgartner took over the reigns of the Western Oregon program in 1995, he was the youngest head coach of any sport in school history.  He made the most of his opportunity when he led the Wolves to the Cascade Conference championship, a then-school-record 33 victories and the team's first appearance at the NAIA Far West Region tournament since 1972.  For his efforts, Baumgartner not only was named the Cascade Conference's baseball Coach of the Year, but also the Coach of the Year for all men's sports in the conference.

Baumgartner served as pitching coach for the Wolves in 1993 and helped lead that squad to what was then a school-record 26 victories.  He tutored the outfielders and headed up the Wolves' scouting and recruiting efforts in 1994 and helped guide the Wolves to a 25-23 mark and a third-lace finish in the NAIA District 2 Championship.

Coach Baumgartner's name is very familiar in baseball circles in the Pacific Northwest.  He attended Sprague High School in Salem, Oregon, where he played baseball for his father.  Following his 1988 graduation from Sprague, Baumgartner moved on to Western Oregon where he was a key member of the Wolves' pitching staff from 1989-92.  One of the top small-college relief pitchers in his four seasons, he earned Honorable Mention NAIA All-District 2 honors in 1991.

Terry received his Bachelors degree in Secondary Education from Western Oregon University in 1994, and his Masters degree in Education from Western Oregon in 1999.

Terry is married to the former Gretchen Wehner, a former WOU All-American in track and field. Terry and Gretchen are parents to son Drew (7), and to daughter Lexi (3).

Assistant Coach
Hitting and Catching Coach
1.800.442.9799 ext. 208
530.283.0202 ext 208
E-mail: gmccarthy@frc.edu

Greg McCarthy enters his first season on the Golden Eagle baseball staff after retiring from the San Francisco Giants organization.  Coach McCarthy will be in charge of the catchers and hitters and he will spend time with the pitching staff.  McCarthy played his college ball for Head Coach Terry Baumgartner at Western Oregon University (2002 - 2005), where he was a four year starter behind the plate for the Wolves.  In his senior year he was selected as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Co-Player of the Year for the NCAA Division II West Region, made the ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team, and he was on the NCBWA All-American Team and ABCA/Rawlings All-American Team.  During his four years at Western Oregon he set numerous individual season and career records for hitting and he was a first team all-conference catcher all four years, while also winning four conference titles.  After college he was signed by the San Francisco Giants organization and played 3 years of professional baseball.  In the summer of 2005 his Rookie level team won the Arizona League Championship and in 2006 he played in Augusta, Georgia at the Long A level and Augusta ended the summer with the most wins in the Minors.

After retiring from the San Francisco Giants organization in April 2007, Coach McCarthy worked with the hitters and catchers at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon.  During the summer of 2007 he was the Pitching and Catching Coach for Corvallis Richey's Market AAA Legion baseball team.

Coach McCarthy is finishing up his B.S. Degree in Physical Education from Western Oregon University.  McCarthy will be getting married on October 12th to Carlie Russum in Vancouver, Washington.

Jason Gay brings five years of assistant coaching experience to Feather River College.  He is in his fourth year coaching the Golden Eagles.  He will serve as the team’s infield coach and help with hitting.  Gay played for the Golden Eagles in the program’s first and second seasons of existence, 1998 and 1999.  Gay earned First Team All-Golden Valley Conference selections both seasons playing short stop and second base for the Eagles.  Gay’s hard-nosed style of play also earned him recognition as the first ever baseball player inducted into the school’s Wall of Fame.

After graduating from Feather River, Gay went on to play for Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri.  Jason was a two-year starter for the NAIA school, where he played centerfield and batted lead-off.  Gay helped lead the team to their first ever conference titles as well as two regional playoff appearances.  He was recognized as a First Team All-Conference player after his junior year.  In rewards for his efforts in Kansas City, Gay was selected to play for a National Collegiate All-Star Team in Europe during the summers following his junior and senior years.

Coach Gay graduated with a B.S. degree in Health Ecology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2003.  He is now working toward a Masters of Sport Management degree from the United States Sports Academy.  Gay is married to the former Linda Young.  Jason and Linda are parents to daughter McKynlee (1).

Assistant Coach
Outfield Coach
530-283-9713 ext. 203

E-mail: mvollmer@frc.edu

Mark Vollmer begins his second tour of duty on the Golden Eagles coaching staff. He will serve as the team's outfield coach and also work with the hitters for the Golden Eagles.  Mark took the last four years off from coaching baseball to concentrate on his profession and now is ready get back on the diamond.  Coach Vollmer is no stranger to the Golden Valley Conference as he starred at rival Lassen College for two years as a middle infielder. Prior to Lassen College he played his high school ball for Reno High School and coach Pete Savage.

After Coach Vollmer's playing days were over he got into coaching at the collegiate level.  He got his start in coaching at Lassen College and then moved on to Neosho College in Kansas.  He also coached summer baseball in the Northwoods Collegiate League for two summers.