Daniel Hersey, who has assembled an impressive coaching resume over the past dozen years, was added to the UMD baseball staff prior to the 2018 season.
Hersey served as both the manager (2010-17) and director of baseball operations (2011-17) with the Duluth Huskies, directing them to Northwood League playoff appearances in 2013 and 2015. Prior to coming to the Twin Ports, he spent time in an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator role at the College of Central Florida (2009-11) and Saint Leo University (2005-08). Hersey also was the pitching coordinator for the All-American Prospects travel team out of Vero Beach, Fla., during the summer of 2009 and the manager for the Coastal Plain League's Wilmington Sharks one year earlier. Hersey's collegiate playing experience includes stints at the University of West Georgia (2003-04) and Rollins College (2000-03). Last spring, he assisted with the Proctor (Minn.) High School baseball program.
Hersey received a B.A. degree in psychology from Saint Leo University in 2005.
