WNC head baseball coach

DJ Whittemore

D.J. Whittemore is the Western Wildcats head baseball coach. His overall record at Western stands at 78-42-2 after last season's championship run.

The Wildcats battled their way to eight straight post-season victories to earn a Region XVIII Championship, a Western Regional Championship, and a berth in the NJCAA World Series. There, they won two straight games, including a victory over No. 1-ranked New Mexico Junior College, the 2005 NJCAA national champions.

In their first season, Whittemore and his assistant coaches helped guide the Wildcats to the Scenic West Conference Championship. The Wildcats finished conference play with a 30-10 record, which included season sweeps over three conference opponents.

A graduate of Wooster High School in Reno, Whittemore returned as a teacher and outfield/pitching and conditioning coach from 2000-2003, when the Colts were 2001 state tournament qualifiers and 2002 Nevada AAAA state baseball Champions.

He earned an associate degree from Santa Barbara City College, and a bachelor's degree from Oregon State University. He is current an area scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.