Steve Hart will be entering his third season at the helm of the Penn State Berks Baseball program. He is coming off a historic run for Penn State Berks that concluded with the school's first appearance in NCAA Tournament play in any sport.
Hart led the 2009 baseball team to their first ever NEAC Championship after needing a play in game to qualify for the double elimination tournament. Penn State Berks entered the tournament as the # 4 seed and swept through the tournament. Coach Hart led the team to a 22-23-1 finish and a 7-6 NEAC record.
Under Hart's guidance The Nittany Lions have advanced to consecutive trips to the NEAC Championship game and a trip to the NCAA Regional's following the 2009 season. He has produced a 39-50-1 overall record and a 17-10 NEAC Conference record in his two seasons with the program.
In addition to his coaching efforts Hart serves the Reading area as a PIAA and American Legion Umpire since 2003. He is no stranger to the Reading area, before his days as an umpire Hart was an assistant coach at Albright College from 1999-2003. At Albright Coach Hart specialized in assisting hitters, outfielders and catchers along with his recruiting responsibilities.
Coach Hart is a 1999 graduate of Millersville University where he earned his degree in Business Management along with his accomplishments on the field. Hart left Millersville ranking 9th all time in RBI's with 94, 11th in doubles with 31 and 14th in hits with 145. His play helped to lead Millersville to a visit to the 1998 NCAA D-II World Series finishing 5th.
Along with his coaching responsibilities Coach Hart works as a
District Manager for The Reading Eagle. He resides in Reading
with his wife Kelly and daughters Kelsey and Kayley.
Todd Louviaux will be entering his second season with the Penn State Berks Baseball program.
Louviaux brings a wealth of baseball knowledge and experience to the sidelines at Berks. He is a member of the Bucks County Community College Hall of Fame playing one year of baseball at BCCC. He was a member of the Point Park College baseball program where he led the NAIA team to the College World Series and was a two year member of Temple University's baseball program.
Louviaux owns and operates two indoor baseball academies and is associated with AAU baseball in the Reading area. He is the Head Coach of the 14 and under Triple Threat Travel Baseball program which competes all over the United States.
Louviaux is a graduate of Temple University where he earned a
dual degree in Marketing and Business Administration.
Pat Griffin will be entering his first season on the sidelines with the baseball program at Penn State Berks after playing his four year career with the Nittany Lions.
Griffin will be making the transition to the sidelines after being a fixture at second base for Berks the past four seasons. He was a key player in the 2009 NEAC Championship for Penn State Berks and the first team in school history to play at the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament.
Pat graduated from Penn State Berks in December of 2009 with a
degree in Business.
