SEAN OCHINKO VOLUNTEER COACH/HITTING COACH
The Gibbs File
Playing Career 2008-10 2010-15
LSU Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers minor league organizations
The Ochinko File Year at LSU: Birthdate: Hometown: Education:
Playing Career 2007-09 LSU 2009-15 Toronto Blue Jays minor league system Coaching Career 2017 LSU (undergraduate assistant coach) 2018- LSU (volunteer coach/hitting coach)
Coaching Career 2016 LSU (coordinator of baseball operations) 2017 LSU (volunteer coach/hitting coach) 2018 LSU (director of player development)
Former LSU catcher Micah Gibbs will serve as the Tigers’ Director of Player Development for the 2018 season. He was scheduled to begin his second season as the Volunteer Coach/Hitting Coach; however, he suffered a serious knee injury prior to the season, necessitating the move from the field to an administrative role for 2018. An all-American who produced one of the highest single-season batting averages in LSU history in 2010, Gibbs originally joined the Tigers’ staff as coordinator of operations prior to the 2016 season after playing six years of minor league baseball and reaching the AAA level. Gibbs, 29, was named the Tigers’ volunteer coach and hitting coach in November 2016, and he helped lead LSU to the 2017 SEC regular-season and tournament titles and the national runners-up finish at the College World Series by directing a prolific offense that was No. 1 in the SEC in RBI (448), and No. 2 in the league in batting average (.289) total bases (1,053), base hits (702), runs scored (482) and on-base percentage (.384). Gibbs coached LSU rightfielder Greg Deichmann, a second-round draft selection who earned 2017 firstteam All-America honors after hitting .308 with team highs of 19 homers and 73 RBI. Gibbs also mentored shortstop Kramer Robertson, a third-team all-American and fourth-round draft choice, and two Freshmen All-Americans – third baseman Josh Smith and centerfielder Zach Watson. Along with his on-field experience, Gibbs has handled a number of responsibilities with the baseball program, including team travel, budgeting, community relations and the operation of the Paul Mainieri Baseball Camp. Gibbs, native of Pflugerville, Texas, started 177 games in three seasons (2008-10) at LSU, batting .336 (221-for-657) with 46 doubles, five triples, 18 homers and 137 RBI. He earned second-team All-America and first-team All-SEC honors in 2010, when he hit .388 (95-for-245) with 14 doubles, three triples, 10 homers and 60 RBI. The .388 average ranks among the Top 10 highest single-season averages in LSU annals. Gibbs helped lead the Tigers to the College World Series title in 2009, batting .294 (70-for-238) with 16 doubles, two triples, six homers and 42 RBI. He was also the starting catcher for the United States National Team that won a gold medal at the 2008 World Championships in the Czech Republic. Gibbs was selected in the third round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs, and he played for six seasons in the farm systems of the Cubs, the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gibbs earned an LSU degree in sport administration in December 2014.
Second October 21, 1987 Parkland, Fla. LSU, 2017; B.A. in interdisciplinary studies
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Third July 27, 1988 Pflugerville, Texas LSU, 2014; B.S. in Sport Administration
Sean Ochinko will work this season as the Tigers’ Volunteer Coach and Hitting Coach after serving last season as LSU’s undergraduate assistant coach while completing his degree requirements. Ochinko helped lead the ’17 Tigers to the SEC championship and the national runnersup finish at the College World Series. Ochinko was appointed to the volunteer coach/hitting coach position in January 2018 after Micah Gibbs suffered a serious knee injury and was assigned the role of Director of Player Development for the 2018 season. Ochinko, 30, was a catcher/first baseman at LSU from 2007-09, and he helped lead the Tigers to the 2009 College World Series title. He played in 65 games (63 starts) in 2009, batting .333 (78for-234) with 15 doubles, nine homers, 57 RBI and 46 runs. Ochinko was LSU’s top hitter in ’09 postseason games, batting .362 (17-for-47) with three doubles, two homers, 13 RBI and seven runs. He hit .368 (7-for-19) in the College World Series with one double, two homers, seven RBI and four runs. Ochinko collected a career-high four hits in his final collegiate game, as he was 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in Game 3 of the CWS Finals versus Texas. A native of Parkland, Fla., Ochinko was selected in the 11th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and he played seven seasons in the minor leagues, advancing to the Triple-A level.
NATE FURY COORDINATOR OF OPERATIONS
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TIGERS
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
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MICAH GIBBS
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The Fury File Year at LSU: Birthdate: Hometown: Education:
LEON LANDRY
Second February 6, 1991 Harahan, La. LSU, 2014 B.S. in Sport Administration
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First September 20, 1989 Baker, La. Pursuing a Sport Administration degree at LSU
Leon Landry, who helped lead LSU to the 2009 College World Series title, will work in 2018 as the Tigers’ undergraduate assistant coach as he pursues an LSU degree. Landry, a Baton Rouge native, started 162 games as an outfielder at LSU from 2008-10, and he was the third-round selection of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2010 MLB Draft. He played for eight seasons in the Dodgers, Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds organizations before retiring from professional baseball and returning to LSU to earn his degree. Landry is the seventh former LSU player to become an undergraduate assistant coach under Paul Mainieri. The others are infielder Buzzy Haydel, outfielder/first baseman Blake Dean, outfielder Alex Edward, infielder Christian Ibarra, pitcher Brent Bonvillian and catcher/first baseman Sean Ochinko. Landry hit .300 during LSU’s 2009 national championship season with 10 doubles, 12 homers, 41 RBI, 38 runs and nine steals. He tied the LSU single-game record with three home runs at Mississippi State on May 16 of that year. Landry batted .338 (81-for-240) in 2010 with 12 doubles, six triples, six homers, 45 RBI and 16 stolen bases. He was named to the NCAA Los Angeles Regional All-Tournament team after hitting .462 (6-for-13) in three games with two doubles and two runs scored. Originally drafted in the 36th round by the Cincinnati Reds in 2007 as a Baker High School senior, Landry elected to enroll at LSU and made an immediate impact in his freshman year as the Tigers advanced to the 2008 College World Series. He had five doubles, three homers, 11 RBI, three steals and 20 runs during LSU’s SEC-record 23-game win streak from April 22-June 1 of the ’08 season.
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Nate Fury, an LSU pitcher in 2013 and 2014, was named in January 2017 as the Tigers’ coordinator of baseball operations. Fury, 27, handles a number of duties, including team travel, budgeting, community relations and working as the team liaison with the Coaches Committee, LSU’s year-round booster club. Fury, a native of Harahan, La., made 46 career relief appearances for the Tigers, posting a 5-2 record and a 2.45 ERA in 47.2 innings with 38 strikeouts. He made 20 relief appearances in 2013, helping LSU to a College World Series appearance, and he made 26 appearances in 2014, recording a 3-1 mark with a 2.15 ERA. Fury, who has an LSU degree in sports administration, was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 MLB Draft, and he pitched in the minor leagues for three seasons. He was a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll during his LSU career.
BASEBALL OFFICIAL YEARBOOK
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The Landry File
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UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH
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