Dizzy Peyton Assistant Coach
Dizzy Peyton returns for his sixth year as a full-time assistant coach after serving for two seasons as a volunteer assistant. Peyton will be responsible for the development of the Norse pitching staff. Peyton coached the Quincy Gems of the Central Illinois Collegiate League during the summer of 2007. Since joining the NKU staff in 2005, Peyton has sent ten pitchers into the professional ranks, including four by way of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. In 2006, his pitching staff picked up a GLVC-best 41 wins and struck out a league-high 122 batters looking out of 399 total strikeouts en route to a GLVC championship and an appearance in the NCAA North Central Regional.
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Peyton played one season with the Norse in 2003. He maintained a 3-3 record with a 4.44 earned run average, striking out 44 batters while walking just 20. Post-season Tommy John surgery ended Peyton’s playing career after just one season.
Kent Shartzer Assistant Coach
Kent Shartzer has been an assistant coach for the baseball team at NKU since 2010. He primarily works with the infielders and acts as the hitting coach. Shartzer earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bellarmine University in 2005. He coached at Holy Cross High School in Louisville, Ky. in 2006 before returning to his alma mater in 2007. He helped coach the Knight’s baseball team for two seasons. Shartzer resides in Williamsburg, OH with his wife Allie and daughter Stevi.
Billy O’Conner Volunteer Assistant Coach
Billy O’Conner begins his first season as a volunteer assistant coach for the baseball team.
O’Conner spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Xavier. He has managed the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League’s Cincinnati Steam for the past two summers, where he led the team to a first-place finish in 2012. O’Conner was named the Joe Carbone Manager of the Year this summer for his efforts.
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After beginning his collegiate career at Indiana University, O’Conner played his final two seasons at Xavier. He helped the Musketeers advance their first NCAA Division I Tournament after capturing the 2009 Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship. He batted .333 with two homeruns and 39 RBIs as a
O’Conner played two seasons at the professional level after graduating from Xavier. He spent one year as a member of the Texas Rangers organization, playing for the AZL Rangers and Spokane Indians, before playing one season for the Frontier League’s Washington Wild Things. O’Conner earned his finance degree from Xavier in 2009. GLVC Champions: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
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