Baseball Nick Derba Head Coach
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Nick Derba seeks blue collar studentathletes to join UMaine’s tradition-rich baseball family. The Black Bears have made 16 appearances in the NCAA regionals and seven trips to the College World Series. Among the program’s many stellar studentathletes, 98 joined the professional ranks and 19 made it to Major League Baseball. Players are “Black Bears forever, not just for four years,” says Derba, who was drafted and played six seasons in the St. Louis organization. “When they’re 55, I hope they pick up the phone to talk. I have that relationship with former coaches and there’s nothing better.” Derba was accepted to medical school but chose coaching to guide young men to be “Maine tough” on the field and gentlemen in life.