Baseball Coaches
Head Coach - Ben Blake is in his second season as
Simpson head coach and has compiled a 18-24 record. From 2004-2005, Blake was
an assistant coach coach before assuming the duties as associate head coach in
2006. He has served as the Simpson hitting coach and has seen 9-of-11 team and
9-of-12 individual hitting records fall during his tenure. The son of Storm
pitching coach, Joe Blake, Ben began his baseball career at Oral Roberts
University before transferring to Simpson in 1992. During that time he was
named first team All-Region and second team All-Conference for the Storm. Blake
graduated from Simpson College and played for the Cleveland Indians from
1993-94. Email Coach Blake
Pitching Coach - Joe Blake A name familiar in the
history of Simpson baseball, Joe Blake, is in his 24th season as the Storm
pitching coach. A graduate of Simpson, Blake was named IIAC Baseball MVP in
1971 and was twice named first team All-Conference. He later played baseball
for the New York Yankees. All four of Blake's sons have gone on to play
professional baseball— son Casey is a member of the Cleveland Indians.
Assistant Coach - Brian Baker is in his
third season as coach at Simpson. A three-year letterwinner for the Storm,
Baker is a three-time All-Conference selection. He was also chosen as honorable
mention/third team All-Region three times from 1999-2001.
Assistant Coach - Jeff Martens is in his third season on
the Storm coaching staff. A 2003 graduate of Cornell College, Martens was a
three-year letterwinner for the Rams. He has has served as an assistant coach
at Heritage (Colo.) High School and at Cornell.
Assistant Coach - Jason Uhlenhake is in his third full
season on the Simpson staff. An assistant athletic trainer for the Storm, he
began working with Simpson shortly after the season began in 2005. Uhlenhake
will work primarily with the outfielders and hitters. He played at Wartburg
College where he lettered as an outfielder for the Knights from 2001-02. He
began his coaching career at South Winneshiek High School where he served the
assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach from 2001-02. E-Mail Coach Uhlenhake