Coach Mark Magdaleno is entering his second season with the Penguins at Clark College. His first year here the Penguins went 2-11 to start the season. Down the stretch they went 19-9. The team also earned a NWAC playoff Berth.
"We understand and accept that it's going to get gritty everyday and we understand that we are in it together until the end. That's how we compete. With grit until the end."
Coach Magdaleno has a combined high school and college overall record of 270-146.
Beginning his coaching career in 1983 as an assistant coach at Ventura College (CA), Magdaleno served on staff for the 1983, ’84, and ’85 seasons.
In 1986 Magdaleno was named the head coach at Temple Christian High School, where he led them to a league title that year.
Following a brief two-year hiatus from coaching, Magdaleno returned to coaching in 1989 at Santa Paula High School (CA) as their head baseball coach from 1989-1991. After leading the Cardinals to a CIF Playoff berth in 1991, Magdaleno returned to the college game taking a position at California Lutheran University as an assistant coach under Rich Hill (currently head baseball coach at University of San Diego). In three seasons, the Kingsmen were 3-time SCIAC champions, 2-time Western Regional Champions, and made two trips to the NCAA Division III World Series.
In 1995 Magdaleno returned to his roots to accept a coaching position at Ventura College where he worked with the only state “Player of the Year” in Ventura College baseball history, Brandon Knight (New York Yankees, New York Mets, and United States Olympic Team).
In 1996 Magdaleno moved to Colorado and returned to head coaching at Arvada High School. During a four-year span from 1996-1999, the program lost only 17 games, won two league championships, and earned four playoff berths. In that 4-year span, Magdaleno was named League ‘Coach of the Year’ twice.
After another year away from coaching, Magdaleno was offered and accepted the position as head coach at Centaurus High School in Colorado where would coach from 2001-2004. He again won two more league titles and earned two more league ‘Coach of the Year’ awards.
In 2005 Magdaleno served as the Manager of the Alexandria Beetles in the prestigious Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer league and considered to be among the premier destinations for college players to play wood-bat-only summer baseball.
After moving back to California in the summer of 2006, Magdaleno returned to Ventura College as an assistant coach from 2007-2010. Ventura advanced to the SoCal Regional Tournament two times in that span, winning two playoff games, the first in school history.
In 2011 the opportunity to return to his alma mater and be the head coach at Buena High School (CA) took Magdaleno back to the high school game. From 2011-2014 Magdaleno served as the head coach for the Bulldogs, winning a Channel League title and reaching four straight CIF-SS Playoffs, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2011.
For the 2014 -2015 season Coach Magdaleno returned for his fourth stint to Ventura College coaching staff, where he assisted in running the Pirates offense (strategy and coordination), coaching the catchers, and calling the in-game pitches.
Magdaleno is a graduate of Buena High School in California where he was standout baseball player and football player as a catcher and quarterback respectively. He attended Westmont College (CA) where he played collegiately.
Mark Magdaleno Coaching Experience:
2016 - Present: Clark Community College, Vancouver, WA
- Head Coach
2015-2016: Clark Community College, Vancouver, WA
- Associate Head Coach
2014-15: Ventura College
- offensive strategies, hitters, catchers and calling pitches during games
2011-2014: Buena High School Head Baseball Coach
- 2014 Channel League Champions
- Four consecutive CIF Playoff appearances
2006 to 2010 - Ventura College Assistant Coach
- Responsibilities included hitters, offense, calling pitches
- Two Playoff appearances
- Member of first team to win a community college playoff game
- School record of 377 runs produced in a single season
2005 Alexandria Beetles Manager
- Northwoods League
2001-2004 Centaurus HS Head Baseball Coach
- 2002 Skyline Conference Champions
- 2002 Skyline Coach Of the Year
- 2001 Skyline Conference Champions
- 2001 Skyline Coach of the Year
- Three playoff appearances
- Final Four appearance
- Two Regional appearances
1996-1999 Arvada HS Head Baseball Coach
- 1999 Jefferson County Conference Champions
- 1999 Jefferson County Coach of the Year
- 1998 Jefferson County Conference Champions
- 1998 Jefferson County Coach of the Year
- Four consecutive playoff appearances
- One Final Four appearance
- Two Regional appearances
1995 Ventura College Assistant Coach
- Responsibilities include catchers, hitters, calling pitches
1992-1994–Cal Lutheran University Assistant Coach
- Responsibilities include catchers, hitters
- 1992 S.C.I.A.C. Conference Champions
- 1992 NCAA Division III Western Regional Champions
- 1992 NCAA College World Series
- 1993 S.C.I.A.C. Conference Champions
- 1993 NCAA Division III Western Regional Champions,
- 1993 NCAA College World Series
- 1994 S.C.I.A.C. Conference Champions
- 1994 NCAA Division III Western Regional
1989-1991 Santa Paula HS Head Baseball Coach
- 1991 CIF Playoffs
1986 Temple Christian HS Head Baseball Coach
- Heritage League Champions
- CIF Playoff appearance
1983-1985 Ventura College Assistant Baseball Coach
- Responsibilities include catchers and outfielders
