Brad Scott - Head Coach - 6 th Season

When Brad Scott was named the head baseball coach at his alma mater Mesabi Range College back in the fall of 2001, he had lofty goals. In his five seasons as mentor of the Norse, he has achieved many of those goals. Last season culminated with a 32-4 record and the school’s first ever Northern Division and Minnesota Community College Conference State Championships. This should come as no surprise as Mesabi Range has shown steady improvement under Coach Scott each season that he has been the head coach.

A native of Aurora, Minnesota, Scott played one season each at Itasca Community College and Mesabi Range before transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Superior where he was a two year starter at shortstop for the Yellowjackets. He was voted two-time All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 st team 2000 and 2001. Scott graduated from UW-Superior in 2001 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Fitness and Sports Management.

Upon completion of his collegiate playing days, Coach Scott played professional baseball in the Northern League for two different organizations – the Duluth-Superior Dukes (2001) and the Gary (IN) Rail Cats (2002). Scott was also served on the coaching staff of the Duluth-Superior Dukes as a bullpen coach in 2002.

In addition to his coaching duties, Coach Scott serves as an instructor in the Physical Education and Health Department at Mesabi Range and is the general manager and co-owner of the Iron Wood Bat Company. He is married to the former JoJo Biondich of Eveleth, Minnesota who serves as the Mesabi Range head women’s volleyball coach and director of student activities. They reside in Eveleth.

Records: 2002: 13-20  |   2003: 19-18  |   2004: 24-13 | 2005: 25-13 | 2006: 32-4

Former All Americans:

Dane Allan: 2004 NJCAA - All-American, All-Division, All-State, All-Region. Stats: .514 avg, 52 RBIs, 14 HRs, 13 SB.

Mark Hamburger: 2006 NJCAA – All-American, All-Division, All-State, All-Region. Stats: 11-0, .65 ERA

Chris Vito - Assistant Coach - 1 st Season

Eveleth native and Mesabi Range College alumnus Chris Vito enters his first season with the Norse Baseball program. He spent the last seven seasons with the University of Wisconsin-Superior Baseball program including his final three as head coach. Coach Scott played for him in 2000.

Coach Vito graduated with his Associate of Arts Degree from MRC in 1993, his Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education from Minnesota State-Moorhead in 1995, and his Master’s of Education Degree with an emphasis in Athletic Administration from North Dakota State in 1999. He was an assistant baseball coach at NDSU from 1997-1999. Vito has also assisted with the high school, American Legion, and VFW baseball programs in Hibbing, American Legion and VFW baseball programs in Mountain Iron, and coached youth baseball in Eveleth.

Coach Vito serves as an instructor in the UW-Superior Health and Human Performance Department. He also works as an aquatics and physical education instructor at the Mesabi Family YMCA in Virginia and as a sales representative for the Iron Wood Bat Company. He resides in Eveleth.