Head Coach - Chal Fanning

2006-Current-
Head Coach & Baseball Operations SLO BLUES
-78-43 record
-Responsibilities: Recruited players, network with coach’s, developed schedule, set travel arrangements, coordinated camps, on and off field marketing & promotions, set meeting agendas, coordinated housing, stadium relations, media relations, equipment manager.
-7 drafted players, 1- All Americans, 2-Freshman All American, 3-All Conference

2003-
Recruiting Coordinator/Camp Coordinator/Assistant Coach Cal Poly
-Head Coach Larry Lee Asst Coach Jerry Weinstein
-Responsibilities: Recruitment and signing of players, set travel arrangements, coordinated camps Grossing over $100,000, team compliance with NCAA.
-1-Major Leaguer, 14 drafted players, 2- All Conference, 1-All American
1- Player of Year

1996-2002-
Recruiting Coordinator/Camp Coordinator/1st Assistant University of Missouri
-Head Coach Tim Jamieson Asst Coach John Cohen, Evan Pratte, Chris Smith
-Responsibilities: Recruitment and signing of players, set season schedule, set travel arrangements, coordinated camps Grossing over $100,000, team compliance with NCAA, outside marketing of the Tigers.
-3-Major Leaguers, 32-Drafted players, 6-All Americans, 7-Freshman All-Americans, 15-All Conference, 2- National Player of Week
-2-0 as D-1 Head Coach

1996-
Assistant Coach Cuesta College
-Head Coach Larry Lee Asst Coach Crag Conklin, Mike Melhuse

1994-1996-
Head Coach/CO-Founder SLO Blues and CCL League
-1- Major Leaguer, 8- Drafted players
-78-53 Record

*In 14 years as a collegiate coach, recruited and/or coached:
3-Major Leaguers 65- drafted players, 8- All American, 9 –Freshman All American
20- All Conference players, 1- Player of Year, and 2- National Player of Week

Personal:
Married to Michele Murfin-Fanning.
Co-owner of Glow Illuminating Designs and The Design Collaborative Inc
*1987 Paso Robles High School graduate
*1989-1990 Cuesta College baseball for Larry Lee
*1991-1992 Cal Poly SLO baseball player for Steve McFarland and Graduate in Ornamental Horticulture.

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Assistant Coach - Ben Taylor

Coach Taylor is in his sixth year at SCC and his fourth as associate head coach. At Scottsdale, Coach Taylor serves as recruiting coordinator, hitting instructor, and third base coach. On the defensive side, Coach Taylor coordinates the Artichoke’s infield defense and instructs catchers. Before joining the Artichokes, Ben served as hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at Phoenix College. Prior to being at PC, Coach Taylor was the head coach at Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, LA.

Away from SCC, Ben is in his first year as an associate scout with the Milwaukee Brewers. He previously worked for four years in the same capacity for the San Diego Padres. In the spring of 2005 Coach Taylor was brought on as an assistant coach in charge of catchers for the Chinese Olympic team, who use SCC as their training center when improving their game stateside.

Coach Taylor played collegiate baseball at Oregon State, Lower Columbia Junior College (Longview, WA) where he was an all NWAACC catcher leading the Red Devils to a third consecutive NWAACC crown. He then finished his collegiate career at Centenary College (Shreveport, LA), a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Taylor holds a BSC in Kinesiology from Centenary College. Coach Taylor, who lives in Phoenix, was married in July 2004 to Amanda Yearwood, also a Centenary Alum and Division I All-American tennis player. Amanda is a second grade teacher in the Washington School District.