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2013 baseball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com

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ASSISTANT COACHES<br />

KELLY<br />

HAYNES<br />

ASSISTANT COACH<br />

Kelly<br />

Haynes,<br />

a 1996<br />

graduate of<br />

Lenoir-Rhyne<br />

College in<br />

Hickory, North<br />

Carolina, is in<br />

his second year<br />

of his second<br />

stint as an<br />

assistant coach<br />

for the Hofstra<br />

University<br />

Baseball<br />

team. Haynes,<br />

who serves<br />

as Hofstra’s<br />

recruiting<br />

coordinator<br />

and third base<br />

coach as well as<br />

working with the<br />

Pride’s outfielders<br />

and hitters, brings<br />

more than 10<br />

years of collegiate<br />

experience to the<br />

Hofstra dugout.<br />

Haynes had served as an assistant coach during the 2010 season before<br />

spending the 2010-11 academic year at Catawba Valley Community<br />

College in Hickory, North Carolina.<br />

During the 2012 season the Pride was one of the top offensive teams<br />

in the country. Hofstra ranked in the top 10 in 11 offensive categories,<br />

leading the nation in doubles (2.59) and stolen bases (2.80) per game<br />

while finishing second in batting (.334) and total steals (157).<br />

At Catawba Valley, Haynes served as the associate head coach and was<br />

responsible for working with the hitters as well as the infield defense.<br />

In his one season he helped guide the second-year program to a 38-15<br />

record and as high as a #3 ranking in NJCAA Division II.<br />

Haynes also coached at his alma mater for eight seasons (1997-03,<br />

2007). During his tenure, he served as a recruiting coordinator, infield<br />

coach and assisted with hitters. Haynes helped the school win conference<br />

tournament championships in 2000 and 2001. He also was part of a<br />

staff that led Lenoir-Rhyne to school records for wins in four different<br />

seasons, including the current mark of 35 wins in 2007.<br />

Lenoir-Rhyne appeared in the NCAA Division II South Regional in<br />

2001, and also finished in the Collegiate Baseball Top 25 that season.<br />

Haynes coached 22 all-conference performers, five All-South Region<br />

selections and two conference rookies of the year during his time with<br />

the Bears.<br />

Haynes, who played<br />

two seasons at Brevard<br />

College from 1992<br />

to 1993, was named<br />

Offensive Most Valuable<br />

Player at Lenoir-Rhyne<br />

in 1995, and was<br />

named to the South<br />

Atlantic Conference<br />

All-Tournament Team<br />

in 1996.<br />

Haynes and his wife<br />

Angie, have one<br />

daughter, Maddie (10).<br />

He currently resides in<br />

East Meadow, New York.<br />

6 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • <strong>GoHofstra</strong>.<strong>com</strong>

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