Baseball: Anteaters name DeMarco as volunteer assistant coach

CRAWFORD HALL - Joe DeMarco has been named volunteer assistant

coach with the UC Irvine baseball team, according to Coach John Savage.

DeMarco served in the same capacity at the University of Kansas for

the past two seasons, working primarily with hitters and infielders.

A standout player for the Jayhawks, DeMarco was the last .400 hitter

at Kansas, hitting .429 in 1997 as a senior and winning the Big 12

Conference batting title.

Prior to starting his new duties at UCI, DeMarco served as head coach

in the collegiate summer program of the Mankato (Minn.) Mashers of the

Northwoods League. He was an assistant coach with the Topeka Capitals

during the summer of 2000.

At UCI, DeMarco joins the staff of Savage and assistant coaches Jason

Gill and Pat Shine as the university reintroduces the sport, beginning

with competition in the 2002 season against the University of San Diego,

Jan. 25. UCI last fielded a team in 1992.