USD Baseball 1998

Assistant Coaches

#6 JAKE MOLINA

Coach Jake Molina is beginning his thir- teenth season as an assistant coach at USO. Molina's background prior to USO in- cludes seven years of junior college coach- ing. He was head coach at Santa Monica College from 1974-77, before taking over the San Diego City College position from 1978-84. At SDCC, Molina led the 1980 and

1981 teams to conference championships. Molina also managed the Spanish National Team for six summers. He was the head coach for the Spanish Olympic Team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. A native of San Diego, Molina graduated from UCLA in 1971 with a degree in Physical Education and received his master's degree in Physical Education in 1972 from San Diego State. Jake and his wife Sherri have one son, Nathan. #32 GLENN GODWIN Coach Glenn Godwin begins his thir-

teenth year as the pitching coach for USO. A 1982 graduate of USO with a degree in Business Administration, Glenn played for Coach Cunningham's 1981 and 1982 teams. In 1982, Godwin had a 14-4 record in 21 appearances. Along with his 2.92 ERA, Godwin fanned 142 batters in 148 innings and is one of eight USO All-Americans.

Godwin was drafted by the Oakland A's organization in 1982 and played A ball for 2 1/2 years between 1982-84. Godwin completed his MBA at USO in May of 1987. For nine summers Godwin managed a baseball team in Sweden, and guided the team to two Swedish National Championships. #40 JACOB 5LANIA

Jacob Slania is in his second season as a coach with the Toreros, but sixth year with the program. A 1995 USO graduate and currently en- rolled in the university's law program, Slania was a four-year starter and the West Coast Conference's Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1995. Slania was twice selected Second

Team All WCC and was also a three-time All Academic Team selection. Slania was also named USD's Most Improved Player in 1994. Slania also has been involved in promoting baseball inter- nationally and was the manager of the Norwegian National Baseball Team in 1996. That summer, Slania managed his team to the first ever international competition championship, winning the Nordic Cup. Slania is single and resides in San Diego. His brother has been signed to play at USO next year. --6-