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Mustangs
Administrative &
Coaching Staff
Doug Gibson
General Manager
mustangsgm28@aol.com
Doug Gibson returns to the Mustangs as
General Manager for his fifth season in Martinsville and his ninth season in Collegiate Summer Baseball in 2009.
Gibson was the Mustangs GM during its Inaugural Season in 2005 and will look
to bring a quality team to Martinsville once again for it's 5th Anniversary
Season in 2009.
Before coming to Martinsville, Gibson served as General Manager and
Assistant Coach of the Covington Lumberjacks of the Valley Baseball League
from 2001-2004. Doug is responsible for all of the off-field activities for
the Mustangs including advertising sales, ticket sales, team purchasing,
team travel, equipment & uniform inventory, overseeing concessions & team
merchandise, host family responsibilities, and overall promotion of the
Martinsville Mustangs and Hooker Field.
Gibson is a 2001 graduate of Ferrum College with a degree in
Recreation & Leisure and a Minor in Business. In his free time he
enjoys playing ice hockey and is an avid fan and season ticket holder
of the 2006 Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes. Gibson is also a
huge Atlanta Braves fan and a fan of NASCAR's Tony Stewart. Gibson
resides in Ridgeway with his wife
Shelly and their two cats Friskey and Oliver and their two dogs Loellie and
Remmi.
Barry Powell
Head Coach
Barry Powell returns for his
third season with the Martinsville Mustangs and his second season as Head Coach.
Coach Powell served as the Mustangs pitching coach during the 2007
season and led the team to a 15-12 record and a second place finish in
the CPL Western Division in the Second Half of 2008.
Coach Powell is a native of Halifax County and a High School teacher in
Danville, VA. He has a Bachelors Degree in History
from Mary Baldwin College with a minor in Education and an Associates
Liberal Arts degree from Patrick Henry Community College. Before coming to
Martinsville Barry served as a Head Coach or Assistant Coach for 17 seasons
for the South Boston Post 8 American Legion program and also served as an
Associate Scout for the Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies for eight
seasons.
Dan Powell
Assistant Coach
Dan Powell returns to
Martinsville for his second season as Assistant Coach for the
Mustangs. Dan, no relation to Head Coach Barry Powell, is a native of
Halifax County and upon earning his B.S. in Health, Movement Science,
and Recreation from Lynchburg College in 2003, currently serves as a
Health and Physical Education teacher and Head Coach for the Bluestone
Barons in Mecklenburg County. Dan has also coached summer baseball in
South Boston, VA earning two consecutive trips to the Dixie World
Series.
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June 2009
Date TBA
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