Fitts and Gaura are the newest additions to Cannizaro's staff.
Cannizaro Adds Trevor Fitts, A.J. Gaura To Diamond Dawg Staff
July 27, 2017 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Just the second first-year coach in program history to lead the Diamond Dawgs to a 40-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance, Mississippi State head coach Andy Cannizaro has bolstered his staff.
Former Diamond Dawg Trevor Fitts returns to Starkville and will serve as the coordinator of baseball operations, after having recently served as the pitching coach at Daphne High School in the spring of 2017. In addition to having spent the last three summers as a head coach within the East Coast Sox organization, Fitts earned his master's in education in physical education in May 2017 from South Alabama where he served as the baseball graduate assistant.
During his time in Starkville, Fitts (2012-15) appeared in a total of 62 games during his four-year career and posted a 10-8 mark with six saves and a 2.62 ERA in 144 innings pitched. A native of Helena, Alabama, Fitts served as a team captain during his senior season in 2015, was a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and appeared in 18 games for State's 2013 NCAA College World Series finalist team. Fitts graduated from MSU in May 2015 with a bachelor's in kinesiology, sports pedagogy.
The Diamond Dawgs also welcome A.J. Gaura as MSU's coordinator of player development, as Gaura spent the 2016-17 season as the graduate assistant video coordinator for the Diamond Dawgs. A native of Suamico, Wisconsin, Gaura pitched at Iowa Western Community College (2011-12) before transferring to Austin Peay (2013-15) where he pitched out of the bullpen and earned his bachelor's in business administration.
Gaura extended his time at Austin Peay by serving as the volunteer assistant/camp coordinator in 2016, allowing him to earn his master's of science in management. Before coming to Starkville in the fall of 2016, Gaura served as the pitching coach for the 2016 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League Champion Amsterdam Mohawks.
For more information on the MSU baseball program, follow the team on Twitter, like the squad on Facebook and join the Diamond Dawgs on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
Former Diamond Dawg Trevor Fitts returns to Starkville and will serve as the coordinator of baseball operations, after having recently served as the pitching coach at Daphne High School in the spring of 2017. In addition to having spent the last three summers as a head coach within the East Coast Sox organization, Fitts earned his master's in education in physical education in May 2017 from South Alabama where he served as the baseball graduate assistant.
During his time in Starkville, Fitts (2012-15) appeared in a total of 62 games during his four-year career and posted a 10-8 mark with six saves and a 2.62 ERA in 144 innings pitched. A native of Helena, Alabama, Fitts served as a team captain during his senior season in 2015, was a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and appeared in 18 games for State's 2013 NCAA College World Series finalist team. Fitts graduated from MSU in May 2015 with a bachelor's in kinesiology, sports pedagogy.
The Diamond Dawgs also welcome A.J. Gaura as MSU's coordinator of player development, as Gaura spent the 2016-17 season as the graduate assistant video coordinator for the Diamond Dawgs. A native of Suamico, Wisconsin, Gaura pitched at Iowa Western Community College (2011-12) before transferring to Austin Peay (2013-15) where he pitched out of the bullpen and earned his bachelor's in business administration.
Gaura extended his time at Austin Peay by serving as the volunteer assistant/camp coordinator in 2016, allowing him to earn his master's of science in management. Before coming to Starkville in the fall of 2016, Gaura served as the pitching coach for the 2016 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League Champion Amsterdam Mohawks.
For more information on the MSU baseball program, follow the team on Twitter, like the squad on Facebook and join the Diamond Dawgs on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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