Bio

Coach Wes began his baseball coaching career in 2020 when he was hired as the Head Varsity baseball coach at San Marcos High School here in Santa Barbara. In the 10 years prior to Coach Wes’ arrival, the San Marcos baseball program had an overall record of 90-150-3 and an overall league record of 26-84-2. Coach Wes made an immediate impact, going 85-42-1 overall and 52-19-1 in league in his five seasons at the helm for the highest league winning percentage in school history. The Royals won three consecutive Channel League titles from 2021-2023, breaking the team’s 26-year championship drought. He also led them to the 2023 CIF-SS D3 Championship game and the State Tournament, a first for the program. Coach Wes won the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table High School Coach of the Year award in 2023. 

During his time at San Marcos, Coach Wes saw over 20 student-athletes graduate and further their baseball careers at the collegiate level. One of those was Cole Schoenwetter, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th Round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Coach Wes was an integral part of the recruitment process, interacting with scouts and front office personnel leading up to the draft. Other Division-I level players who played under Coach Wes include Chase Hoover (TCU), Owen Estabrook (Columbia), Henry Manfradonia (UCSB) and Mason Crang (Fordham).

Coach Wes also spent two stints working for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2022, he helped the organization prepare for the MLB Home Run Derby, and he has also put top college and high school prospects through a private workout at Dodger Stadium. Coach Wes threw batting practice to professional and college players. He has also directed over 15 Nike Baseball summer camps that are attended by players from across the country.

Prior to his coaching career, Coach Wes was born and raised in Santa Barbara and graduated from San Marcos High School in 2014. He played four years of baseball, football and basketball and was a First Team All-Channel League member and captain in all three sports. Coach Wes opted to play baseball under Coach Walker at SBCC over offers to play football at the next level.

Coach Wes was the starting shortstop for the Vaqueros during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, earning First Team All-Conference honors and the Conference Gold Glove Award. After three years at SBCC, Coach Wes earned a scholarship to play at CSU Northridge. As a Matador, he earned Second Team All-Big West Honors in 2019 after leading the team in home runs as the starting shortstop. During the summers, Coach Wes played for the Santa Barbara Foresters in 2016 and 2017, and joined the Humboldt Crabs for the summer of 2018.