Andy Schatzley

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Andrew Schatzley

Biographical Information[edit]

Andy Schatzley played collegiately at Pratt Community College (2004-2006) in Pratt, KS, and at Lyon College (2006-2008) in Batesville, Arkansas. In 2010, he earned a master's degree at Lubbock Christian University in organizational leadership.

While at Lubbock, Schatzley began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach in 2009-2010. The Chaparrals won the NAIA national crown in 2009. That wasn't Schatzley's only title that year. He also served as the head coach of the El Dorado Broncos of the Jayhawk League, a summer collegiate wooden bat league. Schatzley led the Broncos to the 2009 National Baseball Congress World Series title. He returned to El Dorado in 2010, but his team lost in the postseason tournament.

Schatzley was an assistant coach at Emporia State University during the 2011 season. In the summer of 2011 he managed the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League, another summer collegiate wooden bat league.

In August 2011 Schatzley joined the Harding University Bisons as an assistant coach and remained in that role through 2019.

The Los Angeles Angels hired Schatzley to manage the Orem Owlz in 2020, but the minor league season was cancelled due to COVID-19. He then managed the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2021 and the Rocket City Trash Pandas in 2022-2023. Schatzley was named the 2022 Southern League Manager of the Year.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
2021 Tri-City Dust Devils High-A West 43-68 6th Los Angeles Angels
2022 Rocket City Trash Pandas Southern League 81-57 1st Los Angeles Angels Lost in 1st round
2023 Rocket City Trash Pandas Southern League 58-80 7th Los Angeles Angels

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