College of the Desert

• Location: Palm Desert, CA
• Nickname: Roadrunners
• Conference(s): Foothill Conference; Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (JC) 2017-2019 Inland Empire Athletic Conference 2020-
• State Championship appearances: None

The College of the Desert is a founding member of the Inland Empire Athletic Conference.

People who went here

• Austin Haynal, Philippines national team pitcher
• Martin Helmig, Serie A1 infielder
• Ricky Martinez, minor league infielder
• Tony Reagins, general manager
• Naoya Washiya, minor league outfielder

Coaches

• Don Thompson, 1977-1984
• Russ Billings, 1985-1986
• Herb Claggett, 1987-1991
• David Buttles, 1992-2004 / 2006-2007
• Lou McCollum, 2005 / 2011
• D.J. Simonette, 2008-2010
• John Welker, 2012-2017
• Chris Walters, 2018-2019
• Sam Di Matteo, 2020-

Assistant Coaches

• Casey Dill, 2020-

Yearly Record

Year	Record	Coach	Playoffs
2000	19-21	David Buttles
2001	15-24	David Buttles
2002	17-22	David Buttles
2003	31-12	David Buttles	1st Round
2004	17-19	David Buttles
2005	18-20	Lou McCollum
2006	20-23	David Buttles
2007	18-25	David Buttles/D.J. Simonette
2008	22-21	D.J. Simonette
2009	19-23	D.J. Simonette
2010	25-13	D.J. Simonette	1st Round
2011	13-23	Lou McCollum
2012	18-16	John Welker
2013	15-20	John Welker
2014	6-29	John Welker
2015	10-25	John Welker
2016	13-21	John Welker
2017	10-30	John Welker
2018	12-28	Chris Walters
2019	6-34	Chris Walters
2020	5-18	Sam Di Matteo
2021	Cancelled	Sam Di Matteo
2022	28-17	Sam Di Matteo	Super Regional
2023	25-16	Sam Di Matteo	1st Round