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Baseball

#19 - Don Schaffer

Title: Head Coach

Email: dschaffer@svc.edu

Phone: 802.447.4662



Professional Experience:

  • Southern Vermont College, 2007-Present, Head Baseball Coach (32-73)
  • 2009-2010 Assistant Director of Athletics & Scheduling Coordinator 
  • 2009, 12-26 (7-3 NECC) which was the most wins in 21 years at SVC
  • The team's batting average was seven points higher than Schaffer's first year, and 60 points higher than before his arrival. 
  • The team ERA dropped almost three runs per game from 2008, and five runs from before Schaffer took over the program. 
  • 2009 Hosted New England Collegiate Conference Playoff Tournament
    • Led team to semi-finals of NECC Playoff Tournament
  • 2010 Led team to NECC Playoff Tournament

Full Bio: 

Don Schaffer took over as the head baseball coach at Southern Vermont College in the summer of 2007. He recently served as the Interim Director of Athletics from Dec. 08 - July 09, he served as the Assistant Director of Athletics from Aug. 2009 - May 2010, and he is currently the Facilities Coordinator aside from coaching.

In his second year on the job, SVC won 12 games in 2009, which was the most in 21 years, and five more than the previous season. The team's batting average was seven points higher than Schaffer's first year, and 60 points higher than before his arrival. The team ERA dropped almost three runs per game from 2008, and five runs from before Schaffer took over the program.

Coach Schaffer was recently selected to serve as a member of the NCAA Division III Baseball Regional Advisory Committee. Responsibilities as a member include: gathering and sharing results for teams within one's conference or geographic area, ranking of top teams in the region, input in the selection of umpires for the championship, input in the selection of sites for championship competition, and serving as a "sounding-board" for the NCAA Division Baseball Committee. 

He came to the Mountaineers after being assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for eight years at Division II Post University in Waterbury, Conn. While there, Coach Schaffer helped turn around a declining program and coached seven all-conference players.

The SVC baseball leader has coached 35 seasons, including semi-pro, AAU Junior Olympic and high school varsity teams. A lifelong catcher, Don played high school and college baseball in his native New Jersey. Coach Schaffer's teams are known for their hustle, hard work, baseball smarts and passion for the game.

In his spare time, Coach Schaffer fulfills his second love as he has been a nationally certified umpire for over 20 years officiating at the high school, American Legion and semi-pro levels.

Coach Schaffer and his wife, Suzanne, live in Arlington, Vermont. His son, Jeff, a former college baseball player (New Jersey Tech. '06), is a mechanical engineer living in Arlington, Vt. His daughter, Stephanie, lives in Philadelphia, Pa. and is attending graduate school.

For more information on the Southern Vermont College baseball program, contact Coach Schaffer at dschaffer@svc.edu or call 802.447.4662.