Daniel Phillips - Head Coach

Daniel Phillips enters his 21st season as Head Coach for the MPC Lobos Baseball Program.  In 2013 the Lobos won the Coast Conference Championship and Coach Phillips was named Conference Coach of the Year.  A local, Coach Phillips grew up in Seaside and attended Monterey High School.  Phillips played for the MPC Lobos after high school where he was the Team Captain and earned All-League Honors.  After MPC, Phillips moved on to play for nationally ranked Sonoma State University.  After college, he began his playing and coaching career in the professional leagues in Germany.

Coach Phillips’ coaching career began as Head Coach for the Holwickede Joboxers, a professional organization in Northern Germany.  There, he led the Joboxers to the German Northern League Championship.  Phillips’ coaching career led him down to San Diego City College in 2001 and 2002, as the hitting and infield coach for the SDCC Knights.  In 2003 he was hired as Head Coach for the MPC Lobos and has served as a full-time instructor in the MPC Athletic Department since 2009.

Coach Phillips has a B.S. in Kinesiology and a Minor in Psychology from San Diego State University as well as a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and Sport from University of New Mexico Highlands.  

Vince Herring- Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach

Vince enters his 18th year heading up the pitching staff.  Coach Herring attended Sonoma State University from 87-89, majoring in Sports Psychology.  Vince broke many single season records at Sonoma State and is a member of SSU’s Hall of Fame.  In 1989, Coach Herring signed with the San Francisco Giants.  In 1991, with the San Jose Giants, he compiled an 11-3 record and finished his pitching career in AA with the Shreveport Captains.  Vince began his coaching career as Pitching Coach for Sonoma State University.  Coach Herring came to MPC after serving as the Pitching Coach for Cal State Monterey Bay the Otters inaugural jump to NCAA D-2.  Vince resides in Salinas with his wife Sheri Ruggeri-Herring. 

Erick Allegro - Assistant Coach

Erick is in his 2nd season on the Lobos staff.  He works primarily with infielders and hitters.  He is a JC product and played two years at Ventura College before transferring to Western Oregon, finishing his playing career at Cal State San Bernardino.  After his playing career, he began coaching at CSU San Bernardino.  Coach Allegro graduated with a degree in History and a minor in Communications.  He currently works part-time in MPC's Kinesiology Department, serving as an Instructional Specialist in the Adapted PE program.