January 30, 2023 | Baseball
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State baseball welcomed a pair of new members to its coaching staff this month, with former graduate assistant Geoff Jimenez returning as Director of Player Development, and Ivan Quackenbush coming aboard as Director of Baseball Operations.
Geoff Jimenez - Director of Player Development
Geoff Jimenez begins his second stint with the Missouri State program as Director of Player Development after previously serving as a graduate assistant during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, helping the Bears to a pair of Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles, an MVC Tournament championship, and two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional in 2017.
After earning his Master's in sports management from MSU, Jimenez worked for a year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Maryville University before transitioning to professional ball.
He began his pro coaching career in the Philadelphia Phillies organization for nearly a year before working a pair of Seattle Mariners affiliates, spending the 2021 season as the bench and outfield coach for the Low A Modesto Nuts, and the 2022 campaign as assistant hitting coach at Double A Arkansas, where he worked with the Travelers' outfielders and coached third base.
A native of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Jimenez played collegiately at Florida Atlantic (2011-13) before finishing his career at Nova Southeastern University, where he graduated in May 2014 with an exercise and sport science degree. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Georgia Southwestern State for the 2015-16 academic year.
Ivan Quackenbush - Director of Operations
Springfield Kickapoo graduate Ivan Quackenbush joins the Bears as Director of Operations for the 2023 season.
Originally hailing from England, Quackenbush played collegiately at St. Louis Community College and Ottawa University Arizona and graduated from Ottawa with a business administration degree in 2021.
The catcher was on the British U23 National Team for the 2019 and 2021 European championships, and played in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 2022, the Netherlands' highest professional baseball league.
Quackenbush got his start in coaching at Maryville University in 2022.
Geoff Jimenez - Director of Player Development
Geoff Jimenez begins his second stint with the Missouri State program as Director of Player Development after previously serving as a graduate assistant during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, helping the Bears to a pair of Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles, an MVC Tournament championship, and two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional in 2017.
After earning his Master's in sports management from MSU, Jimenez worked for a year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Maryville University before transitioning to professional ball.
He began his pro coaching career in the Philadelphia Phillies organization for nearly a year before working a pair of Seattle Mariners affiliates, spending the 2021 season as the bench and outfield coach for the Low A Modesto Nuts, and the 2022 campaign as assistant hitting coach at Double A Arkansas, where he worked with the Travelers' outfielders and coached third base.
A native of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Jimenez played collegiately at Florida Atlantic (2011-13) before finishing his career at Nova Southeastern University, where he graduated in May 2014 with an exercise and sport science degree. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Georgia Southwestern State for the 2015-16 academic year.
Ivan Quackenbush - Director of Operations
Springfield Kickapoo graduate Ivan Quackenbush joins the Bears as Director of Operations for the 2023 season.
Originally hailing from England, Quackenbush played collegiately at St. Louis Community College and Ottawa University Arizona and graduated from Ottawa with a business administration degree in 2021.
The catcher was on the British U23 National Team for the 2019 and 2021 European championships, and played in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 2022, the Netherlands' highest professional baseball league.
Quackenbush got his start in coaching at Maryville University in 2022.
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