Josh Blunt

Coach Blunt enters his third season at West Valley College and first as the head coach. The 33 year old San Jose native attended Pioneer High School where he was twice an all CCS selection - once as a pitcher and once as a catcher. Blunt's collegiate career began at De Anza junior College and continued at The University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Blunt's collegiate coaching experience began at North Florida Community College in Madison, Florida. During his two year stay they compiled an overall record of 98-44. While at N.F.C.C., Blunt continued his education pursuing a Masters degree in Kinesiology at near by Valdosta St. University. His next stop was at Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Niceville, Florida. During his three year stay, OWCC won the conference once and placed second once. His recruiting class in 2001 was voted the top incoming team in the NJCAA poll.

Blunt's next stop was in 2003 at Sam Houston State a Division I school in Huntsville, Texas. He then continued on at Cabrillo College where he was the Associate Head Coach.

Academics:
Bachelors Degree - Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo, CA.
Masters Degree - Valdosta State University - Valdosta, GA.

Rick Wiens

Rick Wiens begins his second season at West Valley College. Coach Wiens, a San Jose native, attend Pioneer High School where he was an All-league outfielder in 1995. He began his college career playing at De Anza where he was an All-State outfielder in 1997, hitting .435 with 8 home runs and an amazing 29/29 in stolen bases.

His playing career continued at Arizona State, a team that went to the College World Series in 1998. He then transferred to the University of Nevada Reno where he helped lead them to the Regional's. In 2003 he started his college coaching career at Cabrillo College where he served as the hitting instructor and 1^st base coach.

In 2008 Rick's primary functions will be: to serve as the 3^rd base coach, hitting instructor and outfield coach. Rick is currently working on his degree at National University.

James Priscaro

Jim Priscaro enters his first year at West Valley College as the infield coach and assists as the hitting instructor. Coach Priscaro will also be the 1^st base coach in 2008 and assist with recruiting. He began his college career playing at De Anza Junior College and then transferred to the University of Massachusetts-Boston where he was twice an all league player as a 3^rd baseman. During his 2 years at UMASS-Boston he was in the top ten in hitting in the league both times. He then continued playing in independent ball as he played in the Boston Park League in 2001. James made the All Star team as a shortstop and was fifth in hitting in the league that year.

Priscaro's coaching experience began at Cupertino High School as the head coach for two years starting in 2003. His next stop was Westmont High School as an assistant coach, where he helped lead the warriors to the CCS playoffs. In 2007 he was an assistant at Leland High School, a team that took 2nd in the league and made the first round of CCS. James received his bachelor's degree from University of Massachusetts -Boston in 2001.

Rob Parfett

Rob Parfett joins West Valley College and will serve as the pitching coach. Prior to coaching at West Valley Coach Parfett helped out as the varsity pitching coach for Oak Grove High School. His college coaching experience starts during the summer of 2007 as the summer coach for Ohlone College. He has also worked with several high schools summer teams and has served as a pitching instructor at Hardtke's World of Baseball.

Parfett played at Mountain View High School from 1996-1999. Rob continued his career at the College of San Mateo. After CSM he transferred to Menlo College. In his final season there he finished with 6 wins and 1 loss. Rob went on to pursue professional baseball as a non-drafted free agent. He played on 4 different independent teams from the mid-west to the south.

Rob is currently taking classes at San Jose State to receive a Bachelors degree in Physical Education.

Brian Richer

The former Viking begins his first season with West Valley and will assist in all aspects of the game. Coach Richer attended Santa Teresa High School where he caught for 3 years. Coach Richer continued his career at West Valley where he caught and pitched. Coach Richer's primary functions will be: to coach pitchers and catchers and serve as Coach Blunt's primary bench coach. Brian is currently attending San Jose State and working on a degree in Physical Education.