David Tillotson was hired as an Assistant Coach on the CSUB staff in September of 2022, he'll work primarily with the team's catchers and manage Bakersfield's offensive and defensive analytics program.Â
"David is a true foxhole guy, willing to do whatever it takes to serve our staff, student-athletes and program at an elite level," Beard said. "He brings a unique skillset that will offer our players innovative ways to train specific needs. He will primarily focus on working with our catchers and oversee our offensive and defensive analytics, but his ability to work on player development in multiple areas is of huge value."
Tillotson spent the 2022 season as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at the University of Southern California, where he coached catchers, coached first base and assisted with offensive instruction. He played an integral role in the team's analytics, managing TrackMan data reports for player development and scouting.
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Tillotson spent the 2021 summer as an assistant with the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League, a collegiate summer league in the Pacific Northwest.
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From 2019-21, he served as the Director of Analytics and Player Development for the baseball team at UC Santa Barbara, utilizing Synergy, TrackMan, Rapsodo, Blast Motion, Pitch Logic and other programs to collaborate on the development of student-athletes and game planning.
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Tillotson taught Biology and Chemistry at Cleveland Central High School in Cleveland, Miss., where he also served as an assistant coach for the baseball and soccer programs.
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He started 40 games at catcher for Centralia College from 2013-14, before transferring to the University of Washington and serving as a Student-Manager and Video Coordinator with the Huskies.
