: COACHES
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Who Is Coach Williams?
Coach Williams is the current head coach, replacing Coach Bill Poland. Coach Williams knows what it takes to win, having played on the 1979 Brazoswood State Semifinalist team and being Assistant Coach on Bill Poland's Championship teams. Coach Williams has been involved with the Brazoswood program for at least 20 years of his life. 2005 will mark Coach Williams's sixth year at the helm of the Buc baseball program.
Profile:
Head Coach- Brazoswood Baseball program since 2000
Brazosport ISD Coach/Teacher for 14 years
Graduated:
Brazoswood High School- 1979
Pan American University- 1985
Family:
Wife- Cynthia, three children:
Cullen, Cody, and Carly
Honors:
1979- State AAAA Semifinalist on Brazoswood Baseball team
1979- Brazosport Facts- All-Star Player
1992- Assistant Coach, State AAAAA Champion Brazoswood Buccaneers
2002- Brazosport Facts- All-Brazoria County Coach of the Year
2003- Head Coach Region III Semifinalist Bucs
2003- Brazosport Facts- All-Brazoria County Coach of the Year
2003- District 24-AAAAA Coach of the Year
2004- Head Coach Region III Quarterfinalist Bucs
Coach Williams reflects on the team's Region III Semifinal run of 2003:
2003 marked the second straight year Coach Williams was named Brazoria County's top coach. Coach Williams claimed his first coach-of-the-year award two seasons ago when his Bucs led area baseball fans on a thrilling ride that won't soon be forgotten.
That year, Brazoswood won its last six contests to claim the final postseason spot. The Bucs went on to advance to the Region III Quarterfinals before falling to District 24-5A rival Clear Creek in three heart-stopping games.
This past season, the Bucs made even bigger strides.
Not only did they win the 24-5A title outright, they then defeated Baytown Lee and Galveston Ball in playoff series to earn the memorable berth against defending champ Elkins.
Knowing how close the Bucs came to knocking down the state champion is a difficult pill for Williams to swallow. But The Bucs' coach still smiles when he reminisces about the team's playoff run.
"We didn't get as far as I think we could have, but that's just the game of baseball," Williams said. "But I'm proud of every kid on the team. The kids played hard. It was a lot of fun."
Williams is quick to downplay any honor that he has received as a result of his team's success.
"When you have these kinds of kids, it makes my job easy," Williams said. "A coach getting an award is just a reflection of the team."
But winning any award for Brazoswood is something the Buc coach takes a large amount of pride in.
Williams graduated from Brazoswood in 1979 and, after attending college, came back to work for BISD and has been here ever since. He just completed his fourth season as the head baseball coach.
With more than 20 years of loyalty to Brazoswood, it's no wonder that Williams takes a little extra pride when he receives an accomplishment while wearing a Buc uniform.
"It takes time to build up real pride and deep feelings for a school," Williams said. "I don't have to build it up here, it's already there. I'm proud to be a Buccaneer and I always will be."
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Who is Coach Bacica?
Coach David Bacica is a native of Lake Jackson. He is an original Brazoswood Buccaneer having graduated from Brazoswood in 1972 and played for the Bucs from 1970-72. 2005 will mark his 10th year as an assistant at Brazoswood and his 8th as a varsity assistant in baseball.
Profile:
Head Coach of Waller 1978-82
Head Coach of Brazosport High 1982-94
Assistant Coach of Pearland 1994-95
Assistant Coach of Brazoswood 1995-present
Graduated:
Brazoswood High School- 1972
Texas A & M University- 1976
Family:
Wife- Cristina
Sons- Nick and Joe
Honors:
All-District for Brazoswood in 1971 and 1972
Coach-of-the-Year in 1981-82 for Waller
Coach-of-the-Year for Brazosport in 1983
Coach for Regional Finalist in 1984
Quote:
"The game has supplied my life with a great many experiences, meeting my wife and developing friends for a lifetime. I take enormous pride from being a Brazoswood Buccaneer and hope I can pass that feeling on to those players I coach. The game of baseball is like life in that to be successful one must always give it their best, and understand that their best is good enough because that is all that they have."
2005 will mark the 27th year for Coach Bacica to be involved with Texas High School Baseball. It will be his 22nd with the Brazosport Independent School District. Coach Bacica has been involved with baseball since he was 8 years old.
Assistant Coach Wes Mansfield
Who is Coach Mansfield?
Coach Mansfield is originally for the Dallas area where he was a two time all district player at Princeton High School. He then went on to pitch at East Texas Baptist University where he was selected to the All American Southwest Conference team his junior year. He is currently serving as a Varsity assistant in Baseball and coaches junior high football at Clute Intermediate School. Brazoswood and Clute are his first Teaching/ Coaching jobs.
Profile:
Coach Mansfield teaches 6th and 7th grade science at Clute Intermediate.
Baseball coaching career:
2003 2005 Junior Varsity Coach
2006 - Current Varsity Assistant Coach
Graduated:
Princeton High School - 1998
East Texas Baptist University - 2003
Family:
Coach Mansfield is single.
Honors:
3 Time ASC Academic All Conference
2001 ASC All Conference Pitcher
JV Coach 2004 District Second Place
JV Coach 2005 District Third Place
Sub Varsity Assistant Coach- 2004 Region III Quarterfinalist
Quotes:
Baseball is a game that teaches you a lot about life and a lot about yourself.
