Ryle Raiders Baseball: Coaches

RYLE  COACHING STAFF

VARSITY

Pat Roesel, Head Coach

Coach Roesel is entering his 21sth year as the head coach of the varsity baseball squad. He has compiled a career record of 386-293-7 (.569 winning percentage) coming into the 2013 season. Coach Roesel's teams captured district titles in 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012.  In 2007, the Raiders were also Regional and Semi-State champions, and advanced to the state championship round (final 8 teams), where they lost in the first round.  The 2007 team finished with a record of 34-7, the most wins in school history. Coach Roesel and JV Head Coach Jim Demler are the only varsity and JV coaches remaining from the original coaching staff during the Ryle's 1992-93 inaugural school year.

Coach Roesel played varsity baseball and varsity soccer at Covington Catholic High School and graduated in 1987. He completed a Bachelor's Degree at Xavier University, where he also played baseball for 2 years, and attained his Master's Degree at NKU. Coach Roesel and his wife, Amy, have three children - Peter (11), Kate (8), and Ty (2).

Pat.Roesel@Boone.kyschools.us

JUNIOR VARSITY 

Jim Demler, Head Coach

Coach Demler is entering his 21th year as Junior Varsity Head Baseball Coach. Heading into the 2013 season, his JV teams have compiled an overall record of 365-161 (.694 winning percentage). Coach Demler led his JV team to the Ninth Region Championship in 1995, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2012 and was runner-up in 2006  His teams have topped 20 wins seven straight years and nine times in the past 11 years.  His 2007 and 2011 JV squads  both posted a school record 26 wins. Coach Demler also helped launch the freshman baseball program back in 1997. From 1997-2005, his freshman teams posted a 76-27 win-loss record and he led them to a regional title in 1998. Coach Demler and Varsity Head Coach Pat Roesel are the only Varsity and JV baseball coaches that  Ryle High School has ever had since they opened in the 1992.

Coach Demler is a graduate of Dixie Heights High School, where he played varsity baseball for Coach Chris Maxwell.  He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Education at Northern Kentucky University.  He also played baseball at NKU under Coach Bill Aker and still continues to play each summer in the Cincinnati-based adult men's baseball league. Coach Demler and his wife, Jeni, have three children - Cameron (15), Jocelyn (6), and Madelyn (5).

James.Demler@Boone.kyschools.us

FRESHMAN

Jeremy Collins, Head Coach

Coach Collins is entering his 7th year of coaching the Ryle freshman baseball team.  During his first six years, his freshman teams have compiled an overall record of  87-43 (.669 winning percentage) and have reached the Freshman Regional championshihp game the in four of the past five years.  His teams were Freshman Regional runners-up in 2008, 2009, and 2011  and won the Freshman Regional Championship in 2010.  Coach Collins is a  Health and Physical Education teacher at Gray Middle School.  He is a 1992 graduate of Covington Catholic High School, where he played varsity baseball and was selected to the All-Region team his senior year.  He also coached Freshman and JV baseball at Covington Catholic from 1994-2003 and was a member of the CCH coaching staff  during their 2002 state championship  run. He attended Bellarmine College, where he played baseball for one year.  He later attended Northern Kentucky University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1999 and a Master's degree in 2006.  Coach Collins and his wife, Joy, have two children, Zoe (8) and Tison (6).