HEAD Varsity COACH | Tom Reindel
Coach Reindel is in his 8th season as the West Morris Central baseball coach. In 2018, Reindel led the Wolfpack to an 18 win season and its first conference championship since 1993. In 2019, the Pack won a program record 26 games, again finished atop the conference, earned its first sectional championship, reached the State Group 3 finals, and played in the county championship game, losing 2-1 to Delbarton in a pitchers duel. Coach Reindel attended Hunterdon Central High School where he was an all-area catcher. During his college career, Reindel was a member of 2005 Junior College National Championship team at Gloucester County College. After GCC, Reindel moved on to Rowan University where he majored in Health and Exercise Science and excelled as an All-Conference performer on the baseball field. Coach Reindel has coached club baseball and performed private baseball and softball training for the past 12 years. Prior to becoming the head baseball coach at WMC, Reindel served as an assistant coach at Immaculata HS. Reindel is currently a football coach at Mendham HS and basketball coach at WMC.
ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH | Jim Mc Dermott
Coach Mc Dermott is entering his second year as assistant coach for the West Morris Wolfpack. Prior to joining Coach Reindel’s staff he served as Varsity Baseball Coach at Mount Olive High School for 10 years, where he received The Star Ledger, Daily Record and Mugs Media Coach of the Year Award in 2014. Mc Dermott also worked as a coach at the following colleges fulfilling varied roles: Seton Hall, Fairleigh Dickinson University, County College of Morris and Trenton State College. Coach Mc Dermott attended Seton Hall University where he received his BS in Education, then Trenton State College where he obtained his Masters Degree in Education. Coach Mc Dermott brings with him passion, enthusiasm, and committed work ethic.
ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH | Paul ottavinia
Second year assistant coach, 1991 graduate, Mt. Olive HS. All conf, all county, all state, 1st team, all American 2nd team. OF/1B/P 4 Morris county tournament Championships, 1 Group 4 Championship, 5 Sectional championships ; 1991 Full athletic baseball scholarship, Seton Hall University Mens baseball team, Seton Hall U., 1992-1994 1994 Collegiate All American, 2nd team 1994 3rd round draft pick, Montreal Expos Professional baseball, 1994-2004Montreal Expos, NY Yankees, Texas Rangers, Somerset patriots, Fargo-Moorehead Redhawks.
AA/AAA 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
NY Yankees Major League Spring Training invitee, 2001.
Assistant varsity baseball coach 2004–present. Roxbury HS, Randolph, HS, Mt. Olive HS, West Morris
Currently a Lieutenant, Mt. Olive PD, 17th year
Junior VARSITY COACH | ERIK Jacobsen
Coach Jacobsen is in his 13th year as baseball coach here at West Morris Central, having coached both Junior Varsity and Freshman levels. Prior to coaching for the Wolfpack, he also coached softball at Ridge High School for 4 years and baseball at Voorhees High School for a season. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Coach Jacobsen attended Thomas Worthington High School playing a variety of sporty, including baseball where he pitched and played center field. Coach Jacobsen has been a part of the West Morris community for over fifteen years, with twelve of those years as teacher in the History Department. He is married, (his wife Joy also works at West Morris Central) and has two sons, Patrick (Sophomore) and Luke (Seventh Grade), who attend school in the district. Coach Jacobsen is thrilled to work with such a strong coaching staff and great West Morris Central Families.
Freshman COACH | JOHN Cassidy
Coach Cassidy is entering his 6th season as baseball coach at West Morris Central, where he has coached at both the Junior Varsity and Freshman levels. For the past 12 years he has also coached a variety of recreation, travel and tournament baseball teams ranging in age from 10U to 18U. Cassidy graduated from Lehigh University where he majored in Electrical Engineering and also earned an MBA from Rutgers University. He is married, has four children, and has been a Mathematics teacher at West Morris Central High School since 2010.