Dowling Catholic High School Baseball Coach Profiles for 2009
Tim O'Neill - Varsity Head Coach
College Attended: North Iowa Area Community College 1987-1989
University of Northern Iowa 1989-1992
Playing experience: Mason City Newman HS 1983-1987
NIACC 1988-1990
Baseball Coaching experience:
Mason City Newman 1988-1989
University of Northern Iowa Assistant 1989-1991
Sioux City Heelan Assistant 1992-1999
Sioux City Heelan Head Coach 2000-2002
Led Heelan to the city's 1st state championship win in 2001
State coach of the year 2001, seven time district coach of the year
Dowling Catholic Head Coach 2003-Present
Two CIML Central Championships and two runner-up finishes
CIML Head Coach of the year 2003 and 2009
One of only 17 Iowa high school coaches in history to take two different
schools to the state tournament
Helped develop numerous players into collegiate & pro levels
Worked five years as an area scout for the Chicago White Sox
Family: Wife Kim, son Aaron, daughter Madison
Playing experience: Dowling Catholic High School 1978-1981
Dowling Catholic All-State Catcher and Grand View University
All-American
Coaching experience: Co-owner/Instructor - Grandslam USA
Assistant Coach Johnson County Community College
Family: Wife Margaret, daughters Abby, Amanda and Megan
Jim Hallman - Assist. Varsity Coach
College Attended: Grand View University 2005-Present
Playing experience: Valley High School 2002-2005
Member of two state championship teams
Grand View 2005-2006
Coaching experience: Head Frosh Coach DM Hoover 2006
Varsity Assistant Dowling Catholic 2007-Present
Works primarily with hitters & outfielders
Instructor at Grand Slam USA and has worked numerous camps and
clinics including the University of Notre Dame the past two seasons
Garrett Hawkins- Assist. Varsity Coach
College Attended: William Penn University
Playing experience: Valley High School
Dallas Center Grimes
William Penn University
Coaching experience: Dallas Center
DM Hoover
DM Lincoln
Head Sophomore Coach at Dowling 2004-Present
Family: Wife Natalie, sons Eli and Noah
Jeremy Eldred - Head Sophomore Coach
College Attended: William Penn University
Playing experience: Eddyville-Blakesburg HS 1995-98
William Penn University 1998-2003
Adult League Phoenix, Arizona
Coaching experience: William Penn University 2004-05
Oskaloosa HS 2005
Dowling Head Freshman Coach 2009-Present
Currently an instructor at Grand Slam USA
Family: Wife, Jamie
Eric Evans - Head Freshman Coach
College Attended: Iowa Central Community College 2007-2009
Iowa State University 2009-Present
Playing experience: Dowling Catholic 2003-2007
Iowa Central Community College 2008-2009
Coaching experience: Dowling Assistant Freshman Coach 2009-Present
Alex Conlon - Assist. Freshman Coach
College Attended: Northeast Texas Community College
University of Evansville
University of Northern Iowa
Playing experience: Dowling Catholic 2000-2003
Northeast Texas Community College
University of Evansville
Coaching experience: Dowling Catholic 2006-Present
Currently an instructor at Grand Slam USA
Bryson Hammer - Part Time Volunteer Coach
Brent Delger - Assist. Sophomore Coach
College Attended: Simpson Collge
Playing experience: Des Moines Lincoln High School 1995-1998
Simpson College 1999-2002
Coaching experience: Assistant Coach at Dowling 2003-Present