Anthony Pla
Anthony Pla
Coach Anthony Plá comes to the Dragons after having spent 22 years as a College Baseball Coach. Most recently, he was the Head Coach at Lincoln University here in PA. He has recruited and graduated over 110 players during his career and has coached and played in over 550 games at the collegiate level. Coach Plá will be head coaching multiple teams, assist with the College Placement Program within the Dragons as well as work with players with infield defense and catching.
Coaching/Career Highlights:
- Has served for the past 14 years as Head Baseball Coach at Lincoln University
- He has coached at every age level from 12-18 year olds and combined for numerous top-10 finishes and national tournament appearances as well as coached some of the finest talent in the northeast region and down the east coast. He has coached Major League Baseball amateur draft picks and has been a part of four national championship seasons. Most notably in the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft George Springer (#11 overall pick by the Houston Astros) and Matt Barnes (#19 overall pick by the Boston Red Sox). Springer was most recently named the 2017 Most Valuable Player of the World Series when the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the memorable seven-game series.
-Works within the local Oxford, Pa., community with youth baseball. He has helped the Oxford Senior Legion team for the last nine seasons become a competitive team and has worked summer camps for Oxford Area High School alongside the coaching staff. These camps help the young children of the community learn the fundamentals of the game they love, and have fun doing it.
- Throughout six years at Bridgeport, Plá was the Assistant Baseball Coach under Head Coach John Anquillare, working mainly with the defense, more specifically the infielders and catchers. He also created the strength and conditioning program for pre- and post-season workouts.
- His first four years were as a player at the University of Bridgeport and his last 16 as a coach. In his years as a player, he was a second baseman and a catcher. His career batting average was .300 and was part of the team that held the most wins in Bridgeport history at 21 in 2001. He also played four years of college soccer as well, winning the conference championship in his senior year while the team finished ranked 23rd in the country in the NSCAA polls. In addition, he was the assistant athletic director for compliance, assistant sports information director, home event manager, equipment manager, and facilities manager.