| Year: | 2023 |
| Sport(s): | Baseball Coach |
Levi Lacey
Levi Lacey "The Pitching General" coached the Trojans for 16 seasons, starting the program back up in 2001 after a 20 year hiatus, and concluding with an amazing season in 2017 after a 2nd place finish at the NWAC Championships. Lacey became the Winningest coach in program history amassing an overall record of 474-223, and winning 36 playoff games. In 16 seasons, Coach Lacey’s teams qualified for the post season all but three times, one of which was his very first season in 2002, resurrecting the program that was discontinued after the 1982 season. He still managed to win 14 north region games in that inaugural season and placed 3rd in the region. His squads never finished lower than 4th place in the region, and were crowned north region champions five times, finishing as NWAC runner up twice, and winning Everett’s first NWAC Championship since 1966 in 2013 (Hall of Fame Team).
Levi coached nearly 500 student athletes at Everett and over 80% of his sophomores graduated or transferred to four year schools and with solid academic marks. He also had 10 players selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft, highlighted by three players being taken in the first eight rounds in 2005 — EvCC Hall of Fame pitcher Zach Simons in the second round by the Colorado Rockies, EvCC Hall of Fame outfielder Aaron Cunningham in the sixth round by the Chicago White Sox and pitcher J.T. Zink in the eighth round by the Boston Red Sox. Five of his former players — Cunningham and pitchers Mason Tobin, Stephen Fife, Riley O'Brien and Keone Kela — have played in the Major League.
In 2017 Levi left EvCC to take a job offer with the Texas Rangers Organization where he still works as a high ranking area scout, most recently assigned as their Northwest Regional Scout. Levi grew up in Everett and earned a scholarship at the College of Idaho where he played on the 1998 National Championship Team. Levi and his family now reside in Arlington where in addition to his position with the Texas Rangers he also owns and operates the highly successful Laces Baseball Academy.
Link to Everett Herald Article
