Keith Hessler is in his second season as head coach at Everett Community College. In his first year the team finished 26-28 with an appearance in the Lane CC Super Regional. The 2023 offense finished #1 in the NWAC in runs, doubles, RBIs, extra base hits, slugging percentage, and total bases and #2 in the NWAC in triples and home runs. The pitching staff had an ERA of 3.97 striking out 391 hitters for 6th best in the league. Twelve Trojans moved on to the four year level including 5 to the NCAA D1 level.

Coach Hessler spent the previous two seasons as the pitching coach under Coach JoJo Howie and Coach Parker Guinn. Hessler's two seasons as pitching coach with the Trojans have yielded a truly dominant pitching staff, one that ranked #2 in the NWAC in ERA at 2.32, and the combined 428 strikeouts is the most all time in a single season at EvCC.  Starting pitcher Kenji Miller's 1.69 ERA ranked 3rd among pitchers that threw 80 or more innings and closer Devin Macwatters was as good as they come, making 14 appearances, recording 8 saves (the most all time in a single season at EvCC), and a lights out .46 ERA, giving up just one earned run all season. 

Keith played 8 seasons of professional baseball, including two seasons in Major League Baseball, from 2011-2018 after being drafted in the 28th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was traded to the San Diego Padres in 2016 before finishing his playing career with the Colorado Rockies.  Hessler completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation and Sports Management from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC and is a native of Washington, DC.