associate head coach at Ithaca College for 10 years. His first squad compiled a 23-17 overall record for Cornell's first winning season since 1984. As a team, the Big Red hit .306 that season, marking its first .300 season in seven years. The Big Red also beat Georgia Tech in the second game of a twin bill on its spring trip when the Yellow Jackets were ranked second in the country.

In 1995, the Red was 20-19 and finished second in the Gehrig Division of the Ivy League with a 10-10 slate. Ford also had the 1998 squad in contention for the Gehrig Division crown until the final weekend of the season. The Big Red's 12-8 finish in the Ivy League was the team's best to date and its 12 league wins was the most by a Cornell team since the 1982 squad went 12-6 in the then-Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League. In his 14 years at Cornell, Ford has compiled a 210-337-2 record. He picked up his 200th career win in the first game of a doubleheader at St. Joseph's (Pa.) on March 13, 2004.

Ford has done a good job of preparing his players for the next level as well. During his tenure, seven Cornellians have either been selected in Major League Baseball's amatuer draft or signed as undrafted free agents. Those players are: Trevor Schumm `91, free agent, Anaheim Angels; Joel Nies `92, free agent, Boston Red Sox, Brian Williamson `99, 32nd round pick, New York Mets; Raul Gomez `01, free agent, Chicago White Sox; Erik Rico `02, 22nd round pick, Toronto Blue Jays; Chris Schutt `03, 7th round pick, Minnesota Twins; and Dan Baysinger `04, 31st round pick, St. Louis Cardinals.

A 1979 graduate of Ithaca College, Ford has a bachelor of science degree in physical education and was awarded his master's degree in 1981. During his undergraduate days at Ithaca, Ford was a pitcher for three years on the varsity, serving as a co-captain in 1979. He was the recipient of the Carlton "Carp" Wood Attitude Award following his senior year. Upon graduation, he served as head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach for the Bombers from 1979 to 1980. He worked strictly with the Bomber varsity as the pitching coach from 1981 until his appointment at Cornell.

e-mail coach Ford at twf2@cornell.edu
contact coach Ford by phone at 607.255.6604

Scott Marsh Cornell University Assistant Coach  Scott Marsh is now in his 11th season as a member of the Cornell baseball coaching staff. Marsh, who works with the Big Red pitchers, is the assistant director of the Office of Publications and Marketing at the University. Marsh is a 1986 graduate of UCLA with a bachelor of arts degree in economics, who earned his master's degree in business administration from

the University of California at Irvine in 1989 and his master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1994.

Under Marsh's guidance, the Big Red finished second in the league in team ERA in 2003 and has had a pitcher selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft in each of the last three seasons. Erik Rico, the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2002, was selected that year by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round. Chris Schutt, the league's 2003 Pitcher of the Year, was taken in the seventh round by the Minnesota Twins. Following the 2004 season, Dan Baysinger was selected by the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 31st round.

Marsh attended Golden West Junior College from 1981-83, compiling a 16-5 record over two years and tying the school record for most wins by a pitcher. He earned second-team all-state honors as a freshman at GWJC. He then went to UCLA, where he played baseball on a full athletic scholarship, compiling the lowest ERA in the Pac 6 as a senior.

Marsh played pro baseball for the San Diego Padres minor league teams in Spokane, Wash., and in Reno, Nev.

e-mail coach Marsh at sm64@cornell.edu


Cornell's outstanding coaching staff instruct on the field and assist with counseling in the camp dormitory.