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WELCOME 2025 HEAD COACH TC FAIRFIELD
TC FAIRFIELD
New Merchants head coach TC Fairfield has been coaching since before he finished his playing career. Born and raised in San Jose, he actually cut his teeth as a high school PC for Evergreen high while still playing at Mission JC. Coaching and teaching has always been in his blood, spending much of his youngest years in his mother's dance studio behind Valley Fair. After finishing up his playing days as a pitcher at Pacific University in Oregon, he didnt want to leave the field and went right into coaching. Over the last 10 years, Fairfield has gone from being the bullpen coach at San Jose State to the pitching coach at Cal State East Bay to finally settling in the Juco ranks. Currently the head pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Coalinga College, his JC tenure is highlighted by a trip to the state championship game in 2022 with Ohlone.
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The spring season isn't where the game ends for Fairfield, having been a summer ball coach for the previous seven years. His experience includes five years as head coach of the South Bay Storm in San Jose, a year as the head coach of the Dubsea Fishsticks in Seattle, and most recently as a recruiting coordinator in the West Coast League with the Kamloops Northpaws.
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Coach Fairfield is super excited to be a part of a budding franchise in a league that is becoming a premier collegiate summer experience. He praises the ownership group for having a very strong vision for building out a successful team within an awesome sports community. Fairfield set his sights on finding an organization that was committed to a growth mindset from the top down. The Merchants willingness to completely invest in the players and team experience, as well as improving the stadium experience really stood out to and made him want to jump aboard. Fairfield sees Alameda and the East Bay as the perfect place to build a successful summer franchise. With baby pictures at the coliseum to memories of family outings in Jack London Square and Lake Merritt, Fairfield is excited to be at home in the East Bay this summer with the Merchants.
COACH MARCIANO REICHEL RETURNS FOR 2025
Marciano Reichel
The Merchants are thrilled to have Coach Reichel back for 2025!!! We cant say enough about the loyalty and commitment coach has for the Merchants and Alameda baseball in general. After coaching the Alameda Anchors in 2023 and the Merchants last Summer in 2024 Marciano returns to the Island for 2025 to continue what he started.
2025 INFIELD COACH ENRIQUE NUNEZ
Enrique Nunez
Coach Nunez comes to the Merchants from Cal State University East Bay. Nunez is a current assistant for the Pioneers. He also played at CSUEB 2022 & 2023. Before playing at Eastbay Nunez starred at Laney College from 2016-2019. Coach Nunez attended Washington HS in Fremont, Ca.
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