Ball State University Athletics
Alex Marconi Named Assistant Baseball Coach
August 01, 2005 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Alex Marconi has been named assistant baseball coach at Ball State University, according to head coach Greg Beals. Marconi will take over the position formerly held by Mike Stafford, who was promoted to the top assistant position last week.
"I am very excited to have Alex Marconi join our coaching staff," said Beals. "Alex has a bright future in this profession. He possesses the knowledge and passion for good baseball I was looking for. Alex and his wife will be a great addition to the Ball State community and our baseball family."
Marconi spent the 2005 season as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of North Carolina, where he worked with hitters and catchers, was the summer camp director, was responsible for on-campus recruiting and monitored the academic progress of players.
Prior to joining the UNC staff, Marconi played four years of professional baseball, ending with a stint on the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League. A 27th-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2000 from Kent State University, where he played for four years under then KSU assistant coach Beals, Marconi spent three seasons with the club.
Marconi was called up to the Triple-A Durham Bulls in 2001 and 2002, and also saw action with the Devil Rays' Orlando, Bakersfield, Hudson Valley and Princeton teams. He spent the 2003 season with the Elmira Pioneers of the Northeast League.
In addition to his time on the field, Marconi worked as a catching and hitting instructor at Cary's Hall of Fame Baseball Academy in 2003-04 and worked various camps and clinics throughout his time in the minor leagues. He also worked numerous camps at Kent State from 1997-2004.
A four-year letterwinner for the Golden Flashes, Marconi was an All-Mid-American Conference First Team catcher for KSU in 1999 and 2000. The 1999 Academic All-MAC selection earned his bachelor's degree in general studies from the university in 2000. He also earned all-region honors for KSU in 1999 and 2000 plus was a preseason All-America in 2000.
"I am very excited about becoming a part of a great baseball program at Ball State University," said Marconi. "It's an honor to be able to work with Coach Beals and Coach Stafford and I am looking forward to helping the Cardinals in their quest for excellence."
Marconi is married to the former Amanda Lescher, who was a one-year letterwinner for the Kent State women's soccer team in 1999.
