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Shawn Kissel

Shawn Kissel

Shawn Kissel enters his seventh season at the helm of the Penn State Mont Alto baseball program in the 2024-25 academic year.

The Nittany Lions recently won the 2022 Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference championship with a 3-0 win over Penn State DuBois. The 2022 team also made an appearance in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series, compiling a 1-2 tournament record. 

The 28 wins during the 2022 season marked the program's most since the 2019 season and the Nittany Lions featured three different student-athletes who earned All-American accolades: Zach Garlin, Hayden Kissel and Jared Pine.

Prior to his appointment, Kissel has had 15 years of baseball coaching experience. He most recently co-founded and coached for the Renegades Athletic Club (RAC) of Chambersburg, Pa. for the past five seasons. While coaching within the Renegades organization, Kissel has coached at almost every age range where he trained, developed, and prepared each student-athlete for the highest level of competition. Many of his teams have participated and won several competitive tournaments throughout the east coast including the Ripken Experience, Sports at the Beach, and Perfect Game tournaments.

A native of Franklin County, Kissel graduated from Chambersburg Area High School in 1989 and went on to compete on the baseball team at Hagerstown Community College and Virginia Wesleyan, graduating from Virginia Wesleyan with a bachelor's degree in business.

Kissel resides in Chambersburg, Pa. with his wife Jennifer and their three kids.

YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year Overall PSUAC
 Finish Postseason

2024

 29-16 14-6 2nd PSUAC West PSUAC Tournament

2023

 31-15 17-3 1st PSUAC West PSUAC Tournament/2-2 in USCAA Small College World Series

2022

 28-11 13-2 2nd PSUAC West PSUAC Champions/1-2 in USCAA Small College World Series
2021 25-7 20-5 Won PSUAC West PSUAC Runner Up/ 4th in  USCAA Small College World Series
2020   3-10   *Season cut short due to coronavirus pandemic*   
2019   25-20 11-4 2nd PSUAC West

PSUAC Tournament/USCAA National Tournament
Totals  141-79 65-20    
BY THE NUMBERS
141 - Wins
.640 - Winning Percentage
65 - PSUAC Wins
1- PSUAC Coach of the Year Awards
19 - All-PSUAC Selections
3 - PSUAC Player of the Year
16 - USCAA All-Americans
16 - USCAA Academic All-Americans