Whitman- Whitman-Hanson Regional High School announced today
the appointment of Matt Henriksen as its new varsity baseball coach. Henriksen, who played college baseball at
Tusculum College in Tennessee, grew up in Hingham where he was an all-star baseball
player and a member of a Patriot League championship team. He has a wide array of coaching experience
most recently serving as the assistant coach at Nobles and Greenough School in
Dedham. Prior to that, he was a JV and
assistant coach at Hingham High School.
He also has worked with countless players in AAU and private lessons.
“I am extremely excited to be a part of the Whitman-Hanson
Panther family. Whitman-Hanson has a
tradition of excellence that I intend to continue as the baseball coach,” Henriksen
said. “I am very lucky to have a group
of talented and hard working players that know what it takes to compete for a
Patriot League championship.”
After graduating college, Henriksen went on to play
professional baseball for three seasons for the Alpine Cowboys in Alpine,
Texas. In college he earned the 2012 South
Atlantic Conference Championship Most Valuable Player Award after leading his
team to the conference title with a record of 48-10. He finished his career in the top five of 8
offensive and defensive categories at Tusculum.
“We are very lucky to hire such a tremendous coach. Matt’s love and passion for baseball is
contagious and I believe his players will feel that everyday at practice,”
Whitman-Hanson Athletic Director Bob Rodgers said. “I have known him since he was 17 years old
and couldn’t be happier to bring a man of his character into our athletic
program. He has big shoes to fill but I am confident he is up to the challenge.”
Henriksen, who is a wellness teacher at nearby Abington
Middle-High School replaces hall of fame coach Pat Cronin who retired after the
season.
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