Ron Schaeffer, Baseball

Bio

Coach Ron “BooBoo” Schaeffer is a 2008 graduate of Penn State Berks and 2014 graduate of Penn State’s World Campus. At Penn State Berks, he was a three-year starter on the baseball team and served as team captain his junior and senior years. During his junior and senior year, he was the Student Athletes Advisory Committee (SAAC) president. He was the first player to reach 100 career hits in Penn State Berks history. After his 2008 graduation, he joined the coaching staff at Penn State Berks from 2008-10 where he worked with hitters and catchers. In his first season in 2008, Penn State Berks finished as a Northeastern Atlantic Conference (NEAC) runner-up and in 2009 won the NEAC and advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Baseball Tournament. In his final season in 2010, they were regular season champions.

Schaeffer also coached for Berkshire Baseball for the eight years, and in 2009 became a head coach. He finished his career at Berkshire with a record of 163-154-16, and numerous tournament championships and runner-up accomplishments along the way. He also captured the City-County Senior League title in 2012 and league runner-up in 2013. Schaeffer was also the head Junior Legion coach for Conrad Weiser where he posted a record of went 72-26 in three seasons. His team captured the 2008 Lebanon County Junior Legion Championship and advanced to the Pennsylvania State Junior. Legion Eastern Regional’s where they lost in the qualifying game in ten innings to eventual state runner-up, Shillington. He was an assistant coach at Ursinus College during the 2013-14 seasons where he worked with the catchers and pitchers. Recently, he was the head middle school coach at Governor Mifflin and head senior legion coach for the Shillington Red Sox.

Schaeffer has also coached high school baseball at the varsity level and has given private lessons. He worked numerous baseball camps/showcases including Millersville University (one year) and Penn State’s University Park campus (three years) along with being the bullpen catcher for the Reading Phillies for three seasons. Schaeffer has also been a baseball coordinator and head coach for the Keystone State Games for ten years.

In addition to baseball, Schaeffer enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and son. Coach Schaeffer resides in Sinking Spring with his wife, Katie, and sons, Zac and Alex, and is an admissions counselor for Job Corps.