The Coaching Staff

Brian Gillogly

Head Coach

Office: Regents Center 213
Phone: (563) 387-1590
1982 graduate of Luther College
Seventh year as head coach.
Named Four-Year College Coach of the Year by Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2007.
Has posted 459 career wins in 18 years.
Led the Norse to their first Iowa Conference championship and first trip to the NCAA III National Tournament since 1985 last year.
Has led the Norse to 98 wins the past three years including back-to-back 20 wins seasons in 2004 and 2005 and a school record 31 wins last season.
During his six years as the Norse skipper, his teams have set 46 individual and team school records.
Has coached teams to one regional and three district/state championships and seventh place in one World Series.
Has coached 79 all-conference performers during his career.
Has coached 30 all-district/state, 18 all-region, and nine All- American players.

Assistant Coach

Office: Dahl Centennial Union 261P
Phone: (563) 387- 1416
2003 graduate of Luther College.
Also works as a Luther College Admissions Counselor.
Sixth year as an assistant, third as the pitching coach.
Has coached three all-Iowa Conference pitchers and two all-region performers.
In 2007, the Norse pitching staff led the league with a 3.63 team ERA. This also ranked 36th in the NCAA III.
Assistant High School Baseball Coach (2000-05).
Three-year letter winner for the Norse (2000-02) as a member of the pitching staff.

Assistant Coach

Office: Regents Center
Phone: (563) 387-1582
2005 graduate of Luther College.
Second year as an assistant coach.
Rejoins Norse staff after teaching 9th grade special education at Lincoln High School in Des Moines.
In 2005-06 taught elementary education at De Soto High School where he also served as an assistant football coach and head boys basketball coach.
Four-year letter winner for the Norse baseball who was a starting pitcher and first baseman, earning all-conference honors twice and was also an all-region pitcher.
He was also a four-year letter winner and three-year starter on the Norse football team.