Assistant Coach Steve DeRiggs
Date of birth:
July 19, 1947		 Hometown:
Provincetown, MA
High school:
Provincetown HS		 College:
Springfield College (1969)
Years at Messiah:
1		 Family:
Wife (Ann-Marie), 3 daughters (Tracy, Holly, Stephnia), 3 grandsons

Coach DeRiggs enters his first season at Messiah with a wealth of baseball experience. A former bird-dog scout for the Boston Red Sox, DeRiggs came to Pennsylvania after serving 22 years as a head coach and athletic director at a few high schools in South Carolina. DeRiggs also coached for five years with a national traveling team.

Coaching at Hilton Head Island, South Aiken HS and Wagener-Salley HS, DeRiggs has seven former players still playing professional baseball. Most notably, he coached Chicago Cubs prospect Tyler Colvin, the 13th-pick overall in the 2006 Major League Draft. As a high school football coach, six players under DeRiggs’ leadership went on to the Division 1 level on scholarship. Two of his players went on to play in the NFL. For his leadership and dedication in South Carolina, he was named the Athletic Director of the Year in South Carolina.

In his playing days, DeRiggs was originally drafted by the New York Yankees. Originally a pitcher and shortstop, he later went on to play in the Cape Cod League and two levels of organized pro ball as a third baseman, but did not sign with an organization.

“Baseball is a passion for me and I am honored to be a part of the Messiah program,” said DeRiggs. “I am looking forward to working with Coach Engle, as well as Coach Price and Coach Srebroski, and the talented players who make up the Messiah team.”

DeRiggs, who oversees Messiah’s outfielders, lives in East Berlin with his wife, Ann. He is the proud father of three daughters and he has three grandsons.