Chris Rampone is the newest addition to the Monmouth coaching staff, as he joins the ranks as an assistant coach for the 2005 season. Along with the everyday operation of the baseball program, Rampone comes to West Long Branch as an assistant coach to mentor players in hitting and pitching strategies.
Rampone comes to the Hawks from Montclair State University, where he was a coach in 2003 and 2004. Prior to his stint at Montclair State, Rampone coached New Brunswick High School in 2001 and 2002 and guided Bayley-Ellard High School, in Madison, New Jersey, to the 2000 Conference Championship. He started his championship tradition at Roxbury High School where in his four years at the helm, the team won three county championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998.
Rampone attended Georgia Southern University from 1990-1991 and graduated from Montclair State in 1994. While at Georgia Southern, Rampone won a Division I Regional Championship in 1990. As a member of the Red Hawks? squad at Montclair State, Rampone won a Division III Regional Championship 1994. In 1993, he helped lead the Red Hawks to the Division III National Championship. Rampone and MSU also made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1992.
A native of Wall, Rampone is married to the former Christie Pearce, Monmouth soccer star and current U.S. Women?s National team player.
