VARSITY HEAD COACH – Chris Hawkins
Head Coach Chris Hawkins took over the Normal West baseball program in the Spring of 2000, and has continued the winning tradition for Wildcat Baseball.
VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH – Andy Turner
Coach Turner laid the groundwork for the program as he was hired as the first Wildcat coach back in the fall of 1995. He left to become an Athletic Director after the 1999 season and returned in the spring of 2026 as the Normal West varsity pitching coach.
VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH – Peyton Dillingham
Coach Dillingham was a very successful player at Normal West before going on to play college baseball at Heartland, Morehead State, McKendree, and University of Illinois-Springfield before arriving to help coach in the spring of 2024.
VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH – Ryder Coone
Coach Coone was a star player at Normal West from 2022-2025 before being added to the varsity coaching staff in 2026.
JV HEAD COACH – Jon Klix
Coach Klix joined the staff at West in 2025 as the head coach of the JV team. Prior to that he had a successful college playing career at St. Lawrence where he was a 4 year starter. Since moving to Bloomington-Normal, he has been a coach for Pony, Renegades, and Parkside teams.
FRESHMAN HEAD COACH – Shawn Beaty
Coach Beaty joined the staff at Normal West in 2001 where he has been the head coach for the Freshman team. During the fall, Coach Beaty can be found coaching the baseball team at Parkside Junior High.
FRESHMAN ASSISTANT COACH – Jeremy Fischer
Coach Fischer had a very successful playing career at Normal West and currently coaches for BNBA Gold and Parkside Junior High in addition to the Wildcats.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT – Jared O’Brien
Jared O’Brien (J-Rod) has been helping the Wildcat program for over 20 years in various roles. J-Rod and his family are huge supporters of all the Wildcat teams.