12/16/2004 - Baseball
Baseball Adds Jason Ronai to Coaching Staff
Jason Ronai was a four-time letterwinner at UNC-Asheville and was named the team MVP his junior year. |
Annapolis, Md. - Navy baseball head coach Steve Whitmyer recently announced that Jason Ronai has been added to the coaching staff.
"We are excited to add Jason to our staff," Whitmyer said. "He has had success as a player and instructor and the players on our team will be able to learn a lot from him."
A Springfield, Ohio, native, Ronai was a four-year starter at UNC-Asheville. Ronai, who earned four letters, was named the team MVP his junior season and captained the squad during his senior campaign. He graduated from UNC-Asheville in 2001, ranking second all-time in total hits and stolen bases. Prior to coming to UNC-Asheville, Ronai played one season of college basketball at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J.
Ronai played one season of independent professional baseball (2002) for the Alexandria Aces of the Central League.
During that time, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Indiana State (2001-02). His duties included working with hitters, outfielders and improving their baserunning.
Ronai moved on and spent a year as the Director of Onfield Sessions for the recruiting service "Baseball Factory" in 2003. He was promoted to Director of The Exclusive Program in 2004, where he helped guide high school players through the recruiting process.
"I'm very excited to be here at Navy," Ronai said. "The baseball program at Navy has a successful tradition and I look forward to contributing to it."
In addition to his coaching duties at Navy, Ronai, who earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology, is pursuing his master's in sports leadership from VCU.
