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Jim Peeples, Head Coach
Email: jpeeples@piedmont.edu

Coach Peeples is entering his sixth year as head coach of the Piedmont College baseball program. Last season he led the Lions to a 27-17 as the Lions claimed the school's first-ever Great South Athletic Conference regular-season champinoship.

In his five seasons, Peeples has totaled a 117-115 overall record for a .504 career winning percentage. He has led the Lions to one GSAC tournament championship, one GSAC regular-season championship, and two appearances in the National Christian College Athletic Association College World Series in Celina, OH.

Peeples spent the previous nine years as an assistant at Methodist College where he helped guide the team to a 270–118 record. During his nine years the team won six DIAC Conference championships, made six trips to the NCAA-III National Tournament, and two NCAA-III College World Series trips and the 1995 team finished as the national runner up. The two years prior to that Peeples coached at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT where the team won back-to-back conference championships and the 1992 team won the ECAC Championship.

Coach Peeples started his coaching career at his alma mater Westminster College where the football team went 27–0 during the 1988–89 campaigns winning back to back NAIA National Football Championships.

Peeples' Head Coaching History

Year Record School
2006 27-17 Piedmont College
2005 21-24 Piedmont College
2004 20-27 - GSAC Champions Piedmont College
2003 27-24 Piedmont College
2002 22-23 Piedmont College
Career 117-115 .504 winning percentage

Richard Dombrowsky, Assistant Coach
Email: sportsinfo@piedmont.edu

Richard Dombrowsky is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach on Jim Peeples' staff. The Manassas, VA native graduated from Methodist (NC) College in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He earned a master's degree in Business Administration from Piedmont College in 2004.

In addition to his baseball duties, Dombrowksy also serves Piedmont as the Director of Sports Information where he handles event management and media relations for the college's 13 intercollegiate sports.

While at Methodist, Dombrowsky was a four-year starter on the Monarch baseball team which made three NCAA-III post-season appearances. In 2002, he captained the Monarch squad to a #1 NCAA Division-III national ranking for eight consecutive weeks.

Dombrowsky resides in Buford, GA and is married to the former Adrienne Midgley.

Justin Scali, Assistant Coach
Email: jscali@piedmont.edu

Justin Scali enters his third season as an assistant baseball coach at Piedmont College after serving a two-year stint as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH.

The Baldwin, NY native helped lead Methodist College to a NCAA Division-III #1 national ranking for eight weeks during his senior season with the Monarchs. He was a four-year letter-winner at Methodist where served as team captain his senior year and participated in three NCAA-III South Regional championships.

Scali earned his Masters Degree in Business Adminstration from Piedmont College in the fall of 2005.

Scali has also served as the pitching coach the past two summers for the Lima Locos, a member of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League and one of the eight sanctioned NCAA summer baseball leagues. The 2004 team won the regular-season and tournament championships.

Scali will oversee the Piedmont College pitchers and recruiting efforts. In addition to his baseball responsibilities, Scali serves as an Admissions Advisor in the PC Undergraduate Office of Admissions.