VANGUARDS BASEBALL
Meet the Coaches:

UPDATED 03/23/09

Varsity

Josh Kliner Head Coach The 2009 baseball season is Coach Kliner's fifth in the El Modena program and second as Head Coach. His collegiate playing career included being part of a State Championship team at Cypress College in 1994 and continued at the University of Kansas.  At Kansas, Coach Kliner was named the Big 8 Conference Player of the Year in 1996 as well as earning 1st Team Division I-A  All American honors as a second baseman.  He also played 4 1/2 seasons of professional baseball that included service in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, independent baseball leagues and a season in France.  Coach Kliner is working with the El Modena hitters and infielders this season.  Before becoming a Vanguard, he coached at El Dorado High School and taught at St. Joseph School in Placentia.  Coach Kliner is a teacher in the Special Education Department at El Modena.

Jason Moeller Assistant Head Coach This is Coach Moeller's tenth season with El Modena and sixth with Varsity.  Coach Moeller wears many hats at El Modena.  He is an English teacher and advisor to the school newspaper, Frontline, as well as serving as a wrestling coach.  However, Coach Moeller will tell you his first love is baseball.  A four-year starter at Chapman University, he played on several nationally ranked teams.  He has prior coaching experience at his alma mater.  Baseball is in the blood of the Moeller family.  Coach Moeller's brother, Chad, is a catcher in the Major Leagues.

Buddy Klovstad Assistant Coach This will be Coach Klovstad's second season as the pitching coach at El Modena. Last season Coach Klov's pitching staff led the Century League in most categories including Wins and ERA. Coach Klov was a 2002 graduate of El Modena, and participated in Soccer and Football along with Baseball. Coach Klov went on to Chapman University and became the first 3-Sport athlete in over 30 years at C.U. along with earning his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. His collegiate playing career included being part of a National Championship Baseball team at Chapman University in 2003. At Chapman, Coach Klov was named the Division 3 National Pitcher of the Year in 2006 as well as earning 1st Team All American honors as a pitcher in both 2005 and 2006. He played 2 seasons of minor league baseball in Gary , Indiana and Traverse City , Michigan . When not at the yard Coach Klov enjoys playing golf, watching sports, and hanging out with his wife, Allison.

Travis Hertzberg Assistant Coach My name is Travis Hertzberg and I'm a graduate of El Modena High School, Class of 2001. I played on the Varsity team all four years. I was 2nd team all league as a freshman pitcher on Varsity and in addition I played first and third base. After high school I attended Santiago Canyon College and then transfered to Fullerton College to play baseball. I played 2 seasons with the Hornets under Nick Fascardo. Through college I battled arm trouble, and ultimately, had to have rotator cuff surgery. That would be the end of my baseball playing career but it also became the beginning of my coaching career. This year will be my 6th season as a coach at El Modena. I'm looking forward to a brand new season on the Varsity squad this year and am very blessed to work with such great kids and coaches that share the same passion for baseball. In my spare time, I manage my own skylight company here in Orange Co., and work in equestrian show jumping. Go Vanguards!!

Junior Varsity

Jude Chavez Head Coach Jude Chavez was a Varsity Assistant for the Vanguards from 2002-2005. Chavez returns as the Junior Varsity Head Coach, where he hopes to develop and mold the younger players. Jude started his collegiate career at Orange Coast College, where he earned All-Conference honors. After Coast, he transferred to Chapman University, where he earned All-West Region honors, and led his team to two World Series appearances. As a coach, he was an Assistant at El Modena High School Varsity team for four seasons; aiding with offensive strategy and coaching the outfielders. He also aided with the strength and conditioning program. Chavez has coached at Orange Coast College where he was the hitting coach and in charge of the outfield. There he helped the Pirates to a playoff appearance and assisted in recruiting some of the top high school players in Orange County. Chavez is currently a Behavior Specialist, where he is dedicated to identifying children and adolescents with self defeating behaviors, and intervening with learned behaviors, that lead them to successful lives.

Cole Hathcock Assistant Coach Cole Hathcock enters his first year as a baseball coach for the Vanguards.  He was a 3 year letterman at El Modena  from 2003 to 2005. Cole was team captain in 04 and 05 and earned 1st Team All Century League honors. He continued his playing career in Division I collegiate baseball at the University of California at Irvine for three years as middle relief pitcher. He helped the Anteaters reach the College World Series in 2007.  Cole is currently working on his bachelors Degree in Sociology and Criminology with aspirations to pursue Law school upon completion of his bachelors degree.

Freshman/Sophmore

Donny Ogden Head Coach Coach Ogden played basketball and baseball at El Modena and was the Captain in both sports. He graduated in 2003 receiving the “Jason Zepel Memorial Scholarship”. He attended Arizona State University, majoring in Education Phychology and History and graduated in the winter of 2008. After graduating from ASU, Coach Ogden returned to El Modena to coach the Summer Baseball Program. Coach Ogden is also a coach at “The Baseball Academy” in Santa Ana. At “The Baseball Academy”, Coach Ogden has been one of the coaches for Summer and Winter camps for the past 4 years and also does private lessons.

Cameron Moffat Assistant Coach My name is Cameron Moffat and this year marks the first of my coaching career at El Modena.  I played baseball at Elmo for four years, the last two as a part of the Varsity Team.  I won team MVP honors on the Freshman Team and Defensive Player of the Year my JV season.  I spent time senior year as a catcher, left fielder, and first baseman.  Senior year I was also a Varsity Captain and helped lead Elmo to it's first League Title in sixteen years and a run to the Quarter-Final Round of CIF.  Aside from Elmo I also played for the OC Angels in the Mickey Mantle League where we got seventh place at the Junior Olympics and Runner-Up at the Mickey Mantle World Series.  I've coached camps at the Baseball Academy for four years and I'm currently in second year of giving private lessons at the Baseball Academy.  I currently attend Santiago Canyon College with no specific major at this point.