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December 3, 2008 Director of Sales & Marketing
Silver Hawks Coaching Staff Returns for 2009 Season!
SOUTH BEND, IN – The Arizona Diamondbacks and South Bend Silver Hawks have
Mark Haley
announced that will return as skipper of the Silver Hawks for the 2009 season.
Haley enters his sixth year as a minor league skipper and fifth year with the Silver Hawks.
Last season, Haley led the Silver Hawks to a second half Eastern Division title and
Midwest League Championship appearance. The Silver Hawks finished the 2008 regular season
with a record of 76-63. The full coaching staff will return for the 2009 season. Haley stated that
he “is excited to keep the coaching family together and looks forward to another great season of
Silver Hawks Baseball”.
Erik Sabel
enters his fifth year of coaching and returns for a second year as the Silver
Hawks pitching coach. Prior to joining the Silver Hawks in 2008, Sabel spent three years with
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the Yakima Bears (Diamondbacks, Low A). Sabel was a 42 round selection in the
Diamondbacks first-ever June draft in 1996 and spent time in High Desert, Tulsa, El Paso and
Tucson before reaching the Major Leagues and winning a World Series with the Diamondbacks.
Francisco Morales
returns for his second season as the Silver Hawks hitting coach.
Morales spent 2007 with Yakima and the previous two seasons coaching at the Diamondbacks
academy in the Dominican Republic. Morales began his playing career in 1991 when he was
signed by the Chicago Cubs and assigned to the Huntington Cubs. He spent time with 13
different clubs over his playing career.
Brian CzachowskiVaughn Robinson
, athletic trainer, and , strength and conditioning
coach, both return for their second season with the Silver Hawks.
Joe Kernan, Silver Hawks President, stated “the return of Mark Haley is not only great
for the team, but for the entire community. Haley is a local guy who is committed to our
community, which is reflected both on and off the field.” Under the guidance of Haley over the
last two years, every Silver Hawks player has participated in the Silver Hawks Community
Partners program, contributing hundreds of volunteer hours to a variety of non-profit
organizations.
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The Silver Hawks start off the 2009 season with the 2 Annual Silver vs. Gold
Exhibition Game against the University of Notre Dame baseball team on April 7, 2009. The
Silver Hawks will open the regular season on the road before returning for the home opener on
April 13, 2009. Season seats, group packages and coupon books are now on sale at the Silver
Hawks office. For a full schedule and the latest information, visit www.silverhawks.com.
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