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Kyle Werman enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Patriots. He works with the Mason hitters and infielders. Werman, a former collegiate and professional baseball player, came to the staff after one year at Virginia, where he was a volunteer assistant coach, helping the Cavaliers advance to the NCAA Regionals. He previously spent one year as an assistant coach at Oakton High School. In Werman's first season with the Patriots, he helped guide a veteran club to the best batting average and slugging percentage in school history and the second-best on-base percentage. The team also scored the second-most runs, had the second-most RBI and had the third-most homers in school history. Meanwhile, the team had one of its better seasons in terms of fewest strikeouts. Mason's first ever first-team All-American came on his watch as Chris Henderson reached that milestone. Scott Krieger was also named a second-team All-American. Werman began his playing career at James Madison High School in Vienna before walking on at the University of Virginia. After redshirting his first season, he became a four-year starter at second base for the Cavaliers, playing 221 career games, second all-time at Virginia. In his four years, he compiled a .278 batting average and he made just 26 errors. Over his final two seasons, he put together a .988 fielding percentage. A team captain for the Cavaliers, he was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team in 2005 and the 2005 All-Corvallis Regional Team. In his five years at Virginia, Werman earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in education. After going undrafted, Werman signed a professional contract with the New York Mets playing with Kingsport of the Appalachian League in 2005. He later played two years with the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League before making the transition from a player to a coach. |
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