Coaches

Head Coach
Kevin Kime  

Kevin Kime assumed the reigns of the Mount Aloysius baseball program in September 2006. Since then, the Mounties have re-written the record books setting single season records for overall wins and conference wins during that time.

 

Under Kime's guidance, the 2010 Mounties finished at an all time high of third place in the AMCC championships, setting a school record with three post-season victories. The Mounties also notched their third consecutive season of 20+ wins and ranked 23rd in NCAA Division III in stolen bases. The 2010 team also was awarded many individual accolades highlighted by Matt Cornetti becoming the first ever Mountie to be named 1st team all Mid-Atlantic region. Aaron Kovach also garnered the honors of Newcomer of the year in the AMCC.

After a successful 2010 season, Coach Kime was afforded the opportunity of a lifetime as he spent the summer coaching with the Cotuit Kettleers of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. Working alongside Head Coach Mike Roberts (Former Head Coach at North Carolina), the Cotuit Kettleers captured the 2010 Cape Cod League Championship. The Cape Cod Baseball League is regarded as the most prestigious amateur baseball leagues in the country. One in every seven MLB players have played in the Cape Cod League, and 234 Cape League players were selected in the 2009 draft.

Kime's inaugural season marked the first time in program history that the Mounties earned player of the week honors in the AMCC, while also adding four players to the AMCC all-conference team.

In 2008, the Mounties recorded their first 20-win season, and finished at an all time high in the AMCC.  Bryan Nolan became the college's first player ever to be named to the Mid-Atlantic all-region team that year.

The Mounties held an NCAA Division III national ranking of 23rd in the country in stolen bases per game in 2008.

2009 was another remarkable season for the Mounties.  Accumulating 23 wins on the season and advancing to the AMCC postseason tournament.  Coach Kime was named the AMCC Coach of the Year for his role in leading his squad to a 4th place standing in the AMCC.

 

A native of Johnstown, PA and graduate of Bishop McCort High School, Kime returned to the area after serving as an assistant coach at both LaGrange College and Walsh University.

During his time at LaGrange College, Kime had the privilege of coaching 16 Great South all-conference players, while also helping to orchestrate a GSAC regular season title and a GSAC Conference Tournament championship.

The LaGrange College baseball team had an NCAA Division III national ranking of 19th in the country in both 2005 and 2006.  

Prior to LaGrange College, Kime was an assistant coach at his alma matter, Walsh University. He was a four-year letter winner at Walsh, earning all-conference honors and helping the Cavaliers earn an American Mideast Championship in 2000.

In addition to his playing career at Walsh, Kime was an outfielder on the Johnstown Galliker's AAABA team that advanced to the 2001 championship game of the national AAABA tournament. While serving as an assistant at Walsh University and LaGrange College, Kime spent his summers coaching in both the Johnstown AAABA League and The Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League.

Funded by Major League Baseball, the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League is recognized as one of the top collegiate summer leagues in the United States and serves as a gateway to professional baseball for many amateur players. In 2006, Kime helped the Granville Settlers, first-year franchise, to a fourth place finish in the GLSCL tournament.

Kime holds a bachelor's degree in education from Walsh University and a master's degree in education from LaGrange College. He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. He currently resides in Cresson, PA and also serves as the college's Student Life Coordinator.

 

Contact Coach Kime
(814) 886-6481

 

 

 

Assistant Coach
Andrew Clouse

Andrew Clouse joined the Mounties staff in the fall of 2005. Along with his duties as top assistant, he is also the team's recruiting coordinator and academic coordinator while assisting with all aspects of the program.

 

He has been especially instrumental in the work done with the pitching staff and catchers. The team has boasted a 3.0 GPA over each of the last 4 years and Coach Clouse has also coached 25 All Conference players, a Divisions III All-American at catcher, 5 ABCA-Rawlings Mid-Atlantic All Region Players, and a Gold Glove Award Recipient. He has also had 61 Academic All Conference players within the organization.

 

Coach Clouse also prepares all of the Mounties baseball publications and newsletters and has been actively involved in implementing the strength and conditioning program for the MAC baseball team over the last seven years.

 

A graduate of Central High School, in Martinsburg, PA, Clouse earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education from Penn State-Altoona. He also has a master's degree in sports management from California University of PA.

 

Clouse spent some time with the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars after graduating from high school. This led him into his collegiate baseball career, which began at Division II powerhouse Mansfield University. During Clouse's time at Mansfield as a starter, the baseball program enjoyed a national ranking as high as 17th in the country. They also won 34 games that season.

 

Clouse later transferred to Penn State-Altoona, where he became the team's captain and starting catcher for the next three years. He compiled a career batting average of .348, while holding records for a 17 game hitting streak and 17 putouts in a single game. He also led the conference in fielding percentage for catchers (.998) and threw out a league-best 39% of would-be base stealers his senior year.

 

Throughout his career, he caught seven "Pitchers of the Week" and accumulated nine game-winning hits. During his time at PSU-Altoona, Clouse led his team to the playoffs all three years, earned two AMCC all-conference honors, three Academic All-Conference honors, and was named Male Student-Athlete of the Year during his senior year.

 

He has spent time as an instructor and developer of the Central Pennsylvania Elite Baseball Academy held in Altoona, PA and is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. During his summers, he also serves as an instructor and travels with the DeMarini Top 96 Showcases throughout the Northeast Region.

 

He also recruits throughout the entire Northeast Region along with recruiting trips to Puerto Rico and Canada.

 

Along with his duties as top assistant, Clouse is the Director of Freshman Admissions in the Enrollment Management department.

 

He currently resides in Altoona, PA with his wife Laura.

 

Contact Coach Clouse
(814) 886-6480

 

 

 

Assistant Coach
Jim McGough 

 

 

 

Jim McGough returns as a volunteer assistant coach for the Mount Aloysius baseball program.  McGough will serve the team as the first base coach and will work with the team's outfielders.  

He also serves as an instructor in the Mounties Baseball Clinic.  

McGough has been actively involved with youth baseball programs in the area for the past 22 years.

A graduate of Bishop Guilfoyle High School, McGough earned his undergraduate degree in history from Dickinson College in 1973, and his juris doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law in 1976.  While at Dickinson College, McGough was a four-year member of the baseball team.

McGough is an attorney with a law practice in Altoona, PA.  He is a past president of the Blair County Bar Association, and is also an adjunct instructor at Mount Aloysius College.  He and his wife, Sandra, are the parents of three sons, and reside in Hollidaysburg, PA.