Blue Sox Promote Coach Chad Levesque
Holyoke, Mass. – A familiar face will find himself in a slightly new place for the Blue Sox this season. Chad Levesque, who has called MacKenzie Stadium his second home for the past two seasons as an assistant coach, has relocated to the front office as Holyoke’s Assistant General Manager and Director of Baseball Operations.Levesque, who has been working with Holyoke GM/COO Barry Wadsworth in composing the 2009 Blue Sox, will still be in the dugout as an assistant coach on Darryl Morhardt’s staff. “I considered just being in the front office this year, but I’m not ready to get off the field just yet,” said Levesque of his new responsibilities.
As Assistant GM/Director of Baseball Operations Levesque will be in charge of all day-to-day baseball operations for the Blue Sox, including everything from the players getting acclimated to their new surroundings in Holyoke to making sure proper equipment is available for the team and its staff.
“Chad is the perfect guy for this position,” Wadsworth said of the promotion, “he’s a local guy, he’s been a big part of this community for years and he has really taken a lot pressure off of the rest of us in the front office going into this season.”
The North Adams native, Levesque, joined the coaching ranks in 2000 returning to his Alma matter, McCann Tech High School, and has held a number of coaching positions throughout the Commonwealth since. Levesque is currently an assistant coach at Springfield’s American International College where he is the team's lead recruiter and academic advisor.
This will be Levesque’s third season in Holyoke and the NECBL. His first season he worked with 2007 NECBL Coach of the Year Jason Falcon for the Holyoke Giants, and last year with the Blue Sox and manager Darryl Morhardt.
“It’s been great working with Barry getting the team together. We’ve got a good mix of guys from big and small programs, and I can’t wait to see how it will translate on the field.”
Levesque and the Blue Sox will take the field for the first time on June 4th in New Bedford, MA against the Bay Sox and will open up MacKenzie on Saturday June 6th as they host their Western Division foe Vermont Mountaineers at 6:30.
