The Anchorage Bucs have gained a reputation for developing and showcasing some of the top nation's top collegiate baseball players. In 2010 they'll also be giving a young coaching prospect a shot.
T.J. Bruce, assistant coach for Long Beach State, will make the trip to Anchorage this summer to take the wheel for the Bucs. The former Dirtbags infielder has coached in Long Beach for the past five seasons, working with the infield and manning the third base coaching slot during games. Prior to that, he spent a season as assistant coach at Cerritos College.
Bruce played community-college ball as an underclassman at Cerritos before making the jump to Texas Tech as a junior. There he was a standout, hitting .321, before transferring to Long Beach State for his senior year.
Bruce's hiring is one of a series of offseason coaching moves across the league. It follows the decision by Dennis Machado to accept the manager's job for his hometown and former team, the Peninsula Oilers. This leaves a vacancy for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots. Jim Dietz will return to manage the "official" Goldpanners after a year on the road with their 50th-anniversary barnstorming squad in 2008.
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