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CHATHAM ANGLERS IN THE DUGOUT 2025

DENNIS COOK | MANAGER
A former 15-year major leaguer and World Series Champion, Dennis returns to the Anglers for his first season as Chatham’s manager. Cook served four
years as the Anglers pitching coach under former manager Tom Holliday, helping lead Chatham to the 2018 East Division title and to the division’s best
record in 2019. A two-time All-Southwest Conference pitcher and outfielder at the University of Texas, Cook’s major league career spanned from 1988 to
2002. Dennis was on the 1997 Florida Marlins World Series championship team and also the 2000 New York Mets World Series team. Since retiring, Cook
has spent time coaching internationally in Sweden, Germany, and Italy, and also spent a year as pitching coach at Northwestern University.

JAY POWELL | PITCHING COACH
A former 11-year MLB reliever and longtime coach, Jay Powell begins his first full season with the Anglers in 2025. Powell was Chatham’s interim
pitching coach during the 2022 season. A Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, he currently serves as associate head baseball coach at Jackson Preparatory
School. Prior to that Powell was head coach for 13 years at Jackson Academy, winning a state MAIS title in 2011. A former first-round pick from
Mississippi State University, Powell was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series for the Florida Marlins, where he was teammates with
Chatham manager Dennis Cook.
BRETT DOE | ASSISTANT COACH
Brett, joins Cook’s staff after completing his first year as head coach at Tyler Junior College (TJC). Brett’s previous coaching experience includes three
years as head coach at Dodge City Community College and five years as an assistant coach at Navarro Junior College (NJC), where he also won an NJCAA
National Championship as a player. Doe also played at Baylor University for two seasons (2013-14), becoming a team captain. Minnesota drafted Doe in
the 38th round of the 2014 MLB Draft and he played two professional seasons before moving into coaching.

TAYLOR SANAGORSKI | ASSISTANT COACH
Taylor joins Chatham’s coaching staff in 2025 fresh from his first season as an assistant coach at Hutchinson Community College after serving the previous
five years as an assistant coach at Butler Community College. Last summer Taylor was an assistant coach in the Alaska Summer Collegiate Baseball
League, helping guide the Anchorage Bucs to the league title. Sanagorski was selected by Detroit in the 39th round of the 2014 draft but opted to attend
college at Wichita State University, playing two seasons there before finishing his career at Emporia State University.

TANNER RILEY | ASSISTANT COACH
Tanner Riley, a former standout Division-I reliever, makes his coaching debut with Chatham in 2025 joining Cook’s staff after a four-year professional
playing career, which included a season in Australia. Riley began his collegiate career at Navarro College (NJC), where he was coached by fellow Chatham
assistant Brett Doe. After leaving NJC Riley spent three years at Abilene Christian University, performing very well out of their bullpen.

ERIN KOUKOPOULOS | TRAINER
Erin joins the Anglers staff in 2025 after completing her third year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Cheshire Academy. Erin has extensive experience in
sports training, working with football, hockey, and baseball players in various assignments over the years. Erin has a BS in Athletic Training from Central
CT State University, and an MS in Exercise Science with a concentration in Sports Psychology from Southern CT State University.

2025 CHATHAM ROTARY CLUB

The Chatham Rotary Club will once again provide a significant donation to the Chatham Athletic
Association. The donation will occur in a ceremony prior to the July 30th game against Brewster, which
is ‘Chatham Rotary Club Night’. The Rotary Club donation is earmarked to support our Chatham Anglers
Youth Baseball Clinic Program.

Virginia Kangas, pictured here, a long-term member of the Chatham Rotary as well
as a long-term Chatham Athletic Association Board member, was instrumental
in setting up this annual donation. In her honor the Chatham Rotary has
named this donation the “Virginia Kangas Memorial Clinic Scholarship”. We are
very appreciative of the Chatham Rotary Club for their many years of support,
encouraging youth sports participation in Chatham.
18 2025 CHATHAM ANGLERS YEARBOOK