Head Coach:  Doug Robb Doug Robb enters his 15th year as Head Coach of the San Jose City College club.  During Robb’s tenure at SJCC, over 100 players have transferred to 4 –year Universities or signed professional contracts.  Robb’s teams have averaged over 20 wins a year, with a high of 32 wins in 2002.  Robb has built a program centered around the student-athlete, “The preparation of our student-athletes to play at the next level, whether it be at a university or professionally, is our number one priority as a coaching staff.  We have built this program around the player and their opportunity to have a choice on where they want to play after SJCC.”

Coach Robb is widely considered one of the leading hitting coaches in all of college baseball.  His teams consistently have a team average over .300 and SJCC is always considered an offensive force in conference.  Robb’s tutelage led to last year’s squad hitting 47 home runs, a mark that was second in the state amongst California Junior Colleges. 

Robb began his coaching career in 1983 at College of San Mateo under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Coach John Noce.  The Bulldogs won the Golden Gate Conference and competed in the State Playoffs each year Robb was an assistant at CSM.  Robb’s hitters set many offensive records while he was the hitting coach at CSM.  While at CSM, Robb would travel to Italy in the summer to play and manage the Macerate Baseball Team in the Italian Professional League. 

After receiving his teaching credentials in 1987, Robb moved to the South Bay and coached at De Anza College under Head Coach Ritch Price (current Head Coach at University of Kansas).  Later Robb also coached at West Valley College for 2 seasons before his big break at San Jose City College.

Doug Robb received his Masters Degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Saint Mary’s College of California in 1994.  After the 1996 season, Robb was named as the full-time Head Coach at San Jose City College, where Robb has served since. 

Coach Robb began his playing career at San Mateo College where he was an All-Conference infielder in his sophomore campaign.  Robb went on to play at Cal State Stanislaus where he led 2 successful squads in his Junior and Senior seasons. 

Coach Robb’s life has centered around baseball.  His father played in the Cleveland Indians organization before World War II.  His brother played in the College World Series for Cal State Fullerton.  His mother was a scorekeeper and Team Mom for all of his Little League teams.  Two of his sisters were ushers for the San Francisco Giants.  Baseball was always the center of the Robb family.

Baseball at San Jose City under Robb is centered on the student-athlete.  Robb has built the program with this concept as the foundation for success.  Each player that comes to City will be guided through a positive baseball experience that they will have for a lifetime.  Academics, family, development, and respect are the cornerstones for the construction of a successful program.

Robb is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association.

Robb and his wife, Lisa, reside in Los Gatos, California.  They have two daughters, Veronica (10) and Alicia (8).

Associate Head Coach:  Erik Wagle

Erik Wagle enters his first year as the Associate Head Baseball Coach at SJCC.  Wagle’s will serve as the Pitching Coach, Recruiting/Placement Coordinator, and will assist Coach Robb with all functions of the program, including; academic affairs, apparel, and compliance.  Wagle has established himself as one of the brightest young pitching coaches in the area.

Wagle began his coaching career at public school power Live Oak High School, where he served as Pitching Coach for 5 years.  During his time at Live Oak, the Acorns won 3 league titles and a Central Coast Section Division III Championship in 2008.  In 4 of 5 years, his pitching staff’s led the league in Earned Run Average.  His finest year as pitching coach was in 2008, where his staff broke the school record for ERA and both of his starting pitchers broke the school record for wins while leading the Acorns to the CCS crown.  While at Live Oak, Wagle coached 15 All-League pitchers, 3 League MVP’s, 1 Pitcher of the Year, and 1 Senior of the Year.  8 of Wagle’s pitchers have gone on to pitch in college, while 1 is currently playing professionally with the San Francisco Giants organization.

Wagle is also currently an Associate Scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. 

Wagle began his playing career at Live Oak High School where he was a two-time All Monterey Bay League Pitcher.  Wagle then moved on to San Jose City College where he was a 1st Team All-American his sophomore year.  He still currently holds SJCC’s record for Saves with 12.  Wagle signed a scholarship with University California Riverside, but left after a quarter to play with Sonoma State for his final 2 seasons.  While at SSU, Wagle helped the Seawolves reach the Super Regional Championships his senior season and a #4 National Ranking. 

Wagle received his Bachelors in Sociology from Sonoma State in 2003, and his Masters in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Saint Mary’s College in 2005.

Wagle currently resides in Morgan Hill, California. 

Assistant Baseball Coach:  Anthony Espitia

Anthony Espitia enters his first year as an Assistant Coach at San Jose City. Espitia will serve as the team’s Infield Coach and will also be responsible for team defense, base running, and the short game.

Espitia is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association.

Coach Espitia starred in football and baseball at Milpitas High School where he led both squads to the Central Coast Section Playoffs.  After graduating from Milpitas High, Espitia joined the SJCC baseball team and started in the infield for the Jaguars.  He then accepted a scholarship to play for NAIA power, Concordia University in Irvine, CA.  While at Concordia, Espitia started in the infield and led the squad to the Region 2 Championship game in both his junior and senior seasons. 

Anthony received his Bachelors in Physical Education from Concordia University and is currently pursuing his Masters and Teaching Credentials from San Jose State University.

Espitia currently resides in Milpitas, CA.