Rollins College Baseball

Head Coach since: 2005-06 Rollins Record: 528-447-4 (through 2025) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2010, 2022, 2023 ABCA South Region Coach of the Year: 2022, 2023 SSC

Schall joined the Tars for a third stint prior to the 2021 season. He previously assisted the program in the mid 80's under Boyd Coffie, and at the turn of the century alongside Bob Rikeman. Schall has an extensive baseball resume in Central Florida, dating all the way back to 1981 when he began his playing career as a catcher at Flagler College. During his time as a Saint, Schall was a smooth fielding, on-base machine who ranks in the top-5 all-time at the school in walks, and earned recognition as a member of the Flagler 1980's All-Decade team. He jumped into coaching soon after, finding success at both the high school and collegiate levels. Immediately following his playing days at Flagler, Schall joined Rollins' legendary skipper Boyd Coffie's staff as an assistant in 1986 and 1987. After spending a few years as skipper at West Orange High in Winter Garden, Schall then joined UCF in 1996 as a volunteer assistant with a focus on helping catchers. Shortly thereafter, he found his way on to the staff at Rollins once more. Schall helped the Tars win 214 games from 1997-2003. Following a stint at Ocoee High, Schall took over the program at Olympia High in Orlando. He elevated the Titans to new heights, including a #1 national ranking in 2015 according to MaxPreps. During his time at Olympia, Schall produced more than a dozen college signees, including University of Florida All-American Michael Byrne and former Rollins outfielder Cameron Montgomery. In addition, two players Nic

David joined the Rollins baseball staff as an assistant coach in the 2025-26 school year. In his role, he is in charge of the team's catchers, helps with hitting, and provides valuable scouting reports for future opponents. Pereira also coaches first base. Pereira played one season for Rollins in 2025 after transferring from USC Upstate. He appeared in 19 games for the Tars, hitting .282 with 11 hits, 11 runs, two doubles and four RBI. He earned his Masters in Strategic Communications. Prior to his time in Winter Park, Pereira played two seasons at USC-Upstate where he had a .266 average across 93 games. He also played two years of JUCO ball winning a FCSSA State Championship with Miami Dade in 2021 and College of Central Florida in 2022. He played 52 games for the Patriots in 2022, helping them to an appearance in the JUCO World Series.

Jim Newlin joined Rollins baseball as the head coach of the JV team and an assistant to the varsity team prior to the 2022 season. Newlin is a well-known coaching commodity throughout central Florida, with stops at local powerhouses Olympia High School and Lake Brantley High School, as well as the Florida Collegiate Summer League. Prior to coaching, Newlin was a standout relief pitcher at Wichita State University. He led the Shockers to the 1989 National Championship and was named to the All-CWS team after tying a College World Series record with three saves. That year, he set school records for appearances, ERA, hits/9 and saves. In 1997, he was elected to the Shocker Hall of Fame. Following his championship season, Newlin was a 12th round pick of the Seattle Mariners. He would go on to play in the minors for eight years, collecting 373 strikeouts in 473 innings pitched.

Assistant Coach since: 2016-17 Patrick Szczerba joined the Tars prior to the 2017 season as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. The Rollins pitching