The College of Wooster Baseball

Aaron Swick, an 18-year NCAA Div. III head coach who achieved great success at Willamette University (Oregon), has served as The College of Wooster's head baseball coach since August 21, 2023. He has helped increase the team's winning percentage in each year as the Fighting Scots' head coach. In his first year at Wooster, sophomore designated hitter Ryan Kramer was a consensus second-team All-American. Swick's second year at the helm of the storied program culminated with the program advancing to the championship round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. Earlier in the 2025 season, Wooster strung together a 13-game winning streak. Swick's Willamette program was among the most consistent west coast teams during his tenure, which saw teams from his region produce five national champions and a runner-up over his final 10 seasons at the helm. Eleven straight Bearcat teams achieved a .500 or better record under Swick's guidance, headlined by his 2018 squad advancing to the regional championship round following a Northwest Conference Tournament championship. Three Bearcats earned All-American honors during Swick's tenure, and 21 were voted all-region. At the conference level, Willamette's all-time winner at 316 games coached the 2015 and 2019 NWC Player of the Year, two of the last three NWC Rookie of the Year selections, and 86 all-conference honorees. While in college, Swick was a pitcher at Saddleback College and the University of California-Berkeley. At Saddlebac

Andres Perez is The College of Wooster's full-time assistant baseball coach. Perez arrived in Wooster after most recently working in the Stark Raiders travel organization as director of player development. Perez joined the Stark Raiders following a four-season run on staff of NCAA Div. II Walsh University. At Walsh, Perez primarily focused on defense and hitting development. Walsh led its conference in fielding percentage in 2022 and had the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Gold Glover winner at first base. As an assistant hitting coach, Perez helped Walsh finish 2021 with a .305 team average. As a player, Perez wrapped up a successful career at Clarke University, a NAIA school in Iowa, which made the national tournament both years he was on the team. There, he batted .324 (56-for-173) over 79 games. Perez scored 30 runs, drove in 29, swiped 16 bases, and had 13 extra base hits as an infielder. His collegiate career started at Queensborough Community College where he was a first-team all-conference infielder in 2017. Perez has an MBA from Walsh and a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Clarke.

Dominic Gorence joined The College of Wooster's baseball staff as a volunteer assistant in December 2024, working with the outfielders and hitters. As a player, he was honorable mention All-Ohio Athletic Conference at Muskingum University. A regular as a junior and senior, Gorence played in 90 career games and posted a .327 average (100-for-306) with 67 runs, 58 RBI, 46 walks, 23 steals, and 22 doubles. His best year came as a senior, when he hit .324 (45-for-139) with 34 runs, 22 RBI, 22 walks, 16 steals, and 10 doubles. Gorence's coaching experience started with American Legion Post 1 in West Virginia, where he led a 15U program, and he was an assistant coach at the high school level for the 2024 season. He graduated from Muskingum with a bachelor's degree in sports administration and sports communication and furthered his education with a master's in teaching.