Dragons Head Coach
Lonny Allen

Head Coach Lonny Allen enters his 17th season as skipper of the Tiffin University baseball squad. In 2003 the squad set a new single season record with 30 victories, shattering 18 individual and team records along the way. His teams consistently shatter offensive records nearly every season in the Dragon record books and he looks to continue that kind of attack in coming seasons. Coach Allen has led the Dragons to more victories than any other coach in Dragons history (346).

Coach Allen is a 1992 graduate of Tiffin University with a degree in Sports Management. He has a Master’s degree in Sports Administration from Bowling Green State University . He also serves as Athletic Director for Tiffin University. He instructs in Facilities Management.

Coach Allen hails from Kermit, Texas. He graduated from Kermit High School and then played baseball at Hill Junior College in Texas before finishing his career at TU. He, his wife Julie, and daughters Macy, Brooke, and Zoey live in Tiffin.

Phone - 419-448-3359
Email - lallen@tiffin.edu

 

 

 

Lonny Allen Year-by-Year Career Record
1992 16-21 346-369-1
1993 17-15
1994 19-20
1995 23-22
1996 22-22
1997 22-22-1
1998 14-22
1999 20-24
2000 23-24
2001 18-24
2002 26-24
2003 30-23
2004 21-26
2005 27-24 
2006  26-25 
2007 22-31

Dragon Assistant Coaches

 

Ryan McDaniel

Ryan McDaniel enters his fourth season with the Dragons Baseball program. McDaniel is a 1998 graduate of Tiffin University where he earned a degree in Sports Management. He played for the Dragons from 1995 – 1998 where he was a four-year letterwinner on the mound. He is pursuing a Master’s degree at Tiffin as well. McDaniel is a native of Genoa, Ohio where he spent three years as an assistant baseball coach of Genoa Area High School after graduating from Tiffin. McDaniel is directing the pitching staff again this year.

Phone - 419-448-3287
Email - mcdanielrc@tiffin.edu

 


 

Kurt Rammel

Kurt Rammel enters his third year as a member of the Tiffin University coaching staff.  After serving as a student assistant in 2006, Kurt took over the duties as the Graduate Assistant last season.  Kurt hails from Coldwater, OH where he attended Coldwater High School. While at Coldwater, Kurt was a two-time All-Conference member. After high school, Kurt attended Defiance college where he was named honorable mention All-Conference player as a freshman.  His sophomore year, Kurt transferred to Tiffin University where he was an honorable mention All-Conference player for the Dragons.  Kurt graduated from Tiffin with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and marketing.  His coaching experience includes assisting St. Henry Legion Post 648, who was a state qualifier in 2003. He was also the Head Acme Coach for the Maria Stein Marion Local High School.  Kurt will be working with the outfielders, catchers, hitters, and recruiting.    

                                                                                               

Phone - 419-448-3290 
Email - rammelkw@tiffin.edu

 

Brian Coleman

Brian Coleman enters his first year of coaching with the Dragons baseball junior varsity program.  Coleman is a Tiffin native who graduated from Calvert High School and played four years as a starter in centerfield for Heidelberg College, serving as captain and an Academic All-American. Coleman, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree, served as Head Baseball Coach at Bettsville High School for four years, turning the Bobcats around from a 1-22 record in 1998 to a 16-10 record in 2001. Coleman, who also served as a Assistant Baseball Coach for TU in 2002, has run his own pitching/hitting school since 1998 and lives in Tiffin with his wife, Duana, and daughter, Bria. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martin D'Amico

Marty D’Amico enters his first year of coaching with the Dragon baseball program.    D’Amico is a native of Twinsburg, Ohio and will graduate this year from Tiffin University with a bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security and Terrorism Studies as well as a degree in Law Enforcement.  D’Amico is also a three-year letter winner with the Dragon program and received All Conference Scholar Athlete last year.  D’Amico is taking over the student assistant duties and will help assist the varsity and junior varsity programs with a concentration on the infielders and hitters.