Matt LaMothe begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Young Harris College baseball program.
LaMothe, a native of Rochester, Michigan, comes to the Enchanted Valley after spending the 2019 season as the assistant coach for Peach Belt Conference foe Georgia Southwestern State University. LaMothe, who was responsible for pitching and recruiting duties at GSW, helped turn the program around for the Hurricanes going from 10 wins in 2018 to 23 wins in 2019. He helped develop the PBC Pitcher of the Year Tucker Smith.
Prior to Georgia Southwestern, LaMothe coached at Madison College, located in Madison, Wisconsin, for one season. He helped the WolfPack finish the season 35-22, sweeping the regional tournament and going to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma, where the WolfPack placed fifth.
Two years prior to Madison College, LaMothe was a graduate assistant and pitching coach at Central Methodist University where he graduated with his master's degree in education. He assisted the Eagles to their two best seasons in program history, going 44-17 and 42-17 while gaining a bid to NAIA National Championship Opening Round in both seasons.
During his playing career, LaMothe attended Oakland University from 2008-10, before transferring to Georgia College from 2010-13. He was named to the All-Peach Belt second team and the 2013 PBC Tournament MVP as he pitched two of four complete games to help the Bobcats capture the tournament. He played one independent professional season for the Schaumburg Boomers of the Frontier League, where they won the 2013 Frontier League Championship.
