COUGAR COACHES

Chris Gober

Men’s baseball coach
Athletics Director
Location: CC104
Phone: 636-922-8211
Email: cgober@stchas.edu

In his ninth year as head coach, Coach Chris Gober is planning for another 30-win season. Since taking over the helm, Gober has recorded a total of 200 wins, the most games won by a head coach in Cougar history. He has also helped produce nine players who have been drafted and/or signed professional contracts, and 14 Cougars have earned 1st Team All-Midwest Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) honors. Four of his student-athletes have garnered All-American honors, and nine have received 1st Team All-Region XVI accolades.

Jim Reiter

Men’s assistant baseball coach
Location: CC 104
Phone: 636-922-8412
Email: jreiter@stchas.edu

Jim Reiter is entering his first season as a member of the SCC coaching staff. Coach Reiter handles hitting instruction, first base coaching duties, and working with the outfielders.

Reiter played baseball for SCC in 2000. He started two years in centerfield, and helped lead the 2000 team to a Region XVI championship. He was an All-Region selection in 2001,
and a member of a nationally ranked 39-14 squad. Reiter continued his playing career at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he earned All-American honors and was named Great Lakes Valley Player of the Year in 2003.

Reiter earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2004. From 2003-2006, he enjoyed a minor league baseball career with the Gateway Grizzlies.

Cassandra Samson

Women’s softball coach
Location: CC104/ADM 1115
Phone: 636-922-8487
Email: csamson@stchas.edu

This is Coach Cassandra Samson’s second season with the women Cougars. Samson brings a lot of playing experience to her position as head coach. Samson has been behind the plate as a catcher since she was 9. She played Select Softball for six years and played her first two years of college for St. Louis Community College’s Meramec Magic; her team placed ninth and 13th in the national tournament for Div. 1 play while Samson was guarding home plate. Bradley University recruited Samson’s bullet arm and defensive skills to help rebuild their top-winning team. Samson was the starting catcher all four years of college play and won Best Defensive Player of the Year at Bradley and was named Athlete of the Week three times by the Missouri Valley Conference.

“I love playing softball and I love coaching it,” Samson said. “I consider myself a tough coach, intense about the game, and I accept nothing less than an all-out effort. I want every player to be a gamer, to want the win even more than I do – and to be willing to exhaust themselves to get it.”

Joe Samson

Women’s assistant softball coach
Location: CC 104
Phone: 636-922-8487
Email: jsamson@stchas.edu

Yes, the Samsons are related. Joe is Cassandra’s father, and he’s been coaching softball since Cassandra first stepped up to the plate in 1993. “He volunteered to coach my very first team only because no one else would,” Cassandra said. “He went to the library and checked out a couple books. Over the years, he became an incredible coach. I’ve learned a lot from him. I couldn’t ask for a better coach – then and now.”

Joe’s specialty is examining the defensive game. This is his first season with the female Cougars.

COUGAR STAFF

Becky Witt

Administrative Secretary
Location: CC104
Phone: 636-922-8250
Email: bwitt@stchas.edu

Becky Witt has been holding down the fort in the Athletics Department since 1999. When the coaches are out on the field, in practice, or on the road, Witt is there to help with inquiries of student-athletes as well as the media and public.

“I’ve always loved sports, and I love working with student-athletes. It’s a fun job.”

ACADEMIC ADVISORS FOR COUGAR ATHLETES

Kelley Pfeiffer

Location: CC102
Phone: 636-922-8544
Email: kpfeiffer@stchas.edu

Pfeiffer serves as an academic advisor for Cougar student athletes. She knows the rigorous schedule and time demands for college athletes, and she can help you arrange your schedule of classes to maximize your time and help you succeed in the classroom.

Tom Schrautemeier

Location: ADM 1204
Phone: 636-922-8599
Email: tschrautemeier@stchas.edu

Schrautemeier serves as an academic advisor for Cougar student athletes. He knows the rigorous schedule and time demands for college athletes, and he can help you arrange your schedule of classes to maximize your time and help you succeed in the classroom.