Andy Bernatow
Head Coach
6th Year
605/668.1601
abernatow@mtmc.edu
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Family: Steph (Wife), Brooklyn (Daughter) and Luke (Son)
College: Mount Marty College (1999)
High School: Papillion - LaVista High School (Nebraska) (1995)
Experience:
2004-Present: Head Baseball Coach Mount Marty College
2006-Present: Assistant Legion Coach Yankton Post 12
2001-2006: Activities Director Gayville-Volin School District
2002-2004: Yankton Legion and Club High School Baseball Coach
2000-2001: Manager of Yankton Wolfpack-SD Amateur Baseball
1997-2001: Yankton Teener Baseball Coach
Coach Bernatow begins his sixth year as the head coach of the Lancers baseball program. Bernatow is also in his third year as the Sports Information Director for Mount Marty’s Athletics Department.
Bernatow holds a 107-129 record in his coaching career at MMC. This includes a 29-17 finish during the 2007 season. The Lancers were GPAC Conference Tournament Runners-up and received votes in the NAIA National Rankings during that season. The Lancers also finished the 2009 campaign with a 30-23 record and were GPAC Conference Tournament Runners-up. The 30 win season was the first time the Lancers had achieved this plateau since the 1996 season.
Throughout his time at MMC, Bernatow has ensured his teams have performed at a high level off the field as well. Under his direction, the Lancers have been NAIA Scholar Team Award recipients the past five seasons. They led NAIA Baseball in Team GPA four of the last five years. The Lancers hold the distinction of having the highest reported Team GPA for a NAIA baseball team. They achieved this during the 2004-2005 academic school year by registering a 3.43GPA. The Lancers led NAIA Baseball the last three school years with the highest amount of All-American Scholar Athletes with ten in 2007, seven in 2008, and eight in 2009.
After five short years, Bernatow has coached 55 Academic All-Conference Athletes, 29 All-American Scholar Athletes, 28 All-Conference Athletes, 5 GPAC Gold Glove Players, 1 Region III Gold Glove Player, and 1 All-American.
Prior to his collegiate coaching career, Bernatow had tremendous success with numerous other baseball teams. His coaching record is highlighted by a South Dakota Teener VFW State Championship in 2001. He helped the Yankton Black Sox to a 42-10 record during their championship season. Also in 2001, Bernatow managed the Yankton Wolfpack to a Runner-up finish in South Dakota Class A Amateur State Baseball Tournament. He was named District 3A Manager of the Year for his team’s accomplishments. In 2003 Bernatow led the Yankton Post 12 American Legion Baseball team to the South Dakota State Tournament. This team was awarded the Porter T. Talcott Sportsmanship Award. Bernatow also led the 2004 Yankton Bucks (19-4) to a South Dakota State High School Club Baseball Runner-up finish.
Before his coaching career, Bernatow graduated from Mount Marty College after playing baseball from 1995-1999. During his playing career the Lancers were SDIC Champions in 1996, 1997 and 1999. They were SDIC Tournament Champions in 1998 and 1999. Bernatow was an All-American Scholar Athlete for the 1999 season.
Bernatow currently resides in Yankton with his wife, Steph and his children Brooklyn and Luke. |
