Bob Stokes, a 1983 Greensburg Central Catholic High School graduate, has been active coaching in the Greensburg area since 1995. Coach Stokes has a career record of 130-119 at West Hempfield in 11 seasons.  Coach Stokes coached the team to a District 31 Championship in 2005 and runner-up in 2006.  The District Championship in 2005 was the first team to advance to the Region 7 Tournament from Hempfield Township.  Under his tenure the West Hempfield Legion Baseball Team has won 3 Division Championship in 2000, 2001, & 2005 and won the South/East Division Championship in 2006.  The team has qualified for the playoffs 8 out of the 11 seasons that he has coached.  Coach Stokes also spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Westmoreland County Community College from 1998 to 2002, which included a 2001 WPCC State Championship. Coach Stokes has been an assistant coach at Seton Hill University for the past 6 years where he is the catching coach and also helps with the pitching staff and defense.  Coach Stokes also coached the Defense at Hempfield Area High School in 2006 where the team achieved a 12-7 record.  Bob is a Careeer Service Professional for American General Life & Accident Insurance Company, he is single and resides in Irwin.
 

Steve Dubich will coach his 2nd season on the West Hempfield Coaching Staff and will handle the pitching staff.  Steve played for West Hempfield from 2003-2006 and was a member of the 2005 District 31 Championship Team and the 2006 South/East Division Championship Team.  Steve had a career batting average of .339 a had 6 mound victory's in his career for West Hempfield.  He has the 3rd best ERA (3.09) in West Hempfield Legion history.  During his high school career, Steve was an All-Section player in 2005.   Steve is currently a sophomore at Slippery Rock University majoring in Physical Education.  He is single and resides in Claridge. 
 

Matt Roach will be starting his 3rd Season on the West Hempfield Coaching Staff.  Matt played for West Hempfield from 2002-2005 and was a member of the 2005 District 31 Championship Team.  He was the winning pitcher in the deciding game against Arnold, pitching 9 full innings and throwing 151 pitches.  Matt batted an amazing .711 in the 2005 playoffs.  He had 6 victories on the mound with a 3.18 ERA in his career at West Hempfield.  Matt also played at Hempfield Area High School and Westmoreland County Community College.  Matt works for comcast, he is single and resides in Youngwood.
 

Mike Harvat is a new addition to 2007 West Hempfield Legion Coaching Staff.  Mike played for West Hempfield from 2003-2006.  He was a member of the 2005 District 31 Championship Team and the 2006 South/East Division Championship Team.  Mike had a career batting average of .364 striking out only 25 times in 253 At-Bats.  In 2006, Mike batted .643 with runners in scoring position.  As Catcher for the team he threw out 20 out of 43 potential bases stealers over 3 seasons. Mike's high school career placed him as a three-time letterman. In 2005, he was recognized by both the Post-Gazette and the US Marine Corp as a scholar-athlete. Mike also received his Legion team's MVP Award in 2006.  Remarkably, Mike's only career home run came in his final at-bat as a Legion player.  Mike is currently a junior at Penn State University majoring in Economics.  He is single and resides in Irwin.
 

The Junior Legion Coaching staff will be led in 2008 by Gary Harvat.  Coach Harvat has been a baseball figure in Hempfield for years and brings a unique perspective with him as part of his coaching package.  Having been a recreation, USSSA, and PIAA high school baseball official for a collective 35 years, he understands all facets of the game from both sides of the of the lines.  In addition, he has coached and organized tournament teams that have competed in, Pennsylvania,  Maryland, New York, Ohio, West Virginia and Florida.  Locally, Coach Harvat has been the field leader of Hempfield's Purple Ladies Baseball Team during the Fall season for the past 8 years.   Coach Harvat has an honest and straight-forward approach to coaching and welcomes the opportunity to grow the Legion program in West Hempfield.  Gary is married and resides in West Hempfield with his wife Terri and 3 children Mike (at Penn State), Christina (at Penn State-Altoona) and Alec.