Erskine College
Mark Crocco will enter his 7th year at Erskine College as the Head Baseball Coach in 2024. Crocco came to Erskine after 7 years at the Division I level as an Assistant Coach at The United States Air Force Academy (Mountain West Conference) and Presbyterian College (Big South Conference). In 2018, Crocco took over as the Head Coach at Erskine College.
During his tenure at Erskine College, Crocco has had 6 consecutive winning seasons in a powerhouse-loaded Southeast Region. Crocco has already amassed 152 wins including 81 wins in nationally recognized Conference Carolinas. Crocco has guided his teams to 23 Conference Carolinas All-League Selections including 5 All-Region Selections, 2 All-Americans and 4 pro contracts signed.
Crocco now has 4 players from his 2nd recruiting class at Erskine which was ranked the #1 recruiting class in Division II by Perfect Game who have signed pro contracts and are currently playing professional baseball. Allan Saathoff (Seattle Mariners), Dayan Reinoso (Los Angeles Angels), Livan Reinoso (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Cal Bocchino, who is playing Independent Baseball in the Pioneer Baseball League for the Great Falls Voyagers.
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Mark Crocco will enter his 7th year at Erskine College as the Head Baseball Coach in 2024. Crocco came to Erskine after 7 years at the Division I level as an Assistant Coach at The United States Air Force Academy (Mountain West Conference) and Presbyterian College (Big South Conference). In 2018, Crocco took over as the Head Coach at Erskine College.
During his tenure at Erskine College, Crocco has had 6 consecutive winning seasons in a powerhouse-loaded Southeast Region. Crocco has already amassed 152 wins including 81 wins in nationally recognized Conference Carolinas. Crocco has guided his teams to 23 Conference Carolinas All-League Selections including 5 All-Region Selections, 2 All-Americans and 4 pro contracts signed.
Crocco now has 4 players from his 2nd recruiting class at Erskine which was ranked the #1 recruiting class in Division II by Perfect Game who have signed pro contracts and are currently playing professional baseball. Allan Saathoff (Seattle Mariners), Dayan Reinoso (Los Angeles Angels), Livan Reinoso (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Cal Bocchino, who is playing Independent Baseball in the Pioneer Baseball League for the Great Falls Voyagers.
Corn joins the Flying Fleet after spending last season as the pitching coach at in-state junior college powerhouse, Spartanburg Methodist College. The Pioneers saw an immediate impact on the mound with Corn leading the charge in 2023. SMC collected 404 strikeouts in 358.1 innings pitched as a staff last season, averaging over 10 strikeouts per 9 innings. Corn also showed the ability to keep hitters at bay as the Pioneers surrendered the fewest amount of home runs (29) in Division-1 Region 10 over the course of 52 games. SMC also led D1 Region 10 in earned runs (194) as opponents managed just a .236 batting average against Corn’s staff, who also totaled three shutouts on the season. Corn and his pitching staff helped the Pioneers to an impressive 21-10 record at home in 2023.
“We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Corn to our Erskine Baseball family,” Head Coach Mark Crocco said. “Coach Corn has already built a reputation among his peers as a relentless recruiter, proven winner and has a clear vision to develop competitors on and off the field.”
Corn is a native of Landrum, South Carolina and played his high school ball at Landrum High School before stops at Spartanburg Methodist and Division-1 Western Carolina University throughout his college career. Corn spent four seasons in the Catamounts’ program, carving out a bullpen role during his time, making 57 appearances and recording five saves. After his college career, Corn played a season in the Frontier League, one of the premier independent baseball leagues in the United States, with the Sussex County Miners before joining the SMC coaching staff last season.
Prince begins his third year as an assistant baseball coach at Erskine College in the 2023-2024 season.
He helped the program to a 29-20 record in 2023, leading the developmental team to a conference championship as the Head Coach of the Developmental Team.
In the Fleet baseball program, Prince’s duties include working with outfielders, catchers and assisting with hitters as well as coaching first base.
Prince began his coaching career at North Greenville College, where he helped coach the pitching staff.
Prior to his arrival at Erskine, Prince returned home to his alma mater at Dixie High School where he was the head coach from 2013 to 2021. During his time at Dixie, his teams won the region championship four times and district championship two times. Prince was named Region Coach of the year three times, a North-South All Star coach and the South Carolina Class 1A Coach of the Year in 2019. He also coached in the Coastal Plain League as a hitting coach and first base coach for the Spartanburg Spartanburgers.
As a student athlete, Prince attended North Greenville College and was an honorable-mention pitcher and a second team all-conference shortstop.
He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son and daughter, Nolan and Kala.