John Barry - Volunteer Assistant Coach - Softball Coaches

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John Barry

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Volunteer Assistant Coach

John Barry will begin his second season as volunteer assistant coach for CSUN in the Spring of 2020.

Barry came to CSUN from Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, Calif. where he served as an assistant softball coach.

Barry played baseball at UCLA before being taken in the fourth round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. Barry played in the Giants' chain for three seasons before leaving the professional ranks upon the conclusion of the 1988 season. Barry began his coaching career at Pepperdine where he was a member of Andy Lopez's baseball staff from 1989-91.

In 2012, Barry started the SoCal Clutch 12U and 14U programs which competed at the PGF level until 2014 when the Firecracker Organization picked up the club. For the next three seasons, Barry worked with the Firecrackers 18u and 16u teams as a hitting coach, fielding coach, and third base coach.

Since 2017, Barry has been the head coach and manager for the SoCal Athletics Softball Organization. He worked with the 12u, 14u, 16u, and 18u teams. 23 players Barry worked with in the SoCal organization have advanced to playing at the college level.