Derek McPherson - Head Coach

Derek McPherson is both a high performance coach and former college player originally from Revelstoke, BC.  Graduating in Moose Jaw, SK in 2000, Derek was a member of the Moose Jaw Cardinals Midget AAA program that won both the 2000 Sask Baseball Provincials and Saskatchewan Summer Games and earning a berth in the 2000 Baseball Canada National Championship.  As a player, he attended both PBA (2001) and VIU (2002-2003) in the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) before earning a scholarship to Paris Junior College (DI NJCAA) in Paris, TX in 2004.  During his collegiate career, Derek was named 1^st Team All-Conference with VIU in 2002 & 2003, named team captain at Paris Junior College in 2004, and played his summer ball with the Moose Jaw Miller Express of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).

After his playing career was over, Derek was fortunate enough to be a part of PBF’s inaugural year as an assistant coach with Jim Lawson here in Calgary.  From there, Derek has coached with multiple associations throughout Western Canada - most recently with the Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association (COMBA) in Kelowna, BC as both Technical Director and Head Coach of their Sun Devils 18U College Prep program beginning in 2018.  Derek was able to experience great success within the program, reaching the Final Four Provincial Tournament in back to back years and sending 13 players to college programs all across North America between 2018 & 2020.