• John Quirk, Head Coach
  • Ray Cornish, Assistant Coach
  • David Malave, Assistant Coach
  • John Krochak, Assistant Coach

    Head Coach
    John Quirk
    1st Season

    John Quirk was named Head Coach of the Lehman Lighting on June 23, 2006.Prior to joining the Lighting Staff, Quirk served as the pitching coach in 2005 for Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (NEC). He was a player coach for the Westchester Rockies of the Westchester/Rockland Wooden bat League and pitching coach for the Yonkers Yankees.

    In 1998 while still playing for the New Jersey Jackals of the NorthEast Independent League he helped out with the pitching at Westchester Community College. Quirk has learned his craft from some to the top coached in the country, including, Rick Peterson on the NY Mets, Don Cooper of the Chicago White Sox, John Matlack of the Detroit Tigers, Buddy Bell of the Kansas City Royals, Fred Kendall of Kansas City Royals and Jerry Defabbia Head Coach of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

    Quirk played for Coach Ron Patnosh at St. Raymond’s High School in the Bronx where he tossed a pair of no hitters and earned Daily News All City 2nd Team in 1988. Quirk attended Dominican College where he played both baseball and basketball. Quirk finished his playing career at Westchester Community College in 1993, finishing 2nd in the nation in strikeouts. Quirk was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1993 draft by the Chicago White Sox. Quirk enjoyed a six year career in the minor leagues.

    Quirk’s tour with affiliated teams including stops with the Sarasota White Sox in the Gulf Coast League, the Hickory Crawdads in the South Atlantic League, Prince Williams Cannons in the Carolina League and the South Bend Silver Hawks in the Midwest League. Quirk also spent time pitching for the Bangor Blue Ox and New Jersey Jackals of the Northeast League.

    Quirk resides in the Riverdale section of the Bronx with his wife Elizabeth.

     

     

     

    Assistant Coach
    Ray Cornish
    1st Season

    Coach Cornish joined the Lighting Staff on June 23, 2006. A graduate of Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, Cornish was named 2nd team All-City as a Junior in 1987. In his Senior Year Cornish was named All-City 1st team by New York News Day and the New York Daily News with a 10-1 record and a 0.81 E.R.A. Cornish missed out on player of the year finishing second to former NY Yankees pitcher Allen Watson.

    After high school Cornish attended Central Arizona C.C. where he graduated in 1990 and was selected to the Arizona All JUCO team where he sported an 8-1 record. Coach Cornish then went on to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University on a baseball scholarship.

    Coach Cornish will deal with the pitching and catching duties for the Lighting.

    Coach Cornish resides in the Bronx.

     

     

    Assistant Coach
    David Malave
    1st Season

     

     

     

    Assistant Coach
    John Krochak
    1st Season