West Ranch Baseball Coaching Staff
Head Coaches- Casey and Brady Burrill
Mike Burke, Brady Burrill, Casey Burrill, Brad Fogel, Jason Priske
Casey Burrill- Head Coach
coach@westranchbaseball.com
Coach Burrill grew up in the SCV and played baseball at the Pony fields (when there were only 4 fields) and currently resides in Saugus. Casey Burrill played high school baseball at Hart High School where he was a two 
time All-CIF catcher. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates but chose USC instead. Casey was a first team All-American at USC and hit .408 his Senior year to lead the Pac-10. He was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves where he played minor league baseball. Coach Burrill started his coaching career at Valencia High School where he was an assistant for 2 years. He was then named the Saugus Varsity Coach in 2000 replacing the only baseball coach in Saugus history, Doug Worley. Saugus went to the 2nd round of the CIF playoffs during his last year at the helm. He finished his career at Saugus with a 64-37-3 record. Saugus Baseball players under Coach Burrill have attended universities such as USC, Loyola, Michigan State, Fresno State, Cal Poly, Sonoma State, North Texas, CSUN, Cal Lutheran, UC Irvine, Cal State San Francisaco, Concordia, and many others. Several players have also moved on to play at the junior college level. After four years at the Saugus helm, he was named the West Ranch Head Coach. He leaves behind many great friends, players, parents, coaches, and memories at Saugus. The chance for the coaching staff (including his brother Brady) to all be at the same high school teaching and coaching together, was just to tough to pass up. West Ranch was the perfect fit. Casey teaches web design and earned the Saugus High School "Teacher of the 
Year Award" in 2001. He also served as athletic director for two and a half years. Currently coach Burrill is a 4 year mentee in the USC student athlete mentor program. Coach Burrill is looking forward to the challenges a new program will bring. Burrill is married to Kristin and they have two children, Kari and Corey. He is also the older brother of head coach Brady Burrill and son of Jerry Burrill, teacher in the William S Hart School District for over 30 years. His sister Mitzi teaches math at Rancho Pico Jr High School.
Brady Burrill- Head Coach
bburrill@hartdistrict.org
Brady Burrill grew up in the Santa Clarita Valley where he competed in soccer, basketball, and baseball each year. He attended Valencia High School where he was team MVP, All-League, and All-CIF. He went to Cal State University Northridge on an athletic scholarship. After one year at CSUN he transferred to Michigan State. There he was an All-Conference catcher. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2002 amateur draft, but decided to pursue a teaching and coaching career instead. It has been a lifetime goal for him to teach and coach with his older brother Casey. In his spare time Brady loves to travel the globe. He also has season tickets to the LA Kings with Brad Fogel and Darwin Smock. Brady lives in Valencia with his wife Jennifer.
Brad Fogel- Varsity Assistant
bfogel@hartdistrict.org
Brad graduated from Saugus High School in 1996. After a brief stint at College of the Canyons, he accepted a baseball scholarship to Azusa Pacific University. Brad attended APU for three years where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science as well as his Teaching Credential. He is now a teacher at West Ranch in the Social Studies department, currently teaching United States history and Economics. Brad played baseball at Saugus High from 1993-1996 for head coach Doug Worley. His three years of Varsity baseball included being named team Most Valuable Player in 1995 as well as being named to the All-Foothill League teams in 1995 and 1996. He played for coach Tony Barbone at APU, where he earned All-Golden State Athletic Conference honors. Brad worked for coach Burrill for two years at Saugus, serving as the 3rd base coach and hitting instructor prior to moving to West Ranch. This will be his fourth year as the 3rd base coach and hitting instructor for the Wildcats. He currently lives in Saugus with his wife Brittany.
Jason Priske- Varsity Pitching Coach
jpriske@hartdistrict.org
Coach Jason Priske grew up in the SCV and played high school baseball at Hart High for 3 years and finished with his senior year at Palmdale High (1989) where he was a 2nd team All-Golden League 3B (.432 BA). He then went on to play JC ball at AVC in Lancaster, where he played 1B, 3B, OF, DH, and pitched for a year and then moved on for a ½ of a year at Mission College in Sylmar. He then completed his collegiate career at The Master’s College 
where he got the nickname “Snake” named after his change-up. He played there for 2 years and graduated with a degree in Biblical Studies in 1994.
He started his coaching career in 2001 when Coach Casey Burrill got the job at Saugus High. He serves as West Ranch’s varsity pitching coach and looks forward to their first varsity season in the very competitive Foothill League.
After his first year of coaching Coach Priske started his teaching career in 2001-02 as a Special Education teacher at SHS and in August of 2004 he received his Masters of Science in Special Education.
His other interests off the field are being involved with his church (Faith Community), playing golf, organizing events, traveling, reading, and being with his family. Snake is married to Tracie (estab. 1996) who is also a teacher at WRHS, and they have a 5 year old daughter Kaycie and a 2 ½ year old son Jake.
Mike Burke- Varsity Assistant Coach
Josh Fogel- JV Head Coach
Don Heinz- Freshmen Head Coach
Travis Sreden- JV Assistant Coach
Chris Gaff- Freshmen Assistant Coach
Inaugural Year Coaching Staff !
