Rio Rico names athletic director Chris Laughland new head baseball coach

RIO RICO, Ariz. — Chris Laughland, athletic director at Rio Rico High School has been named head baseball coach.  Laughland will enter his 18th season overall and 7th season as head coach.

Laughland has coached baseball in Indiana and Arizona and was named 2014 Arizona Baseball

Coaches Association Division III South All-Stars Head Coach, 2014 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Division III, Section 6 Coach of the Year, and the 2014 Arizona Baseball Coaches Association (AzBCA) Division III, Section 6 Coach of the Year.  Laughland was also the head coach for the University of Arizona Club team from 2015-2019 until he left for a principalship at Casa Grande Middle School.

Laughland said he has already begun to prepare players for the upcoming season.

“Our coaching staff has hit the ground running connecting with our players and parents towards the main goal.  In just a short amount of time with the players we have this summer, the program has installed new systems that change the way we think about the game of baseball at Rio Rico.  We are developing our own style of play this offseason to make the strides we need to in order to compete in the 4A conference come February.  I am extremely proud of the work we have put in thus far in our strength program as well as on the field. It’s Time to Fly!”

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