Coach Mark "Mags" Magdaleno returns for his fourth stint on the Ventura College Pirates coaching staff. The Pirates have enjoyed a great deal of success during coach Magdaleno's previous coaching stints and look to continue this pattern in 2015 with his return. Coach Magdaleno will assist in running the Pirates offense (strategy and coordination), coach the Pirates catchers and will additionally call all in game pitches for the Pirates pitching staff in 2015.

Beginning his coaching career in 1983 as an assistant coach at Ventura College Magdaleno served on staff for the 83-84-85 seasons.

In 1986 Magdaleno was named the head coach at Temple Christian High School. He led them to a league title in 1986.

Following a brief two-year hiatus from coaching Magdaleno returned to coaching in 1989 at Santa Paula High School as their head baseball coach from 1989-1991. After leading the Cardinals to a CIF Playoff berth in 1991, Magdaleno returned to the college game taking a position at California Lutheran University as an assistant coach under Rich Hill (currently head baseball coach at University of San Diego). In three season the Kingsmen were 3-time SCIAC champions and included two trips to the NCAA Division III World Series.

In 1995 Magdaleno returned to his roots to accept a coaching position at Ventura College where he worked with the only State Player of the Year in Ventura College baseball history, Brandon Knight (New York Yankees, New York Mets, United States Olympic Team).

In 1996 Magdaleno moved to Colorado and returned to head coaching at Arvada High School. During a four-year span from 1996-1999, the program lost only 17 games, won two league championships, and earned four playoff berths. Magdaleno being named League Coach of the Year twice.

After a year away from coaching, Magdaleno was offered and accepted the position as head coach at Centaurus High School in Colorado where would coach from 2001-2004. He again won two more league titles and earned two more league Coach of the Year awards.

In 2005 Magdaleno served as the Manager of the Alexandria Beetles in the prestigious Northwoods Collegiate Summer League, considered to be amongst the premier destinations for college players to play wood bat only summer baseball.

After moving back to California in summer of 2006, Magdaleno returned to Ventura College as an assistant coach from 2007-2010. VC advanced to the SoCal Regional Tournament two times in that span, winning two playoff games, the first in school history.

In 2011 the opportunity to return to his alma mater and be the head coach at Buena High School brought Magdaleno back to the high school game. From 2011-2014 Magdaleno served as the head coach for the Bulldogs, winning a Channel league title and reaching four straight CIF-SS Playoffs, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2011.

Additionally, Magdaleno runs the Magdaleno Baseball School in Ventura, where he specializes in private instruction on individual skills (hitting, pitching, catching, fielding) while running youth camps, clinics and youth travel teams.

Magdaleno is a graduate of Buena High School where he was standout baseball player and football player as a catcher and quarterback. He attend Westmont College where he was a starter at catcher and earned his Bachelor's of Arts degree in History.