Jacob Regalado is in his second year assisting the pitchers with the VC baseball team in 2013.  He joined the Pirate baseball program in 2007 after completing a standout career at Rio Mesa High School where he was the Pacific View League Pitcher of the year in 2006.  He served the VC pitching staff as both a starting pitcher and reliever in his two years on campus, requesting to take over the closer role in 2008.  He earned second-team All-WSC honors in 2008 and was a member of the Pirates regional team that year.  After completing his eligibility with Pirates he signed a scholarship to attend Westmont College in Santa Barbara, an NAIA school.   He spent another two seasons as both a starting pitcher in 2010 and a closer last season.  He spent this past summer pitching in the Jim Colborn League in Ventura County, earning league MVP honors.  He joined the Pirate coaching staff in fall to help work with the pitching staff. 

     Regalado has one prior year of coaching experience, working as an assistant at him alma mater, Rio Mesa High School in 2009 under his former prep coach David Solis.  He plans to return to school next year to begin work on earning his teaching credential and aspires to continue coaching baseball at either the collegiate or high school level.