Coaches

#23-Field Manager, Jake Martin

The Rafters named Jake Martin as the third manager in Rafters history on January 3rd, 2012. 
The younger brother of 2011 manager John Martin, Jake began the 2011 season as an assistant coach for the Rafters, working closely with the hitters and bullpen pitchers while also coaching first and third base at different times throughout the season.  Jake took over the reins for the final 18 games of the 2011 regular season and guided the team to a 7-11 record after John left the team, subsequently being named the head coach at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. 

Following the conclusion of the Rafters season, Jake joined his older brother John on the coaching staff at Coffeyville Community College, where they will lead the Red Ravens for the first time this spring.

Jake Martin played baseball at Barton County Community college during the 2004-2005 seasons.  From 2006-2008 he was responsible for maintaining a sports complex while also spending time coaching summer baseball. He then spent the 2008-2009 season at MidAmerica Nazarene University before transferring to Emporia State where he played from 2009-2011, culminating with a conference championship during his senior season with the team.  During the summer of 2010 Martin also coached the Emporia American Legion baseball team and led them to a 35-15 record.  He is a native of Shawnee, Kansas.

#20-Pitching Coach, Chad Lee

The Rafters announced on January 13th that Chad Lee will return for a second season to mentor the Rafters pitching staff. 

Chad Lee is currently in his second year as a coach, first as the pitching coach, at Emporia State University.  Before joining the staff at Emporia State, he spent the previous four seasons as a pitcher in the Oakland Athletics minor league system.

Lee played at Barton County Community College, in Great Bend, Kansas, during the 2005-2006 seasons and was named first team All-Jayhawk conference in 2006.  His solid performance at Barton and a promising fastball that had been clocked as high as 96 mph, led him to being selected in the 4th Round (128th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.  During his four seasons in the Athletics organization he posted a 6-3 record with a 4.04 ERA, topping out with the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League in 2009, before his career was abbreviated due to injury.  Lee graduated from Putnam City North High School in 2004 and is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.