Scott Demetral is in his sixth season as an assistant coach at Western Michigan.
Demetral works closely with the hitters and infielders, while also assisting in recruiting
and all other facets of the program.
Demetral previously worked as an assistant at WMU under former head coach Fred
Decker from 1997-2000, before joining the University of Akron staff for a brief stint
from 2000-04. He served as the recruiting coordinator, while instructing players on
hitting and defense while with the Zips.
Demetral returned to his alma mater,
joining Randy Ford’s staff, prior to the
2005 season, and helped the Broncos
advance to the Mid-American Conference
Tournament for the first time
since 1999 that same season.
Demetral’s experience is not limited to
just the collegiate ranks, as it expands
internationally and professionally. In
2002, Demetral was a member of
the Greek National Team that participated
in the European Games Class
‘B’ Pool in Hungary. The next year, he
was on the squad that participated in
the European Games Class ‘A’ Pool in
Amsterdam. Demetral gained Olympic
experience in 2004, when he served
as an assistant coach with the Greek
Olympic team in the 2004 Summer
Olympics in Athens, Greece.
A Sterling Heights, Mich., native, Demetral
was a decorated third baseman
for the 1992-95 Brown & Gold squads.
Demetral ranks 10th on the Broncos’
career hits list (201) and 10th in hits
for a single season (71, 1995).
Demetral received Honorable Mention
All-MAC in 1994, and was a Second-
Team All-MAC selection in 1995, while
hitting .360. He was Western’s “top
defensive” player in each of those
campaigns.
After graduating from WMU in 1995
with a degree in management, Demetral
played three seasons of professional baseball in the Pioneer and Frontier
Leagues before returning to Kalamazoo to earn his master’s in sports administration.
Demetral comes from a family of baseball tradition. His older brother, Chris, was
an All-MAC second baseman for the Broncos in 1991, a younger brother Mike, who
played and graduated from WMU in 2005 and a brother, Ted who played at Michigan
State. He is also the nephew of former major league catcher and Chicago Cubs
manager Jim Essian.
Scott is married to the former Tracy Valatka. The couple resides inKalamazoo.
