Penn State Baseball Adds Jake Palomaki To Coaching Staff
Penn State baseball added assistant coach Jake Palomaki to its coaching staff, the team announced Wednesday.
Welcome our new assistant coach, @JSMak11!
— Penn State Baseball (@PennStateBASE) July 31, 2024
Palomaki played at Boston College under Coach Gambino and after a strong minor league career, served as a hitting coach in the Phillies organization.https://t.co/U7Picqy6jB#WeAre pic.twitter.com/bM5x5Ubg0G
Palomaki, a native of Kennesaw, Georgia, played for head coach Mike Gambino at Boston College from 2015-18.
“I’m excited to be working under coach Gambino again,” said Palomaki in a release. “Thankful for the opportunity given to me by coach Gambino, Dr. Patrick Kraft, and Vinnie James. Excited to be working with this coaching staff. Penn State has a culture of winning across all sports. The baseball team has a good thing going. I’m looking forward to helping us to make some noise on the national level.”
Palomaki comes to Penn State from the Philadelphia Phillies organization, where he was a hitting coach for the FCL Phillies. After his college career, he had stints in the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels’ minor league organizations.
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