Kurt Townson
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- Title:
- Baseball Head Coach
Coach Townson started his coaching career in 1995 at North High School as an assistant to Tony Silver where he worked with infielders and hitters.
In his short time at North High, Townson coached three Division I student athletes and several who followed him to Bakersfield College upon graduation in the spring of 1997.
In 1997, Townson made the coaching transition to Bakersfield College where he began as a full-time assistant under long time head Coach Tim Painton while maintaining a full-time job in the orthopedic industry.
After nine years as a full-time assistant, Townson took five years off to fulfill professional obligations and groom a younger generation of student athletes. In 2010, Townson returned to a part time assignment with Coach Painton during the summer sessions and a few fall sessions until returning full-time in the summer 2021, after resigning from 26-year career in the orthopedic industry.
While an assistant at Bakerfield College, he helped develop numerous infielders and outfielders transition to the four-year level including 20 Division I players and one who made his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies.
As head coach, Townson, and his staff, have had success transferring over 90% of his student athletes onto the four-year level while graduating nearly 93% from the sophomore roster.
Townson is a native of McFarland and a product of Bakersfield College, where he played for Head Coach, John Moncier and Assistant Coach, Ron Valenti. After graduating from Bakerfield College, he transferred to Chapman University where he played under Head Coach Rex Peters, assistants Keith Cobb and Shane Flores, and majored in English.
He is married to his wife, Jennifer, two kids; son Drew, former Renegade and a RHP at Fresno State and daughter, Mia, who is a member of the women's Renegade golf team. Oh yea, and Gunner, his German Shorthair.
Message from Coach Townson: Our culture is EVERYTHING, it shapes who we are, what we become, and more importantly, how we get there. We do not define ultimate success by wins and losses, it's defined by how many winners are developed by the culture.
Favorite quote: "The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things." Ronald Reagen.