Vanderhook, the nephew of Cal State Fullerton head coach Rick Vanderhook, comes to the 'Eaters for the 2019 season after a year as an assistant at Abilene Christian University in 2018 where he tackled the pitching staff.
Prior to his Texas stop, he spent 2015-17 with the Cal State Fullerton Titans as the Director of Operations under his uncle helping that program to a pair of College World Series appearances, and landed at CSF after four seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Golden West College from 2009-12.
Vanderhook's coaching acumen stems from his versatile collegiate days as a catcher and pitcher between the Cal State Fullerton and South Carolina programs which led to his signing with the Chicago Cubs and later the Baltimore Orioles organizations. He was also drafted in 2003, 42nd round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and originally in the 25th round by the Seattle Mariners of the 2002 draft following his senior year at Edison High School in Huntington Beach.
