Marshall Canosa Hometown: Pine Bush, N.Y. Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Fourth Season at WFU Alma Mater: Villanova, 2003

Marshall Canosa enters his fourth year as the volunteer assistant for the Demon Deacons. Canosa will continue to work primarily with the catchers.

In his third season at Wake Forest in 2007, Canosa oversaw the tutelage of four Deacon catchers: Cory Hindel, Austin Jones, Mike Murray and Dan Rosaia. Defensively the group committed just a combined five errors all season. Offensively they combined for five home runs, 38 RBIs and 37 runs scored.

Jones and Rosaia saw most of the action behind the plate. Jones finished the season with a fielding percentage of .987 in 301 chances, while Rosaia did not commit an error in 109 chances.

Canosa also helped Murray adjust to the collegiate game behind the plate. Murray saw action in 11 games as a catcher and 39 games overall.

In 2006, Canosa worked with Jones and Rosaia. The duo split time behind the plate and combined to tally 13 doubles, seven home runs and 45 RBIs. Canosa also spent time mentoring freshman Hindel, who redshirted the 2006 season.

In 2005, Canosa's tutelage yielded immediate results. Catcher J.B. Tucker batted .252 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 2004. With the help of Canosa and hitting coach Jon Palmieri, Tucker exploded in 2005 batting .322 with 13 home runs and 65 RBIs. He also committed just two passed balls the entire season.

"We are thrilled to have Marshall Canosa with our program for a fourth year," Rembielak said. "He has a tremendous work ethic and a passion for the game of baseball that fits right in with the rest of our staff."

In the summer of 2005, Canosa was part of the staff for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League. He worked primarily with the catchers and both Danny Lehmann (Rice) and Jordan Abruzzo (San Diego) were selected as 2005 All-Stars.

Canosa was an assistant coach for the Falmouth Commodores in the summer of 2004. The Commodores went 25-18 and captured the West Division Title and defeated Hyannis in the divisional playoffs before losing to the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the championship series.

Canosa, 27, came to Winston-Salem after one season as a graduate assistant at Tennessee-Martin. He not only worked with the Skyhawk catchers and hitters, but also served as the strength and conditioning coach.

Prior to his stint at UT-Martin, Canosa spent the summer of 2003 as an assistant coach with the Metro (N.Y.) Cadets of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League.

Canosa played collegiately at Villanova University after transferring from the University of Akron. At Villanova, Canosa was a three-year starter at catcher and was a crucial component of the Wildcats lineup with his great defense and expertise in managing the pitching staff.

A native of Pine Bush, N.Y., Canosa earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education with a concentration in social studies from Villanova in 2003.

Canosa and his wife, Kati, reside in Winston-Salem.