John Eisenhart

After five years at the helm of the Westbrook High School baseball program, John Eisenhart has resigned as head coach in order to spend more time with his family.

"This past spring, my 9-year-old started playing softball and my 7-year-old started playing T-ball, and I missed a bunch of their games," Eisenhart said."I didn´t want to miss any more of that, and I just had that gut feeling.

"At the end of the day, I don´t want to miss my kids´ stuff."

Westbrook Athletic Director Todd Sampson said Eisenhart submitted his resignation after the end of the American Legion baseball season; Eisenhart coached Manchester Post.
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"It´s a credit to John that I call him the new era of coaching," Sampson said.
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Eisenhart, a 1988 Deering graduate who pitched at Clarkson University in New York, took over a team that hadn´t had a winning season in 10 years and finished with a 44-39 overall record and two playoff appearances.The Blue Blazes won the Western Class A title in 2005 and were 8-8 last season.

Eisenhart said that when he took over the program, he had to call freshmen in hopes of convincing them to play baseball in the spring.
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"I´m very proud of how the program grew," said Eisenhart, who is an engineer with Johnson Controls.

Westbrook High baseball coach John Eisenhart recently recalled the defining moment of his days in the Portland Little League system, during the city championship playoffs 26 years ago. "I remember I was 9 years old and I only played like three innings 'cause I just wasn't big enough or good enough, and they put me in right field, which is where you put your worst players," said Eisenhart, who played with Bonny Eagle coach Shawn Holt and, in later years, would play on a team with his younger brother, Tim.

John Eisenhart: Coach Eisenhart is entering his 5th year as Coach of the Westbrook High Varsity.In 4 years, his teams have a 40-36 record, made the playoffs twice and captured the 2005 Western Maine Class A Championship.In 2005, he was named the SMAA Coach of the Year.He is an active member of the Maine Baseball Coaches Association.

He is a 1987 graduate of Deering High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and lettered in Baseball, Football and Swimming.During his senior year he was selected as an Honorable Mention to the 1987 All-Telegram League Baseball Team and the Academic All-State Football Team.After Graduation, he attended Clarkson University and earned a degree in Engineering and Management.He lettered 3 years as a Pitcher on the Baseball Team.

Prior to coaching at Westbrook High School, he worked as an Instructor at Four Seasons Baseball (Frozen Ropes), Coached American Legion Baseball and Senior Little League.He is employed by Johnson Controls and resides in Cumberland with his wife Ann and kids: Miranda, AJ and Lindsay.

John EisenhartVarsity Baseball CoachWestbrook High School