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Coach Westmoreland returns for his second stint with the PHS Baseball program. He was officially appointed at the Patriots' Head Coach on March 8, 2011.
A graduate of Rogers High School, Coach Westmoreland went on to pitch for Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL. Upon the conclusion of his playing days, he immediately began coaching, serving in such capacities as the Head JV Coach at Eckerd, Assistant Coach at Tiverton High School, and, in 2002, managed the Portsmouth Little League 12-Year Old All Stars to the championship game of the Little League Eastern Regional, one game away from the Little League World Series. He served as an assistant coach in the PHS Baseball program from 2006 - 2009, serving as Varsity Assistant Coach from 2006 - 2008 and as PHS Freshmen Coach in 2009. In 2007, he was selected as the National High School Baseball Coaches Association's District I Assistant Coach of the Year. In addition, he has coached in the Donnelly Sunset League, Portsmouth Babe Ruth League, and various travel programs throughout the area. He is the Owner of ITZ Sports, Inc. and the Club Director of In the Zone Baseball Club in Fall River, MA. He is also an Owner/Treasurer of the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife, Robin, and has two grown children (Sarah and Ryan).

Ron Westmoreland
Varsity Head Coach

1st Year

Overall Record
10-12
Division Record
8-10
Playoff Record
0-2

Coach Ferreira joins the PHS Baseball Staff as JV Head Coach for the 2011 season. A native of Westport, MA, Coach Ferreira is a 2009 graduate of Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, NH. As a catcher at FPU, he helped lead the Ravens to three Northeast-10 Conference Championships, three NCAA Regional Championships, and three NCAA Division II College World Series appearances. He was elected a Team Captain in his senior season. Prior to his collegiate career, Coach Ferreira was a three-year Varsity standout at Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth, MA, where he was chosen to the New Bedford Standard Times Super Baseball Team in 2004 and 2005.

 

Jake Ferreira
JV Head Coach

Coach McGuire returns to the PHS Baseball Staff in 2011, this time as Freshmen Head Coach. Coach McGuire is one of the most respected and experienced coaches in our area. A 1988 graduate of Tiverton (RI) High School where he played for the legendary Steve Lake, he moved on to a college playing career at the Community College of Rhode Island (where he played for current New York Mets Scout Arthur Pontarelli and one of his teammates was former Red Sox pitcher Rheal Cormier) from 1988-1990 and the University of Rhode Island from 1990-1992. Upon the conclusion of his playing career, he immediately embarked on a coaching career which included stops at Middletown High School (1993), Tiverton High School (1994-1997, 2000-2008), and here at PHS(1998-1999) where as Varsity Head Coach, he led the Patriots to their first ever Rhode Island State Championship in 1999. In addition to his high school coaching experience, he has coached in various other organizations including Little League, AAU, NEBA, Senior Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, and American Legion. Coach McGuire is the chairperson of the Physical Education/Health Education Department at Tiverton High School and he resides in Portsmouth with his wife, Karen, and his four children (Benjamin, Mary Kate, Timothy, and Mollyanna).

Matt McGuire
Freshmen Head Coach

Kevin Weaver
Middle School Head Coach

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