RON BROOKS
Coach Brooks is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelors degree in Criminology.  His baseball experience began at Leon High School in Tallahassee where he was an All-Big Bend selection as well as an All-State selection.  Brooks was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 35th round in 1995 out of high school and received an athletic scholarship to Tallahassee Community College where he played until 1998.  Coach Brooks went on to receive a scholarship from the University of Central Florida and was also drafted by the Tampa Devil Rays in 1998

This is Coach Brooks' 4th year as a head coach.  He has been with Santa Fe High School since the 2006 season.  In his first year, he led the Raiders to a 2nd place District finish as well as a 1st round playoff birth.  In his second year, the Raiders claimed the District Title.  Before coming to Santa Fe, he held the position of head coach at Tallahassee Rickards High School in 2005.

Coach Brooks currently teaches Exceptional Student Education at Santa Fe.  He is also certified in Physical Education.  He's been married to his wife, Erin, for eight years and has three daughters, Caitlin, Abby, and Molly.

MATT HURLEY
Coach Hurley is a graduate of Wolfson High School and the University of Florida where he received his degree in Criminology and Sociology.  This is his third year working with the baseball program at Santa Fe as the pitching coach.  Coach Hurley is a teacher at Mebane Middle School and was recently married to his wife, Julie.  Matt's brother, Eric is currently the number one prospect for the Texas Rangers and is a right-handed starting pitcher.

KELLY ARMSTRONG
Coach Kelly Armstrong joins the Santa Fe High School baseball program this year as the hitting coach and will work with the catchers.  For the past two years, he has been the Head Coach at Taylor County High School.  Prior coach experience includes:  Assistant Coach at Martin County High School, JV Coach at Taylor County High School, Middle School Coach in Taylor County, and American Legion/AAU coach at Godby High School

Coach Armstrong was a catcher at Taylor County High School and continued his playing career at North Florida Community College.  He received his degree from Florida State University in Social Science Education.

Coach Armstrong is a Reading teacher at Fort Clarke Middle School in Gainesville and is married to Melissa, who is also a teacher.  They have two daughters, Maryanne and Hope.

PAUL TURNEY

Coach Turney was born in Atlanta, Ga and moved to Clearwater, Fl in 1985.  He attended St. Pete Community College after high school and graduated from FSU in 2000.  He started teaching at SFHS in 2001 and currently teaches AP European History, AP U.S. History, Economics and Government.  He is married to Francine Turney, who works as a lawyer for the Department of Children and Families.  They have a daughter, Rachel, who will be turning two in March of this year.  Coach Turney enjoys baseball, running, reading, fishing, and music.