WARRIOR COACHING STAFF

Nate Fernley (Head Coach)

Nate Fernley starts his sixth season as head coach for the Warriors.During his tenure the Warriors have boasted a 137-75 record, posting a regular season win total ranked in the top 5 in Southern California. In that span they have won a conference championship in 2007 and again in 2010, culminating in a trip to the final four state championships. They also have more conference wins than any other South Coast conference team with 77. Not only has the team been successful as a group but the success has translated into individual honors as well. The Warriors have a conference best 42 players named to the All-Conference team with over 60 players moving on to four year schools and the professional ranks.

Fernley comes to El Camino after two years as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Long Beach City College. Fernley was an integral part of the Vikings 2006 State Championship team. Under Fernley's direction the pitching staff ranked 1st in the South Coast Conference both years and 4th and 1st in the state of California respectively.

As a player Fernley played 2 years at Long Beach City College before transferring to BYU. At BYU, Fernley was named a consensus All-American and led the NCAA in wins at 16. He later signed with the Cleveland Indians organization and played professional baseball for 3 years in the Indians and Chicago Cubs minor league systems. He graduated from BYU with a degree in Spanish and later from the United States Sports Academy with a masters degree in Sports Science. Coach Fernley is married to wife Dara and has three children Hallee, Jake and Baylee.

Tony Asaro

Tony Asaro starts his 3rd year as assistant coach for the Warriors. During Coach Asaro’s first year he was an integral part in the Warriors run to the state championships. This season he will coach 3^rd base and hitting instructor. He also the recruiting coordinator and the catchers coach defensively.

Asaro was a four year varsity letter winner at West Torrance High School winning 3 Bay League Championships and the El Segundo Tournament Championship. He was chosen as the El Segundo Tournament MVP, also making All Bay League for 4 years and All Area for 3 years.

In 2003 he was selected to the USA National Team Trials and also played for the American Samoa National team participating in the World Baseball Challenge in 2002 in Grand Forks British Colombia. In 2006 he played for Pepperdine University and went on to win the West Coast Conference Championship that year. In 2007 Asaro transferred to the University of California Irvine and played on the 2007 Austin Regional Championship and Wichita Super Regional Championship team that went on to participate in the College World Series in Omaha Nebraska.

In 2008 he was a part of the Lincoln Regional Championship team, and went on to the Super Regionals at Louisiana State. Also in 2008 Asaro was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals but chose to return to school and finish his senior year. In the summer of 2008 Asaro played for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and won the Alaska Baseball League and went on to play in the NBC World Series.

In 2009 while playing for UC Irvine he won the Big West Conference Championship and went on to host a Regional that year. He finished his academics at UC Irvine with a degree in Sociology and a Minor in Education. He also has a master’s degree in sports science for the United States Sports Academy.

Bob Fernley

“Pops” enters his fifth year in the Warrior Program as an assistant. As the bench coach he provides a wealth of knowledge and experience. He works with the outfielders defensively. A Torrance native, coach Fernley played at Torrance High School where he was League MVP and an All-CIF performer. He was a 5th round draft choice of the Houston Astros as a second basemen. He was teammates with former Tartars Fred Kendall and Bart Johnson. Pops now resides in Long Beach California and has 4 children; Nate, Emily, Sam and Jeff.

Bill Hood

"Hoodie" also enters his sixth season as assistant coach in the Warrior baseball program. Bill provides the Warriors with a wide array of support. He is found helping workouts run smoothly and provides the pictures for the program. Bill has been published for many of his nature and astronomical pictures in various magazines. He is a self defense instructor on campus and still actively competes in athletics.

Nick Jones

“Jonesy” returns for his second stint as assistant coach for the Warriors. Jones served as an assistant coach for the Warriors from 2008-2009. He took a year off from the program to intern in the front office with the San Francisco Giants. He assisted in preparing scouting footage and played a role in the 2010 World Series Championship where he celebrated with the team in Arlington. He is the first base coach and instructs the outfielders.

Jones played for the Warriors in 2006 and 2007 as a middle infielder. He was part of the 2007 conference championship, the team’s first in 19 years. He then transferred to LMU where he graduated with a degree in Business Management. He obtained his master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of San Francisco.

Nick played high school ball at West Torrance where he contributed to multiple conference championships and trips to the CIF playoffs.