Washington & Jefferson College Athletics

DJ Sammel returns for his fifth season as an assistant baseball coach at W&J in 2015. 

Prior to coming to Washington & Jefferson, Sammel spent four years as the head coach of a local Federation League team in Pittsburgh and two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Langley High School.

Sammel graduated with a degree in health and physical education from Edinboro University in 2003.  He was a four-year starting infielder for the Fighting Scots’ baseball team, twice earning First Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference accolades.  Sammel was a First Team All-Region honoree in 2002 and was named to the Edinboro All-Time Baseball Team in 2009.

Sammel also owns a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University (Calif.). 

He resides with his wife Dina and the couple’s two children, Ella and Easton.