Head Coach Julio Godinez

Coach Godinez is entering his 4th season as head coach at Lake Land College. The 2021 season, the Lakers were able to see some success on the field and in the class room, posting a 27-28 record, but falling short in the region playoffs after having their 2020 season cancelled due to Covid. As a team, the Lakers posted a 3.25-year GPA after ending their spring semester with a 3.47 GPA.

Before coming back to Lake Land College, Coach Godinez spent 6 seasons in assistant coaching roles at Eastern Illinois University, where he helped coach three All-American athletes, numerous All-Ohio Valley Conference selections, and MLB Draft Pick players. Most recent was Trey Sweeney, 1st Round (20th Pick) by the New York Yankees, Will Kelin, Kansas City Royals 5th Round, Mike Yesenka, St. Louis Cardinals,17th Round, Jimmy Govern Kansas City Royals, 30th round. During his time at EIU, Coach Godinez worked in various rolls; coaching catchers, hitters to his finals, and 2 years where he was the Panthers Pitching coach.

Coach Godinez first college coaching experiance was at Lake Land College from 2012-2013, where he served as Pitching Coach and Recruiting coordinator for the Lakers. Godinez’s coaching career began in 2011 at Murray High School in Murray, Iowa, where he served in assistant and pitching coach roles. From there, his experiences include assistant positions at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa and Lake Land College before moving on to Eastern Illinois University.

Godinez’s playing career began at Kishwaukee Community College in 2008. In 2010, he transferred to Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa where he was a two-time all-conference selection. He graduated from Graceland with a bachelor’s degree in 2012. Julio is a native of Chicago, Illinois.

Pitching Coach, Gordon Cardenas - Coming soon!

Assistant Coach Gabe Black - Coming soon!

Assistant Coach Alex Stevenson - Coming soon!