John Flynn, who has coached baseball and softball at all levels for 20 years, begins his first season as an assistant softball coach at Plattsburgh State in 2017.
Flynn most recently led the Peru High School softball program in 2015 and 2016. He also coached the Clinton Mariners for five years and currently serves as their vice president of baseball operations.
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In addition, Flynn serves as the youth director for the Town of Peru, a position he has held for 20 years. In that role, he oversees programming for more than 300 youths.
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Flynn competed as a varsity baseball student-athlete for four seasons at the University of Central Florida, earning Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference honors in 1982 as a pitcher. A workhorse on the mound, Flynn currently ranks fourth in UCF program history in career complete games with 15. In 1981, he was named the team's Most Valuable Pitcher and Rookie of the Year.
