Loras College Baseball Camps
Coaching Staff
Aidan Wojciehowski
Assistant Coach
Aidan Wojciehowski enters his 9th year with the Loras College baseball program, and 5th as an assistant coach for Carl Tebon in 2022-23.
The 2022 season saw Wojciehowski’s pitching staff finish 8th in Division 3 with 7 shutout victories. The group racked up 330 strikeouts and 32 wins, both marks being the highest total in Loras Baseball history. The group success was highlighted by closer Ethan Peters setting the Loras single season saves record (13) which led all of Division 3, and the Loras career saves record (19). Peters is one of 2 All-Region players that Wojciehowski has coached in his 5 years coaching with the team.
Prior to coaching at Loras, Wojciehowski spent three years in the Northwoods League as both a player and volunteer assistant coach for the Lakeshore Chinooks. He played and coached alongside more than 20 players who have gone on to play in the MLB. Wojciehowski is one of ten Duhawks who have played in the Northwoods League in the nine-year span that he has been with the team. Other coaching experience comes in the summer of 2021 with the Milwaukee Brewers summer instructional camps, where Wojciehowski worked as a pitching instructor.
As a player, the Port Washington, Wis. native made 42 appearances for the Duhawks, including 20 in his All-Conference senior season. His 53 strikeouts helped secure a 1.62 ERA in 2018 which places him 4th all-time on the Loras single season ERA record book. He ranks 5th all-time at Loras in career saves.
Starting in summer of 2022, Wojciehowski is Head Coach of the PSCL Northstars, a collegiate summer league located in Palm Springs, CA. The league provides Wojciehowski with Head Coaching experience along with the opportunity to recruit players from the west coast.
Since 2019, Wojciehowski also works as a Residence Life Area Coordinator, in charge of two residence halls on campus. Prior to working as the full-time assistant for head coach Carl Tebon, Wojciehowski worked in Loras College's Admission Office, primarily serving the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. In 2021, Wojciehowski completed his Master of Science in Applied Analytics from Loras. Aidan’s wife, Reilly (’19), is working towards completing her medical degree to become a Family Medicine doctor.
Don Pirkle
Assistant Coach
Don Pirkle enters his sixth year as an assistant coach for Carl Tebon on the Loras Baseball staff. Pirkle’s responsibilities include working with the infielders and hitters.
Pirkle is a 2009 graduate of Loras College where he earned his bachelor’s degrees in teacher education and history. While at Loras, Pirkle was a four-year starter and second team All-Conference selection as a senior. Pirkle tied the Loras record for hits in a game with five against Coe College in the Iowa Conference Tournament in 2008.
Pirkle’s coaching experience includes stops at Marist High School in Chicago, Illinois, Wahlert Catholic and Hempstead High School. At Marist, Pirkle served as an assistant coach for both baseball and football.
Currently, Pirkle is an assistant baseball coach and assistant football coach at Hempstead.
A native of Frankfort, Ill., Pirkle now resides in Dubuque and works at Hempstead High School as a Special Education Teacher.
John Cella
Student Manager
Travis Pelton
Assistant Coach
Josh Edwards
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Josh Edwards
The collegiate athletic season at Loras College lasts, on average, four months, but for the dedicated Duhawk athletes, the strength and conditioning program continues year-round. To be a contender in the highly competitive Iowa Conference, the Duhawks voluntarily train during the off-season with a comprehensive strength and conditioning program designed to help improve athletic performance and reduce injury. Each athlete is closely monitored by Director of Strength & Conditioning, Josh Edwards. Edwards designs personalized workouts for each student-athlete based on the physical demands of the position they play.
A native of Pella, Iowa, Edwards attended Central College and received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science and health promotion in 2003. While at Central, he was a four-year member of the football team, earning the Kuyper Award during the 2002 season for his outstanding contributions to the team. He also served three years as an intern in the strength and conditioning department. After graduation, he worked one year as the assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Edwards attended Winona State University in Winona, Minn. and completed his master’s degree in educational leadership. While at Winona State, he worked as the graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for two years. After finishing his schooling, Edwards stayed at Winona State, changing roles to director of football strength & conditioning and defensive line coach.
Edwards was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He was in charge of the men’s and women’s golf and tennis programs, and assisted with the football program.
Edwards has been a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) since 2001 and is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is certified in basic first aid, CPR, and is an ARC Professional Rescuer.
Presently, Edwards is in his 10th year as director of strength and conditioning for the Duhawks.
Josh resides in Dubuque with his wife, Tristen, and their sons, Jackson and Colton.
