Brian Shubsda enters his third season with the San Diego State baseball program and first as the team’s player development coordinator after serving as chief of staff for the Aztec program during the 2023-24 academic year.
In his role as chief of staff, Shubsda was responsible for driving the program’s capital improvement initiatives for Tony Gwynn Stadium and Player Development Center. He was also tasked with reinvigorating alumni support, local and military relationships, as well as growing a list of corporate partners and sponsors.
In addition, Shubsda spearheaded a reorganization of the baseball operations department while assisting in the recruitment, on-boarding and retention of top talent for support staff and operational personnel.
Not to be outdone, Shubsda oversaw the development of a modern baseball technology department to optimize player performance, scouting and evaluation, in-game analysis and overall team readiness.
Prior to last year's appointment, Shubsda spent the 2023 campaign as SDSU’s catching coordinator and director of player development, contributing to the Aztecs’ first Mountain West regular-season championship in 19 years.
Under Shubsda’s guidance, SDSU catchers combined to lead the Mountain West in putouts and caught stealing percentages while helping the Aztec pitchers record one of their most successful seasons in program history, highlighted by TJ Fondtain’s no-hitter against Nevada at home on April 21, 2023.
Individually, Shubsda tutored a pair of first-team all-Mountain West selections in Cole Carrigg and Poncho Ruiz, the latter of whom was named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award watch list.
Following the season, Carrigg was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 65th overall pick in the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft, while Ruiz was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Twins.
A native of Toms River, New Jersey, Shubsda played collegiately at The Citadel, where he received his bachelor’s degree in sport science.
Upon graduation, Shubsda played parts of three seasons (2009-11) for the Newark Bears and Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League under National Baseball Hall of Famer Tim Raines and two-time World Series champion Sparky Lyle.
After receiving his master’s degree in technical management from Georgetown, Shubsda was selected to attend the U.S. Army Aviation School of Excellence, where he earned his wings as a UH60 Blackhawk pilot.
Following numerous deployments to the Middle East, Africa, and Pacific theaters, Shubsda completed an interservice transfer to the U.S. Navy, where he spent six years leading emerging technology initiatives for U.S. Special Operations.
Shubsda continues to serve the country as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserves.
In his role as chief of staff, Shubsda was responsible for driving the program’s capital improvement initiatives for Tony Gwynn Stadium and Player Development Center. He was also tasked with reinvigorating alumni support, local and military relationships, as well as growing a list of corporate partners and sponsors.
In addition, Shubsda spearheaded a reorganization of the baseball operations department while assisting in the recruitment, on-boarding and retention of top talent for support staff and operational personnel.
Not to be outdone, Shubsda oversaw the development of a modern baseball technology department to optimize player performance, scouting and evaluation, in-game analysis and overall team readiness.
Prior to last year's appointment, Shubsda spent the 2023 campaign as SDSU’s catching coordinator and director of player development, contributing to the Aztecs’ first Mountain West regular-season championship in 19 years.
Under Shubsda’s guidance, SDSU catchers combined to lead the Mountain West in putouts and caught stealing percentages while helping the Aztec pitchers record one of their most successful seasons in program history, highlighted by TJ Fondtain’s no-hitter against Nevada at home on April 21, 2023.
Individually, Shubsda tutored a pair of first-team all-Mountain West selections in Cole Carrigg and Poncho Ruiz, the latter of whom was named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award watch list.
Following the season, Carrigg was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 65th overall pick in the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft, while Ruiz was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Twins.
A native of Toms River, New Jersey, Shubsda played collegiately at The Citadel, where he received his bachelor’s degree in sport science.
Upon graduation, Shubsda played parts of three seasons (2009-11) for the Newark Bears and Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League under National Baseball Hall of Famer Tim Raines and two-time World Series champion Sparky Lyle.
After receiving his master’s degree in technical management from Georgetown, Shubsda was selected to attend the U.S. Army Aviation School of Excellence, where he earned his wings as a UH60 Blackhawk pilot.
Following numerous deployments to the Middle East, Africa, and Pacific theaters, Shubsda completed an interservice transfer to the U.S. Navy, where he spent six years leading emerging technology initiatives for U.S. Special Operations.
Shubsda continues to serve the country as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserves.