Matt Williams will be the first manager of the Laconia Muskrats. Williams currently is

the recruiting coordinator/pitching coach at Spartanburg Methodist College in

Spartanburg, South Carolina. SMC has been ranked in the NJCAA Top 25 every year

Williams has been on staff and made two World Series appearances. 2010 will be

Williams’ fifth season with the Pioneers.

Williams played collegiately at SMC and also pitched professionally for the Mid

Missouri Mavericks of the Frontier League. Williams was the head coach of the

Spartanburg, SC Post 28 American Legion team. In the summer of 2009, Williams was

the pitching coach for the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plains League.