John Barnes enters his 10th season as a member of the Pacific baseball coaching staff and his fifth season as the program’s associate head coach.
Barnes was elevated his current role prior to the 2010 season, reflecting the number of duties he has picked up in helping to lead the program. “I consider John a very valuable assistant and an integral part of coaching decisions,” Head Coach Greg Bradley said.
Barnes came to Pacific after 11 years as a successful high school baseball coach in the Portland area. He was most recently head baseball coach at Hillsboro High School, where he directed a competitive Spartans' program for four seasons. Prior to Hillsboro, Barnes was an assistant varsity coach at Lakeridge High School for two seasons. In 1999, Barnes helped coached the Pacers to the Oregon 4A state championship and in 2000 guided the Pacers again to the state semifinals.
Barnes took his first head coaching position at West Linn High School, where he led the Lions from 1996-1998 and took the 1996 squad to the state quarterfinals. Barnes also has experience as a junior varsity coach at West Linn and as a freshman coach at Lakeridge.
After a playing career at West Linn where he was a standout in football, basketball and baseball and earned a total of eight letters, including four in baseball, Barnes matriculated to Lewis & Clark College. He played three seasons for the Pioneers and was named the team's most inspirational player in 1989.
Barnes graduated from Lewis & Clark in 1989 with a degree in political science. He earned his teaching credential from Concordia in 1995 and master's of education in administration from the school in 2008.
Married 17 years to wife Christine, Barnes is the father of a daughter, Kyanna. When not coaching baseball, Barnes can be found at Hillsboro High School, where he is employed as a social studies teacher, traveling with his family or out on the golf course.
