COACHES

Coach Razo joined the Heartland staff in 2018.

Chris Razo competed at Illinois State University where he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round in 2013. While at Illinois State, Razo was selected to the MVC All-Conference first team and also won Pitcher of the Year in the Missouri Valley Conference. Razo also helped lead the team to a school record 39 wins and the first and only MVC outright title.

Prior to attending Illinois State, Razo was part of the Heartland Community College program. During his two years, he was first team all Region 24 and MWAC Pitcher of the Year and helped lead Heartland to the school’s first appearance at the NJCAA Division II World Series.

Coach Razo is excited to be back for the 2019-2020 season with the Heartland Hawks.

 Coach Albright joined the Heartland staff in 2019.

Tyler Albright began his collegiate career at Oakton Community College where he earned third team NJCAA All-American honors, Skyway Conference Player of the Year, two First Team All- Conference honors, and two First Team All-Region honors. Albright then transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin where he was a three-year member of the Skyhawk baseball program as the team’s primary second baseman.

Albright began his coaching career with the Illinois Indians Travel Baseball Club as a head coach and an assistant coach. Albright was an assistant Coach at UT- Martin from 2018-19 where he coached the outfielders and assisted with the hitters.

Albright graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a Master of Arts in Sport Coaching from the University of Northern Colorado.
 

 Coach McGinnis returns to the Heartland staff after previously coaching the Hawks in 2018 where he worked with catchers and assisted with hitters.

After his first stint at Heartland, McGinnis returned to his alma mater, Western Illinois University as the graduate assistant. He spent the last two seasons with the Leathernecks working with hitters, catchers, and outfielders while earning a master's degree in Sport Management.

McGinnis spent his collegiate playing career at Western Illinois University where he was a four-year starter as a primary catcher with time at third base.  His senior year he earned First Team All-Summit League honors. At the conclusion of his senior season, he signed a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. He spent two years in the organization highlighted by winning the Pioneer League Championship with the Great Falls Voyagers

 Lucas Cook began his role as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for HCC athletics in 2018. Originally from Heyworth, IL, Cook received his B.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2011 and M.S. in Sport Management from Illinois State University in 2013.

Since 2012, he has owned and operated a private sports performance facility in Normal, IL where he has trained over 700 athletes at the junior high, high school, and college levels.

Cook is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Health at HCC.