Hannibal Cavemen General Manager and Field Manager Greg McVey announced the hiring of Chris Fletcher as an assistant coach for the 2015 Prospect League season.  Fletcher is currently the Assistant Baseball Coach at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

Chris Fletcher joined the Truman Baseball program in 2014 after serving the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater William Woods University in Missouri.

A Moberly, Missouri native, Fletcher served as an assistant coach for the Thunder Bay Borders of the Northwood’s League in the summer of 2014 and for the Pioneers in the Lewis and Clark League in 2013.  During the summer of 2012, he served as the head coach for the Moberly American Legion program. Fletcher earned his Master’s in Education (Athletics Administration) from William Woods and his Bachelor’s in Pre-Legal Studies (Criminal Justice).

The Cavemen play their home opener on June 6 against the Terre Haute Rex.

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