Butch Kemling enters his 10th season as a member of the Behrend Lions baseball staff.

In six straight seasons, he has guided the Penn State Behrend offense to produce an average above .300, record more than 400 hits and knock in more than 200 runs. The 2009 and 2008 seasons have been impressive; the program set numerous records for hits (520), batting average (.360), home runs (30), doubles (104), RBI (369), and runs scored (379).

In 2007, the blue and white's offense had another solid year, batting .321.  The year before, they collected 414 hits and posted .304 average in 46 games.

In 2005, he helped the Behrend Lions hit .323 and knock 427 total hits while scoring 263 runs in 44 games. In 2003, under his leadership the Behrend Lions led NCAA Division III in triples with 40.

Previously he was an assistant to Ace Radovich at Edinboro University for six seasons and served as the interim head coach for the Scots in the fall of 2001.

Kemling was the head baseball coach at Northwestern High School for six seasons and coached the Girard Yellow Jackets during the 1995 season. He also coached the county teams in the city-county all-star game for four consecutive seasons.

Kemling will utilize his knowledge and experiences to guide the team's hitters and work with the outfielders.