Josh Rapacz is in his fifth season as a member of the Linfield baseball coaching staff. As a premier catching instructor, he will work with Wildcat catchers along with serving as the hitting coordinator for the program.
A two-time first team all-state catcher at Richland High School in southeast Washington, he was a key member of two state championship teams.
Rapacz went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in history and marketing. He was a four-year letterman with the Bruins, earning all-Northwest Conference honors as a catcher three times. In 2013, he was honored as Northwest Conference Player of the Year and first team Division III All-American.
After graduating from George Fox, Rapacz pursued his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball. Signing a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization, he was assigned to the minor leagues in Florida. Over four years, he worked his way up to Class AA. His playing career reached an end in 2017 following a second knee surgery.
Currently, Rapacz works with JUGS Sports in Tualatin as a sales representative.
He and his wife, Clarissa, live in Newberg. Clarissa graduated from Linfield with a degree in nursing.