Northwestern Baseball Camps
Coaching Staff

Tim Nelson
Assistant Coach

Tim is starting his fifth season as Pitching Coach at Northwestern College. Prior to coaching at Northwestern, Coach Nelson was the head baseball coach at Elk River High School. Coach Nelson is a native of Santa Ana, CA and was a pitcher at Biola University in Los Angeles. Coach Nelson works with pitchers of all ages through our baseball camps and has a passion for teaching the skills of pitching.

John Wilkens
Assistant Coach

John is starting his third season at Northwestern and works with the catchers and coaches hitting at Northwestern. Coach Wilkens has been involved is either playing or coaching baseball for over fifty years. Coach Wilkens is a member of numerous baseball halls of fame and is a former assistant coach with USA Baseball. Coach Wilkens was a highly successful baseball player at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State University-Mankato. Coach has also coached at all levels of baseball, from little league, to junior high to high school to college and elite levels.

John Mahlke
Assistant Coach