Lakeland Christian School
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Lakeland Christian School
One of the core values of LCS is the belief that we are partnering with parents in the Christian education of their children. We believe that mutual respect, communication and involvement by all partners is essential for success of our mission.LCS is a school. We believe that being a Christian school and being a top-flight academic institution should not be mutually exclusive. On the contrary, we take the mandate of Colossians 3:23 that calls us to strive to be the best. We provide a variety of rigorous, engaging, academic and co-curricular activities that enable students to identify and express the full range of their unique gifts and abilities.

Program Overview
Our priorities for the Viking Baseball Program are:
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: MattE Diaz
MattE began coaching the Viking with varsity in 2018 as an assistant coach, ultimately becoming Head Coach in 2020. He played baseball at FSU, was drafted by Devil Rays, and played for 11 seasons in MLB with the Royals, Braves, Pirates, and Marlins. He coaches the FCA Lions 11U travel team, serves as an advisory board member of Parker Street Ministries and a board member of Pine Cove Christian Camps. MattE attends Redeemer City Church Winter Haven with his family.
Assistant Coaches
- Stacey Pough (Assistant Coach – Catchers)
- Mike Byrd (assistant coach pitching)
- Mitch Rodriguez (assistant coach infield)
- Donovan Jones (JV head coach)
- Gary Nash (JV assistant)
- Luis Ramos (JV assistant)

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