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2022 Madison Baseball Coaching Staff

Brian Weingart
Head Coach
Coach Weingart is entering his fourth season at Madison High School, where has elevated the program's winning percentage from .434 to .680 over his first three years. The 2024 season was particularly successful, with the Dodgers achieving 17 wins and securing a conference championship with a 9 - 1 record. He has a proven track record of developing college baseball players, having sent four to play at the collegiate level, building on his previous success at Mendham High School, where nine of his former players advanced to college baseball. In his second season at Madison, the team's winning percentage rose from .430 to .640, and under his leadership, the baseball program has launched summer and fall teams, incorporating incoming freshmen and a comprehensive developmental program for returning players. Additionally, during his time as an assistant coach in Cranford, his teams clinched the Group III state championships in 2012 and 2013, finishing the latter year ranked #1 in New Jersey. Coach Weingart was honored in 2022 as a member of the Cranford High School Hall of Fame, recognized for his role in the 1997 Group III State Championship baseball team.


Johnny Costa
Assistant Varsity
Coach Costa graduated from Madison High School in 2013 where he was a two year starting Shortstop. Johnny was named First Team All-Conference in 2012 and 2013. He helped lead his team to a State Sectional Championship in 2012. He went on to study at Kean University.
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Coach Costa was a 4 year Varsity letter winner in Wrestling and was a Wrestling Coach for Madison High School from 2014-2020.
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Coach Costa started his Baseball coaching journey in 2015 as a Freshman Coach for Madison High School. He was an Assistant Varsity Coach from 2016-2019. He helped coach the team to two State Section Titles (2018 & 2019). He is looking forward to joining the staff again this 2022 season.

Jim Shriner
Assistant Varsity

Jason Izsa
Assistant Varsity
Coach Izsa has a bachelors degree in Physical Education and Health from Montclair State along with a masters degree in Sports Administration and Coaching from Concordia University – Irvine
Freshman Baseball Coach – Madison High School 1999-2004, 2018-present.
Coach Isza has extensive coaching experience over the last 20 years in both Madison and Chatham. Coach Izsa was an assistant football coach at Madison from 1999 - 2008 and at Chatham from 2010 - 2012. Coach Izsa was the head baseball coach a Madison from 2005 -2009 and the head football coach at Chatham from 2013 - 2017. Coach Izsa also served as the junior varsity baseball coach at Chatham from 2011 - 2017. Coach Isza is in the second term as freshman baseball coach at Madison having held that position from 2004- 2009 and again since 2018 to present. Coach Izsa will once again be on the varsity level for the 2024 season.
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Coach Izsa lives in Madison with his wife Sandy and their dog Foster. We love the town and everything that it has to offer. In my free time I like to fish, hike, exercise and read.
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Michael Yendrick
Freshman Baseball Coach
Coach Yendrick has been coaching at Madison High School for 17 years. Prior to coaching at Madison, coach Yendrick coached at New Providence High School for 3 years.
Coach Yendrick is currently teaching his 17th year of Physical Education at Central Avenue School.
