Lou Colon enters his second season on the Devils’ coaching staff in 2022-23 after spending nine years at neighboring Drew University. As a highly sought-after infield instructor, Colon serves as the teams’ infield and bench coach, while assisting with hitting.
Colon made an immediate impact with the infield defense in 2022, en route to the team's most wins in a season since 2014. With his attention to detail instruction and infield shifts, the Devils fielding percentage went from .938 the year before, to .963, which put the team ranked fourth in the conference. The Devils defense assists also increased, going from 263 to 390.
While at Drew, Colon was the Rangers' top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, while performing hitting and infield coach duties.
Colon's guidance has shown on the defensive end, and he has made a quick impact on Drew's fielding statistics. In 2014, the Rangers ranked first in the Landmark Conference in fielding percentage with a .961 mark. Not one Ranger defender reached double-digits in errors, and the squad committed a league-low 53 errors. In 18 conference games that year, the Rangers posted a .980 fielding percentage. Drew also tied for the Landmark Conference lead in fielding percentage in 2016 (.963) while finishing second in 2015, 2016, and 2018.
His Lou Colon Infield Camps have gained notoriety up and down the east coast, bringing infielders from all over the region to his infield camps at FDU.
A former head baseball coach at Franklin High School and founder of their Warrior Baseball Camps, Colon has brought a tremendous passion and knowledge to the Devils baseball program. He attended and played baseball at Fort Myers Junior College before playing three seasons professionally in the Baltimore Orioles organization and two seasons in professional winter ball with the Liga de Beisbol Professional de Puerto Rico (LBPPR).
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Labor Studies and Employment Relations from Rutgers University.
