Thomas Gosse.
Head Assistant
Biography:
Coach Gosse is entering his fifth season as a member of the Haddonfield baseball coaching staff. He is a 2015 graduate of HMHS. Thomas was born in Camden and grew up in Haddonfield. He played his first organized baseball in Haddonfield Little League and was a member of the 2009 12 year old Little League team that advanced to the state finals.
Coach Gosse earned 3 varsity letters for Coach Bob Bickel's HMHS program. In his sophomore and junior seasons, he played every position and then earned the starting catcher job as a senior. Thomas was an integral member of two 20+ win teams (2014 & 2015), one Camden County championship (2014), two outright Colonial Conference championships (2014 & 2015) and he captained a team that made a run to the South Jersey Group 2 Final in his senior season of 2015.
After graduating from HMHS, Coach Gosse continued his academic and baseball careers at Rutgers University - Camden. In his 5 years, he was a four-time team captain for the Scarlet Raptors under head coaches Dennis Barth and Ryan Kulik. During the winters while in college, Coach Gosse caught bullpens for local big leaguers such as Ryan Butcher, Lou Trevino, Zac Gallen and Vance Worley, in addition to countless minor league pitchers. He currently serves as the bullpen catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies’ AA affiliate Reading Fightin Phils. Link to story:
https://www.milb.com/news/from-fan-to-field-tom-gosse-s-journey-with-the-phillies
Gosse loves coaching and sharing all of the knowledge he's learned from the legendary coaches he played for during his career. Playing and teaching baseball "the right way" has always been a passion of his. Coach Gosse preaches playing smart, hustling and maximizing your own ability.
In his free time, Coach Gosse likes to spend time with his family and friends and take trips to the beach. He is currently a Teacher and Active Coordinator at Winding Way, an Adult Day Program in Haddonfield. Coach Gosse and his wife, Julia (nee Forebaugh) - HMHS Class of 2015 reside in Haddonfield.
Dan Brown.
Volunteer Pitching Coach
Biography:
Coach Dan Brown is in his fourth year as a member of the HMHS baseball staff. He serves as the volunteer pitching coach and program's pitching coordinator. Coach Brown was born and raised in Philadelphia until he was 13 years old. He attended Junior High and High School at Lower Cape May Regional before graduating and moving on to Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey).
As a pitcher at Trenton State, Coach Brown was a four year starter and ace of the staff. He was a four time NJAC All League Selection, NJAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman, two time NJAC Pitcher of the Year and two time All Region selection. Dan graduated Trenton State with a Bachelors Degree in Ciminal Justice and from Fairleigh Dickinson with his Masters in Business Administration. He is a member of Trenton State's Athletic Hall of Fame and holds multiple pitching records, including the program's all-time winningest pitcher.
Coach Brown played collegiate summer baseball in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Wareham Gatemen, in the AAABA Johnstown Collegiate League and also in the Ontario (Canada) Collegiate Summer League.
Following his collegiate career, he began a professional career in the Baltimore Orioles system. He battled through shoulder injuries to climb the ladder, but suffered a second torn rotator cuff, which ended his career.
Brown has coached at least one All-Conference pitcher in each of his two seasons (Dane Samartino and Nick Turnage in 2023 and Finn McElhiney in 2024).
Coach Brown is a former College Adjunct professor at Rutgers University - Camden, Rowan University, Rowan College at South Jersey and Camden County College. He is a retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Resident Agent in Charge. Dan currently is a Field Representative in the Police Training Commission for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. He is also the owner of DACK Enterprises LLC, a real estate rehabilitation company.
Coach Brown has been married to Martha Brown (née Cuzzupe) for 26 years and they have four children; Daniel (HMHS '17), Christopher (HMHS '19), Alexandra (HMHS '23) and Katherine (10th grade).