Todd Williams took over as head coach 1998. After struggling through a 12-35 first season, the Mountain Cats turned things around and finished 21-16 in 1999 and 23-19 in 2000. These marked the first 20-win seasons since 1982 when Coach Williams was a pitcher/infielder on the Pitt Johnstown baseball team. The 2004 season was highlighted with the team setting another school record for wins with a 31-14 record. That milestone proved to be short-lived, as Pitt Johnstown posted a 33-18 record and earned the #6-seed in the NCAA North Atlantic Region Tournament.
The Mountain Cats have established themselves in the upper echelon of the North Atlantic Region and in the WVIAC, where the team began playing a conference in 2006. Pitt Johnstown has consistently finished the season ranked among the top teams in the 28-team region, including the trip to the NCAA North Atlantic Regional Tournament in 2006.
Through 10 seasons, Coach Williams has posted a 232-198-2 overall record. This has been done by recruiting student-athletes who are committed to hard work and dedication to both academics and baseball. The quality of student-athletes in the program has risen every year.
Coach Williams has produced seven All-North Atlantic Region players, including three First- Team selections, and a pair of All-WVIAC Team choices, including catcher Paul Pentz, who garnered First-Team honors in 2007. The Mountain Cats have also done the job in the classroom with four Verizon Academic All-Americans. In 2001, outfielder Mike Shumaker became the first Mountain Cat to garner First-Team Academic All-America honors. The Mountain Cats have also boasted a 94% graduation rate for its players.
Along with the on-field coaching, Coach Williams and his assistant, Rick Roberts, handle all of the recruiting and fundraising duties. They recruits prospective student-athletes from all over Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
Coach Williams is a 1980 graduate of Central Cambria High School in Ebensburg, Pa. He graduated with a degree in Sociology from Pitt Johnstown and played baseball under Coach Ken Keiper while attending the university.
Coach Williams, who also serves as the Sports Center Manager, and his wife, Beth, have three children Travis, Ashley and Luke.