2024 MoonDogs Coaching Staff

 

Danny Kneeland – Manager                                                                           

COACH EMAIL: dkneeland8@gmail.com

CURRENTLY: Assistant Coach at Bethany Lutheran College

HOMETOWN: Windom, MN

HIGH SCHOOL: Windom Area HS

COLLEGE: Bethany Lutheran

Entering his third season as MoonDog Manager, as well as his second full season at the helm, MoonDog Manager Danny Kneeland looks to continue the success he found with Mankato after piloting the club to a 59-43 record over the last 2 seasons.

Kneeland, 29, took over as the manager of the MoonDogs before the second half of the 2022 season, taking over for Matt Wolenzin, who departed to take a collegiate coaching position after the first half of the season.

Currently an Assistant Coach at Bethany Lutheran College, where he played for two seasons in 2016 and 2017, Kneeland just wrapped up his sixth year on staff for the Vikings. He was also on the staff with Wollenzin his first two years at BLC.

During his time as a player at BLC, Kneeland would finish top-ten in program history with 497 putouts (second place), 17 caught stealings (3rd place), and 23 stolen bases (8th place). Playing in 69 career games over two seasons, Kneeland slashed .258/.352/.266 with 21 career RBI and 58 career hits. Across his time with the program, Kneeland proved to be a versatile player, appearing at catcher, second base, third base, and right field.

Kneeland graduated from Bethany Lutheran following his playing Kneeland playing at BLC career in 2017 with a degree in Secondary Social Studies Education. During his time at BLC, he has helped the team to four winning seasons and two appearances in the Division III tournament.