Northern Lehigh recently announced the hiring of Gerald “Jerry” Kresge as its baseball coach.

Kresge is a 1990 graduate of Northern Lehigh High School, where he played baseball and basketball.

Prior to accepting the position, he headed up a successful softball program for Blue Mountain High School, where his teams qualified for the District 11 playoffs each season.

In 2013, Kresge opened up the Line Drive Sports Academy & Elite Baseball Program, which originated to allow players who could not afford the expenses of travel baseball the opportunity to play at a high level.

Kresge takes over from Greg King, who resigned in June.