Paul Babcock joined the North Central University baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach just before the 2019-20 school year. He is the father of head coach, David Babcock, and long-time friend of Michael Ramirez, another assistant coach on the baseball coaching staff.
Prior to coaching at NCU, Babcock had recently been the head baseball coach of the freshman team at Clovis North High School where he led the team to their first ever winning season. Before coaching at Clovis North, Paul was a math teacher and head baseball coach at Alta Sierra Intermediate for over 15 years, where he won numerous league championships alongside Michael Ramirez. Currently, he teaches full time and does personal lessons with Ramirez. Prior to his professional teaching career, Paul Babcock played college baseball in the 80s. He started out playing for at the time, #1 nationally ranked Fresno State University Bulldogs as a second baseman. He later transferred to West Coast Christian College where he hit .297 his first year and started at shortstop, leading the team to a national ranking. His senior year at West Coast, he led the team in hitting at .360 while only making 5 errors at shortstop and leading the team in doubles. Before playing in college, Babcock played football at Clovis High School.
He currently lives with his wife Karen in Minnesota, and they are the parents of David, Matthew, and Rebekah.
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