North Park University Athletics

Dan Kusinski joined the North Park Baseball staff in 2021, bringing a wealth of baseball experience to North Park. He helped guide the Vikings back to a league title in 2024 and begins his fifth season with NPU in 2025.

Kusinski has spent time at every level of college baseball.  His longest stop was from 1999-2011 when he was the head baseball coach at NJCAA member College of DuPage.  In that time, COD won 3 conference championships and 1 regional title.  His teams also were routinely ranked in the NJCAA poll from 2001-2005.  Kusinski was honored as "Coach of the Year" by both Diamond Sports and Louisville Slugger in 2001 and 2002, was the N4C "Coach of the Year" in 2001, 2002, and 2005, the NJCAA Region IV "Coach of the Year".  In 2011, Kusinski was named the IHSBCA "Les Miller Man of the Year".  

From 1996-1998 Kusinski worked at the NCAA Division I level as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago.  As the pitching coach, 4 pitchers were selected in the MLB draft in his three seasons.  From 1991-1995, Kusinski was the head coach at Truman College where multiple players signed professional contracts in 5 seasons. From 1988-1990, he was an assistant at Northeastern Illinois University, where he was part of a coaching staff that transitioned from NAIA to NCAA Division II and NCAA Division I.  He has also spent time as an associate scout with both the White Sox and the Angels.  

"Dan has a very broad level of baseball experience and has worn the head coaching hat for a long time.  He's a great baseball man and an even better person.  Our players will benefit from his teaching ability and will be able to gain valuable insight from the thousands of hours he's spent in a college dugout.  He will work directly with our infielders and assist with all aspects of offense", says head coach Luke Johnson.

Kusinski is a guidance counselor at Saint Patrick High School, where he has been the head baseball coach since 2012.