Lou Yacinich starts his 38th year as the Viking head coach, compiling an 989-673 record (1119-815 overall). From 1971-76 Grand View competed at the Junior College level, and Yacinich guided his teams to a state championship (1974) and two state runners-up (1975, 1976), with many team members going on to compete at major colleges and universities and some playing professionally. Grand View teams claimed District 15 titles in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993; Midwest Classic Conference Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2010; Area Championships in 1984, 1985, 1991, 1997; Region VII Championship in 2001 and participated in NAIA World Series in 1984, 1985, 1991. He was Coach of the Year District 15 in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997; Midwest Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2010; and Area 4 in 1984, 1985, 1991; and Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 1999, 2001. In November of 1994, he served as Trial Coach in Homestead, FL, for selection of the 1996 USA Baseball Team. He is a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, the NAIA Baseball Hall of Fame and the Grand View Athletic Hall of Fame.  

Speaking of Grand View baseball players, Yacinich said, "It's been a pleasure to be able to offer top-quality academic and athletic programs to so many high-caliber young men, and to watch them reap the rewards through individual hard work and dedication."

Yacinich also serves as director of athletic achievement at Grand View University.

Doug Brinker begins his 2nd year as a full-time assistant coach with the Vikings.  He is a former Junior College All-American at Iowa Central Community College (1996), a Two-Time NAIA All-American (1998, 1999), and Player of the Year in the Midwest Collegiate Conference (1998).  Coach Brinker also broke the batting record at that time in 1998 by hitting .460.  From 2000-2006 he was the varsity baseball coach at Des Moines North High School, and from 2005-2010 he was the acting Activities Director at Des Moines North.  In 2009, he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for White Bear Lake High School in Minnesota.

Jim Hallman begins his 5th year as an assistant baseball coach with the Vikings.  He is a former All-American and Team Captain at Grand View, and also played on the World Series teams of 1984 and 1985.  He has nine years of college coaching experience, with six years at Johnson County Community College in Kansas, and three years at the University of Northern Iowa.  In 2011, he was inducted into the Grand View Athletic Hall of Fame.  Hallman is currently owner and lead instructor of Grand Slam U.S.A., an indoor baseball and softball training facility.