Mark Yoshino Head Coach
mark.yoshino@bellevuecollege.edu
(425) 564-2356
Coach Mark Yoshino enters his 28th year as Head Coach and 33rd year of coaching overall at Bellevue. Yoshino was fortunate to take over a team that had only one losing season in over 30 years. In a day and age where coaching turnover is high at all levels, the consistent success of the baseball program is partly due to the coaching stability at BC. Yoshino follows a short list of baseball coaches at Bellevue, which includes Jim Harryman, Ray Washburn, Bob Albo, Jim Johnson, and his predecessor, Mike Kanzaki. During his tenure at Bellevue, Yoshino has played an active role in the growth of the program to a national scale. The team has been ranked nationally on a regular basis ( #43 in 2012, #8 in 2011, #18 in 2007, #50 in 2021). Since his inception into Bellevue College athletics in 1994, Yoshino has helped over 250 players move on to continue playing baseball and furthering their education at four-year colleges, set a school record for most wins in a season, and increased net fundraising revenue by 50%.
Yoshino has been very involved on the community service front as well. He has been involved with helping youth baseball leagues on the Eastside from the Little League to American Legion level. His commitment to the Eastside baseball community is evident by his attendance at youth baseball games in addition volunteering time to numerous coaching clinics as well. Yoshino has also helped cultivate several facility development projects for Courter Field along with an increase in the number of student-athletes graduating with a two-year degree while playing baseball at the college. The team is currently graduating approximately 95% of their sophomores, which is a major success for athletic programs at the community college level. Yoshino has coached 38 players who were drafted by professional teams. He has had 25 pitchers drafted including Adrian Sampson, who was the highest junior college pitcher selected in the country in 2012. Sampson’s escalation to the big leagues took only four years. Yoshino has had four pitchers in the major leagues. Blaine Hardy, a left-handed relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, was a member of the 2007 NWAC champion team, Yoshino’s first. Hardy’s big save in the semi-final game vs. Skagit Valley helped propel Bellevue to the title. The pitching success and development of pitchers has remained a constant factor for all of the Bellevue teams. Most notable of the pitcher achievements year in and out is their increase in stock; whether it be for the professional draft or college opportunities. With his coaching experience, playing experience as a pitcher, and advanced degrees in the biomechanics field, the development of the pitchers is one of the greatest accomplishments that isn’t directly reflected by championships on paper.
His first year not only was successful by his own terms, but also was one of the best seasons ever in school history. Yoshino earned North Region Coach of the Year honors for assembling a region championship club. In addition to the team setting a school record for wins, Yoshino felt that the program’s greatest accomplishments that year were individual, as 10 of 12 second-year players earned a degree. In addition, nine of those were recruited by and placed into four-year college baseball programs. The ’02 season will also go down in Bellevue history as one of the greatest teams for their 34-14 record and runner-up finish at the NWAC Championships. Bellevue finished with the No. 1 ranking in the NWAC Coaches’ Poll in ’02 as Yoshino was named Coach of the Year.
2007 was one of the greatest as far as the team goes, but was another success for Coach Yoshino’s primary goals: graduation and moving on to a four-year institution. Thirteen players from the team went to four-year colleges while nine of them received their transfer degree. A final national ranking of 18th along with winning the school’s first NWAC Championship in over 28 years was just icing on the cake.
In 2009, the team captured their second NWAC Championship in three years. The team had two junior college All-Americans, two players in the Major League draft, and 15 players continuing on to play at the four-year level (with nine receiving scholarships to Division 1 universities). Yoshino was named Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association for the Pacific Association Division (all community colleges in Washington, Oregon, and California).
2011 was memorable as well. In addition to capturing their third NWAC title in the last five years, the squad was ranked #8 in the nation and had three players selected in the Major League Amateur draft.
A 1987 Interlake HS grad, Yoshino accumulated several accomplishments as a pitcher in both high school and college. As a junior, Yoshino sported a 0.60 ERA for the 24-1 Saints, who captured the class AAA state championship in addition to a final ranking of 16th in the nation by U.S.A. Today. The following year, Yoshino earned All-KingCo honors. Yoshino then took the mound at Edmonds CC, compiling a two-year record of 12-1 for Coach Bill Stubbs. In 1989, Edmonds finished second in the NWAC with a 40-6 record, one of only three teams to win 40 games in the history of NWAC baseball. He was named recipient of the Art Feiro Award (first and only Edmonds CC athlete to ever receive this honor), which is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in the NWAC.
Yoshino spent one season as pitching coach at Edmonds CC, where his staff sported the lowest team ERA (2.40) in the NWAC. He has been a regular clinician-speaker at several events in the region including the Pemco All-Sports Clinic, American Baseball Coaches’ Association, and the NorthWest Baseball Coaches’ Association (NWBCA) Convention.
Yoshino earned his master’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in exercise science/athletic administration. He graduated with honors and a 3.9 G.P.A. In 1993, he obtained his bachelor’s degree in sport science with an emphasis on biomechanics from Western Washington University. He was selected by the faculty at Western as the Outstanding Graduating Senior and Physical Education Major of the Year for graduating with a 4.0 G.P.A. Yoshino also served an internship at the Philadelphia Phillies spring training site in Clearwater, FL. Yoshino earned the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist title, which is recognized by university athletic and professional sport organizations as the credential to work with elite athletes at either level. His academic credentials in the athletic performance field coupled with playing experience provide Bellevue players a reputable and trustworthy coaching foundation for incoming recruits.
Yoshino’s academic and professional credentials in the health and fitness field have given him the opportunity to also work at the college as a full-time tenured faculty member in physical education and health. He is currently the Chair for the Department of Health and Physical Education. He is also the former chair of the NWAC Executive Board. Given his experience in the NWAC administration end, Yoshino is also a consultant for the BC student-athletes on athletic-academic transferability for those moving on to the NCAA or NAIA levels. He was the recipient of the Dutch Triebwasser Award, given annually to the conference’s top administrator, and is the only person in the NWAC to win the conference’s top honor as a student-athlete (1989), coach (2007, 2009, 2011), and administrator (2013). His long tenure at BC coupled with his contributions earned him a spot on Bellevue’s “Exceptional 50”: a list of the 50 most influential people in campus history that was created during the college’s 50-year anniversary. Although mostly known for his hard work on the baseball diamond, Yoshino is just as proud of his efforts ‘in the classroom’ – as a student, instructor, and administrator. To Yoshino, these accolades are the true reflection of his efforts at serving as a positive role model for the players at Bellevue. Recruits, their parents, four-year coaches, and professional scouts have frequently tabbed his varied contributions as the recipe for success, and perhaps the most reliable and stable force in a predominantly volatile coaching culture in the NWAC. His commitment towards enhancing the image of Pacific Northwest baseball is also evidenced by his previous roles on the Baseball Committee and is the NWAC representative for the Pacific Association Division (all California, Oregon, and Washington two-year colleges) of the American Baseball Coaches’ Association. Yoshino and his wife Lisa have two children Quinn (18) and Molly (16).
Jake Terao – Assistant Coach
Coach Jacob Terao returns home to begin his second season as Catching Coach for Bellevue College.
He is an alum who enjoyed success as a starting catcher at both the NWAC two-year and NCAA division one levels.
Coach Terao graduated from Seattle Preparatory High School in 2017, earning 7 letters in baseball and football, and was a 4-year starter in baseball. As a senior, Coach Terao was named captain for both the football and baseball team. In football, he was voted MVP and was selected as a first-team Metro Mountain Division middle linebacker and first-team running back. During his baseball career at Prep, Coach Terao earned two second-team and a first-team All-Metro selection as a catcher. He was honored with the Goodwin Award his senior year as the top Seattle Prep male athlete.
Coach Terao was selected as a member of the Kansas City Royals Area Code Team and has played for the NY Yankees Scout team in Australia, and for the collegiate summer league teams the Yuba Sutter Gold Sox, Bellingham Bells, and the Springfield Illinois Sliders.
Terao redshirted his freshman year after earning a scholarship to the University of Portland. He transferred to Bellevue College earning the starting catcher position and being selected MVP for the 2018-2019 season. Terao graduated and played baseball at Towson University in Maryland helping the Tigers to an appearance in the 2021 CAA Tournament in North Carolina.
After graduating from college Coach Terao was hired as the Catching and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Hendrix College in Arkansas from 2022-2024.
Jacob is also the Assistant Operations Director at Go Time Athletics overseeing all aspects of the athletic programs.
Abe Affholter – Assistant Coach
Bellevue College baseball welcomes home Abe Affholter, as Assistant Coach.
Affholter played two seasons at Bellevue College and one at NCAA Division I Winthrop University before finishing his career at Lewis-Clark State College. Abe slashed .266/.322/.394 at Winthrop University where he was a utility infielder playing primarily second base. At Lewis-Clark State, he played first base, making him one of the few college infielders to play all four positions (third base and shortstop at Bellevue) in a college career.
He helped Bellevue College to the 2023 North Division NWAC title and was voted First-Team All-NWAC and ABCA Second-Team All-America after slashing .345/.433/.414 as a sophomore. He was the teams Gold Glove award winner in 2022 and Silver Bat award recipient in 2023, joining the elite company along with Terry Agnew (1972), Shawn Cussack (1978), Mark Swain (1989), Kevin Dvorak (2003), and Nate Cain (2023).
Before Bellevue, Affholter attended Everett HS where he hit .422 as a senior and helped the Seagulls to the 2019 Wesco 3A district title. He was a three-time All-Wesco 3A player.
Ian Parmley – Assistant Coach
Ian Parmley returns to Bellevue as an Assistant Coach. A Bulldog alum, Parmley will be an inspiration to the players as he perservered from a local high school recruit with limited junior college options, to JUCO All-American to top ten round draft pick to making it to the Major Leagues as Bellevue’s ninth player making it to the show.
A seventh round draft pick by the Toronto Blue Jays, Parmley, made his major league debut in June 2017 at Kansas City.
Parmley was a standout at Liberty University, where he earned Big South All-Conference first team honors, starting every game and serving leadoff hitter for the 41-19 Flames. The outfielder hit .312 with 66 runs scored, 26 RBIs and 30 stolen bases as a senior. Parmley tied for the Big South Conference lead in runs scored and stolen bases, while ranking fifth in hits and second in walks. He finished his career with 57 stolen bases, placing the senior sixth on Liberty’s all-time stolen bases list. In addition, his 66 runs scored during 2012 are the second most in a single season by a Flame.
At Bellevue as a player, Parmley not only won a ring as his team captured th 2009 NWAC title, but also was an ABCA All-American after hitting .362 with 34 stolen bases along with a 1.78 ERA as a pitcher. He was a two-way player both as freshman and sophomore and hit .360 with 35 stolen bases during his freshman season, earning All-North Region, All-NWAC honors and All-Tournament Team honors both years. He was the NWAC Tournament MVP after the Bulldogs claimed the title over Columbia Basin.
In high school, Parmley prepped at Monroe HS and was named the Everett Herald team which honored the top players in Snohomish county in all classifications (4A, 3A, 2A, 1A combined).
Now retired from pro ball, Parmley currently works as a hitting instructor at D-Bat in Bothell.
Last Updated May 26, 2026
