Les Lancaster named coach of the Rocky Mountain Vibes
The Rocky Mountain Vibes on Monday announced the hiring of Les Lancaster as the team’s manager through the 2025 Pioneer Baseball season.
Lancaster, a two-time draftee who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals, has been coaching since 1996, most recently serving as pitching coach of the Ogden Raptors, who are also in the Pioneer Baseball League, and the Bravos de Margarita of the Venezuelan Winter League.
Lancaster takes over a Vibes team that went 37-56 last year.
“I am very excited for the opportunity to be named the manager of the Rocky Mountain Vibes,” Lancaster said in a release. “It will be wonderful to be in the great city of Colorado Springs. I look forward to meeting all the Vibes fans and putting together a competitive team that they will enjoy watching. On behalf of the coaching staff and myself, ‘Let’s play ball!’”
Vibes catcher Griffin Barnes (25) outs Grand Junction Rockies Jonathan Pino (24) at home plate during the Rocky Mountain Vibes home opener baseball game against the Grand Junction Rockies at UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs on Saturday, May 22, 2021.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Players and coaches for the Rocky Mountain Vibes pose for a photo on Tuesday at UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs