Coaching & Support Staff


Bobby Brown

Field Manager & Director of Baseball Operations

  • Biography

    Bobby Brown was named Manager of the Ottawa Titans on October 20, 2021. Since taking the helm, he has guided the club to multiple playoff appearances (2022, 2024)—the most by one skipper in the modern era of Ottawa professional baseball.


    Brown began his coaching career at Allan Hancock College in 2007 before earning his first managerial position in 2010 with the Las Cruces Vaqueros of the Continental Baseball League.


    Following a brief stint in the North American League with the Abilene Prairie Dogs, Brown moved to the American Association, where he spent nearly a decade. He managed the Amarillo Sox (2013–2014), the Amarillo Thunderheads (2015), and the Lincoln Saltdogs (2016–2019). In 2017, he was named American Association Manager of the Year after leading the Saltdogs to a 58–40 record and a Central Division title—their first since 2014.


    After four seasons in Lincoln, the San Luis Obispo, California native stepped away from the Saltdogs following the 2019 campaign. He later joined the Frontier League’s Gateway Grizzlies as Director of Baseball Operations and Hitting Coach, though the 2020 season was ultimately canceled due to the pandemic.


    In 2021, Brown served as the Hitting Coach for the Missoula PaddleHeads of the Pioneer League. With his support, the PaddleHeads posted a league-best 66–32 record and captured the Pioneer League Championship. Their .673 winning percentage was the highest across all of professional baseball that season.


    As a player, Brown starred as an outfielder at the University of Oklahoma, hitting .362 in 1995 and helping lead the Sooners to the College World Series. That same year, he began his professional career with the Frontier League’s Springfield Capitals before having his contract purchased by the Kansas City Royals organization.


    Brown played professionally from 1998 to 2005, suiting up for seven different teams and finishing his career with a .301 batting average, 368 RBIs, and 623 games played.


    He’s no stranger to Canadian baseball, having played for the Northern League’s Winnipeg Goldeyes (2000–2002) and the Canadian Baseball League’s Saskatoon Legends (2003).


    In the off-season, Brown resides in Nipomo, California, and is a key contributor to the California Winter League, the Frontier League's Official Winter League.

Eric Marriott

Third Base Coach

  • Biography

    Hailing from Niagara, Ontario, Marriott comes to Ottawa after serving four seasons as head coach for the Moose Jaw Miller Express of the Western Canadian Baseball League.


    In total, Marriott guided the club to four playoff appearances and two Eastern Conference Championships.


    Following each WCBL season, Marriott serves as the Director of Scouting & Player Development with the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League (now Canadian Baseball League).


    As a player, Marriott played at Mitchell College (New London, Connecticut), spending two years with the Mariners, recording a .359 average with nine doubles, three triples, seven home runs, and 62 RBI over 83 games played between 2018 and 2019.


    In 2018, Marriott was a NECC All-Conference first-team selection while leading the NECC in walks, on-base percentage and ranked among the leaders in runs (2nd), batting average (3rd), hits (3rd), RBI (t-3rd), triples (t-4th), steals (6th) and home runs (t-7th). In 2019, he was a NECC All-Conference first-team selection, led the NECC in runs, steals, hit by pitch, and fielding percentage, and ranked among the leaders in sacrifices (4th), walks (5th), on-base percentage (6th), hits (8th) and homers (9th).


Rodrigo Orozco

Hitting Coach

  • Biography

    Orozco moves into coaching following a successful 10-year professional playing career. 


    The former Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres farmhand was a consistent offensive performer, posting a career .279 batting average across 718 games. His playing career concluded in the Frontier League, including the inaugural 2022 season in Ottawa, where he became the first player signed under Bobby Brown.


    A native of Panama, Orozco signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2012 and advanced to the organization’s Advanced-A affiliate, Dunedin, between 2013 and 2018. 


    During his time with the Blue Jays organization, he spent parts of two seasons with the Vancouver Canadians. Orozco earned a spot on the Blue Jays’ Organizational All-Star Team in 2018 after hitting a career-best .304 that season.  Following that year, he was traded to the Padres and went on to appear at the Triple-A level.


    In 2022, Orozco brought veteran leadership and steady production to Ottawa’s lineup, batting .288 with a career-high 14 doubles, seven home runs, and 41 RBI over 87 games. 


    He spent the final two seasons with the Trois-Rivières Aigles, earning a Frontier League All-Star selection in 2023.


Brandon Marklund

Pitching Coach

  • Biography

    Marklund will serve as a player-coach after joining the Titans’ bullpen in 2025. Making 36 outings, he pitched to a 2-0 record with a 4.38 ERA over 39 innings – walking 26 and striking out 34 opposing hitters.


    He began the 2024 campaign with the Québec Capitales, pitching to a 3.60 ERA over five innings. After his release, Marklund joined the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League – going 1-1 with a 6.42 ERA in 12 games (six starts, six in relief) over 28 innings. In the postseason, Marklund pitched to a perfect 0.00 ERA with 15 strikeouts and only 3 walks over 8.1 innings of relief.


    A product of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Marklund was signed by the Kansas City Royals in 2019 following a dominant winter pitching in Australia. Marklund suited up for the Lexington Legends in 2019, the Royals’ Class-A affiliate, posting a 0.46 ERA with 44 strikeouts and 19 walks over 39.1 innings of work. 


    Internationally, Marklund has played for the Canadian National Team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 and twice (2023 & 2025) at the WBSC Americas Pan Am Games Qualifier. 


    Post-pandemic, Marklund was sidelined for the entirety of the 2021 and 2022 campaigns due to two separate Tommy John surgeries. The 6-foot-2 right-hander returned to pro baseball in 2023 with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association. In 12 games for the Goldeyes, he registered nine strikeouts across 13.1 innings out of the bullpen.


    Marklund pitched two seasons at Bryan College (Dayton, Tennessee) from 2017-2018, going 11-6 with a 4.07 ERA in 42 games (18 starts, 24 in relief) – striking out 124 over 121.2 innings for the Lions.

Kayla Johnson, CAT (C)

Head Athletic Therapist

  • Biography

    Originally from Mississauga, Ontario, Johnson joined the club in 2025 as the Head Athletic Therapist.


    She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Kinesiology from Western University (2020) and a Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences in Athletic Therapy from Sheridan College (2024).


    Johnson brings diverse experience across multiple levels of sport. Most recently, she served as the Head Athletic Therapist for Football Ontario’s U18 Women’s Tackle program. Her previous roles include student placements with both the Raptors 905—the NBA G League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors—and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Matt Wilson

Clubhouse Manager

  • Biography

    A native of Orléans, Ontario, Wilson joined the Titans ahead of the 2025 season.


    He is a graduate of Algonquin College (Nepean, Ontario), holding diplomas in Radio Broadcasting (2020) and Sport Business Management (2021).


    Wilson brings valuable experience from the professional sports landscape, having served as Team and Equipment Manager for Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League, as well as spending two seasons as an Assistant Equipment Manager with the Ottawa REDBLACKS of the Canadian Football League.