Late in his third and final season as Ripon Christian coach, Joe Darretta decided it was time step away. He doubled as athletic director at the school and thought it best to focus on those administrative responsibilities moving forward. It was then, in April of 2009, that he handed the reins to Ripon Christian alumnus John de Visser, a young and fiery assistant with dreams of raising the program’s profile in a region rich with baseball talent.