Richard Michael Sofield is a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the Pirates current first base coach and was the manager of their Class-A South Atlantic League team the West Virginia Power during the 2012 season. A first round draft pick of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, Sofield played for the Minnesota Twins from 1979 to 1981, appearing in 207 games and recording 612 at bats for a career average of .243. After his playing career ended, he became the assistant baseball coach at the University of South Carolina and later the head coach at the University of Utah. After leaving Utah, he was a minor league manager for the Harrisburg Senators, Las Vegas 51s, and Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He has been the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina Beaufort and worked extensively with Baseball Factory, a player development and scouting service. His final day with USCB will be Monday, November 14, 2011. Sofield's record with the NAIA Sand Sharks over three seasons is 101-56. In 2011, USCB was ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Top 25, the highest spot in program history. 

December 16th, 1956 in Cheyenne (Age 68)