The Puyallup High School baseball program is the definition of dominance in the state of Washington. This year, a new leader will be at the helm.

Marc Wiese was the Puyallup baseball head coach for the past 30 years. Now, he leaves it all at Heritage Recreation Center, the home of the Vikings, after winning two state championships, 18 straight league titles, and earning 18 straight playoff appearances.  

“Coaching at Puyallup has been such an amazing ride. I was so blessed to be able to do it for 30 years, and I just felt it was time, as hard as it was to let go. However, I'm retiring with plenty of great memories,” Wiese said.  

All of the accolades showcase what Wiese and his players did for the program - they created a powerhouse.  

“We created a buzz in the air when we played, and you'd look around, go, ‘this is not just baseball, this is kind of turning into an event,’ and you could just feel the difference in baseball and talent and culture and the importance of the game,” Wiese said.  

Wiese and Puyallup raised the bar for success over the years. As baseball continued to develop through Wiese’s tenure, the Vikings were always right there at the top. However, once any team wins consistently, a target on their back will come as a result. Puyallup baseball was no different.

“We definitely had a target on us at all times,” Wiese said. “It's something I'm really proud of, being able to kind of sustain the consistency of being a very good baseball program, and the players that are coming our program and the Northwest in general. It's been pretty amazing to see.”  

Wiese compared Puyallup to a high school baseball version of Alabama football because of the similar feeling to being a prominent number one. As fun as being number one can be, it by no means guaruntees a state title.

“Everybody wants to see a winner getting taken off the pedestal,” Wiese said.

The Vikings won their first state championship under Wiese 2014, going 28-0 overall as the No. 2 team in the country. They repeated their success with a second state title in 2017.  

Of course, not every season has resulted in a championship. Puyallup has also faced heartbreaking losses over the years. Most recently, the Vikings fell short in the semifinals against Lake Washington in 2025 after being ranked number one in the tournament and the favorite to win the championship.  

“There was a lot of hardships and heartbreak, but that's the game of baseball, and that's what I love about it,” Wiese said. “Winning a state championship in the state of Washington is very hard.”

Wiese instilled the mindset into his players at Puyallup that every game was their last game, that it was their own state championship. This allowed the players to put the game right in front of them, to be faced with the importance of being present and competing with the same amount of confidence and strength each game.

Wiese also coached several talented players over the years, including multiple MLB Draft picks. Most recently, he coached two-time Prep Baseball Washington Player of the Year Mason Pike, who now plays at Oregon State University. 

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Puyallup baseball has handed the torch off to Sean Taunt, a former player of Wiese and former collegiate coach at PLU. Taunt is now at the helm to continue the tradition of excellence, and Wiese is confident in his ability to do a great job with returners, including Brayden Landry, Keagan Soliza and Madden Pike, for this upcoming season.

Wiese now puts all his energy into spending time with his family and helping run New Level 360, a Puyallup-area baseball and softball program that is committed to player development and team training that he founded in 2017.  

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