Post by wildcat1997 on Jul 13, 2018 11:43:58 GMT -6
The 2019 baseball roster is up: link
Some notes:
Luis Trevino and Drew Hanson are back after redshirting last season. That's 2 big pluses to our offense and pitching.
LHP Colton Brasher and RHP Ryan Knowles have transferred. Other than those 2 there hasn't been any other attrition but I'm sure there will be some more before the season starts.
Also Craig Parry has officially been introduced as our hitting coach. He'll also work with the infielders. Some background on him: A veteran coach with eight years experience through five previous assignments, Parry’s success stories include Trevor Rucker (Southern Arkansas) and Daniel Salters (DBU). Rucker was named the 2016-17 GAC Male Athlete of the Year and First Team All-America by the National College Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) and Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA). A four-time All-GAC selection, Rucker also was a finalist for the Tino Martinez Division II Player of the Year. Salters threw out 23-of-49 would-be base stealers in 2015 and was selected in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians following that season. DBU won a school-record 46 games and hosted its first NCAA Regional with Salters behind the plate, and the following season Parry coached Matt Duce, who was a Second Team All-Missouri Valley and MVC All-Defensive selection. Duce batted .320 or higher in each of his last two seasons and tied for second on the team with 55 RBI as a junior prior to being selected in the 14th round by the New York Mets. While working with Rucker at Southern Arkansas, Parry was part of a team that finished 39-16 in 2017 and hit .309 to advance to the NCAA Central Regional for the 11th time in program history. The offense led the GAC in all major offensive categories including average, slugging (.505), doubles (125), triples (19), home runs (66), runs scored (408), and hits (568). Parry later worked extensively with Arkansas backstop Grant Koch (.245/.375/.358 / 1 error / 9 caught stealing), who was Pittsburgh’s fifth-round draft pick in 2018. A native of Colstrip, Mont., Parry began his coaching career at Miles (Montana) Community College and later coached a Sacramento State before starting his three-year tenure at DBU (2014-16). He then moved on to Southern Arkansas for the 2017 season and reached the 2018 College World Series Finals with the Razorbacks.
McCarty will be hiring 2 more assistant coaches. One of them will reportedly be Indians scout Blaze Lambert.
Some notes:
Luis Trevino and Drew Hanson are back after redshirting last season. That's 2 big pluses to our offense and pitching.
LHP Colton Brasher and RHP Ryan Knowles have transferred. Other than those 2 there hasn't been any other attrition but I'm sure there will be some more before the season starts.
Also Craig Parry has officially been introduced as our hitting coach. He'll also work with the infielders. Some background on him: A veteran coach with eight years experience through five previous assignments, Parry’s success stories include Trevor Rucker (Southern Arkansas) and Daniel Salters (DBU). Rucker was named the 2016-17 GAC Male Athlete of the Year and First Team All-America by the National College Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) and Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA). A four-time All-GAC selection, Rucker also was a finalist for the Tino Martinez Division II Player of the Year. Salters threw out 23-of-49 would-be base stealers in 2015 and was selected in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians following that season. DBU won a school-record 46 games and hosted its first NCAA Regional with Salters behind the plate, and the following season Parry coached Matt Duce, who was a Second Team All-Missouri Valley and MVC All-Defensive selection. Duce batted .320 or higher in each of his last two seasons and tied for second on the team with 55 RBI as a junior prior to being selected in the 14th round by the New York Mets. While working with Rucker at Southern Arkansas, Parry was part of a team that finished 39-16 in 2017 and hit .309 to advance to the NCAA Central Regional for the 11th time in program history. The offense led the GAC in all major offensive categories including average, slugging (.505), doubles (125), triples (19), home runs (66), runs scored (408), and hits (568). Parry later worked extensively with Arkansas backstop Grant Koch (.245/.375/.358 / 1 error / 9 caught stealing), who was Pittsburgh’s fifth-round draft pick in 2018. A native of Colstrip, Mont., Parry began his coaching career at Miles (Montana) Community College and later coached a Sacramento State before starting his three-year tenure at DBU (2014-16). He then moved on to Southern Arkansas for the 2017 season and reached the 2018 College World Series Finals with the Razorbacks.
McCarty will be hiring 2 more assistant coaches. One of them will reportedly be Indians scout Blaze Lambert.