Matt Myers (baseball)

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Matt Myers (baseball) - Wikipedia

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Matt Myers

Pitching coach

Born: November 15, 1974 (age 50)
Carmichael, California, U.S.

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Teams

As player:

Sacramento State (1994)
Sacramento City (1995)
Tennessee (1996–1997)

As coach:

Greensboro Grasshoppers (2024–present) (Pitching)

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Coaching career

1999	Tennessee (Asst.)
2000	UNC Asheville (Asst.)
2001–2004	UNC Asheville
2005–2007	Auburn (Asst.)
2008–2011	Western Kentucky (Asst.)
2012–2015	Western Kentucky
2018–2021	UNC Wilmington (Asst.)
2022–2023	Lipscomb (Pitching)

Head coaching record
Overall	195–246 (.442)

Matt Myers (born November 15, 1974) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher who is the current pitching coach for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He served as the head coach of UNC Asheville Bulldogs (2001–2004) and Western Kentucky (2012–2015).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He also served as pitching coach at UNC Wilmington,^[6] with his most recent collegiate coaching job being the pitching coach at Lipscomb.

Playing career

Myers played one season each at Sacramento State and Sacramento City before completing his college career at Tennessee. His 13–4 record gives him one of the top 10 winning percentages in Volunteer history.^[1]

Coaching career

After completing his degree in 1998, Myers served as a graduate assistant at Tennessee for the 1999 season. He also completed a master's degree in that year. He then earned a position as a full-time assistant coach at UNC Asheville for the 2000 season, and was elevated to head coach the following year. He helped rebuild a struggling program, leading the Bulldogs to the top half of the Big South Conference as one of the youngest coaches in Division I. He earned Big South Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and a 4th-place finish. He then moved to Auburn as an assistant for three seasons. His pitching staff ranked among the program's best in his three years in ERA and also recorded strong results in saves and walks. In June 2007, Myers moved to WKU, and added associate head coach duties two years later. He was named head coach prior to the 2012 season. In four seasons, Myers's teams failed to reach the 30-win mark or finish better than 16-14 in conference play, and he was fired at the end of the 2015 season.^[1] After a three-season stint as head coach at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Myers was hired as an assistant at UNC Wilmington following the 2018 season.^[6] In January 2022, Lipscomb University announced the hiring of Myers as their pitching coach.^[7] In January 2024, it was announced that Myers was hired as the pitching coach for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[8]

Head coaching record

The following table shows Myers' record as a head coach.^[9]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2001–2004)
2001	UNC Asheville	15–39	8–12	5th (7)	Big South Tournament^[a]
2002	UNC Asheville	21–30	7–14	7th (8)	Big South Tournament^[b]
2003	UNC Asheville	27–28	12–9	4th (8)	Big South Tournament^[c]
2004	UNC Asheville	26–31	13–11	5th (9)	Big South Tournament^[d]
UNC Asheville:		89–128 (.410)	40–46 (.465)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Sun Belt Conference) (2012–2014)
2012	Western Kentucky	25–33	13–17	8th	Sun Belt Tournament^[e]
2013	Western Kentucky	28–29	16–14	5th	Sun Belt Tournament
2014	Western Kentucky	29–28	15–15	5th	Sun Belt Tournament
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Conference USA) (2015)
2015	Western Kentucky	24–28	10–19	11th
Western Kentucky:		106–118 (.473)	54–65 (.454)
Total:		195–246 (.442)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^ The top six finishers of the Big South's seven teams qualified for the tournament in 2001.
^ All of the Big South's eight eligible teams qualified for the tournament in 2002.
^ The top six finishers of the Big South's eight eligible teams qualified for the tournament in 2003.
^ The top six finishers of the Big South's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 2004.
^ The top 8 finishers of the Sun Belt's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 2012

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Matt Myers bio". WKU Hilltoppers. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ Aaron Fitt (July 11, 2011). "Western Kentucky Hires Matt Myers As Head Coach". Baseball America. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ "Matt Myers bio". Auburn Tigers. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ "Matt Myers named new Western Kentucky baseball coach". KAIT 8. July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ Lara-Cinisomo, Vince (June 4, 2015). "Pawlowski Lands at Western Kentucky". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Alex Riley (July 11, 2018). "Myers tabbed as new UNCW pitching coach". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "Baseball Welcomes Matt Myers as Pitching Coach". LipscombSports.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "Pirates Tab Greensboro Native To Manage The Grasshoppers In 2024". MiLB.com. January 23, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ "2011 Big South Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

v t e UNC Asheville Bulldogs head baseball coaches
Ken Bagwell (1986–1987) Steve Pope (1988–1990) Jim Bretz (1991–1994) Bill Hillier (1995–1999) Mike Roberts (2000) Matt Myers (2001–2004) Willie Stewart (2005–2009) Tom Smith (2010–2014) Scott Friedholm (2015– )

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers head baseball coaches

Fred Mutchler, J. H. Clagett, M. A. Leiper, & W. J. Craig (1910–1911)
G. H. Reams (1912)
M. A. Leiper & Roy C. Manchester (1913)
J. L. Arthur (1914)
No team (1915)
J. L. Arthur (1916)
No team (1917–1921)
J. C. Floyd (1922)
Edgar Diddle (1923–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Edgar Diddle (1946–1957)
Nick Denes (1958–1962)
Dan King (1963–1964)
Gene Rhodes (1965)
Jim Pickens (1966–1976)
Barry Shollenberger (1977–1979)
Joel Murrie (1980–2005)
Chris Finwood (2006–2011)
Matt Myers (2012–2015)
John Pawlowski (2016–2022)
Marc Rardin (2023– )

Big South Conference Baseball Coach of the Year

1986: Koonce
1987: Roberts
1988: Vrooman
1989: Gines
1990: Fite & Vrooman
1991: Fite & Turbeville
1992: Cooke & Hudak
1993: Jancuska
1994: Gaski
1995: Hudak & Kent
1996: Mazey
1997: Gaski
1998: Pastors
1999: Gilmore
2000: Murphy
2001: Hudak
2002: Gilmore
2003: Myers
2004: Shoop
2005: Gilmore
2006: Bando Jr.
2007: Gilmore
2008: Gilmore
2009: Gilmore
2010: Gilmore
2011: Lake
2012: Gilmore
2013: Goff
2014: Toman
2015: Raccuia
2016: Gilmore
2017: Riginos
2018: Haire
2019: Stroupe
2020: Not awarded
2021: Chester & Haire
2022: Haire
2023: Haire
2024: Pollock