South Carolina announces Coaching Staff
Head coach Mark Kingston has officially announced the 2017-18 University of South Carolina baseball coaching staff. Mike Current joins the Carolina baseball program as the recruiting coordinator following a stint with Kingston at USF, while longtime Gamecock Jerry Meyers has been retained as the pitching coach. Stuart Lake will return as an assistant coach and camp coordinator, Trip Couch has been named the Director of Player Development, and Tyson Lusk has been retained as the Director of Baseball Operations.
“We are very excited to announce our baseball staff moving forward with South Carolina Baseball,” said Coach Kingston. “This group shares my vision for what this program should be. We will collaborate daily to make sure our student-athletes reach their potential and are well positioned to attain all of their goals on and off the field. The additions of Mike Current and Trip Couch, and retention of Jerry Meyers, Stuart Lake, and Tyson Luskgive us a group as accomplished as any in the country. Our players will be thrilled to be mentored daily by this outstanding group.”
Phone call from a baseball dad helped Wichita State find assistant coach
A baseball coach with a good reputation in Owasso, Okla., is off to a great start at Wichita State.
Shocker coach Todd Butler needed a new assistant coach and a conversation with a parent of an Owasso star pushed him toward Sammy Esposito.
“It’s interesting how that one phone call really changed the hiring,” Butler said.
