NEWARK, Del. – One of the most energetic and talented young coaching minds in college baseball is joining the University of Delaware baseball staff as head coach Jim Sherman announced the addition of Juan Pimentel to the coaching staff.
Pimentel, a former hurler at UCF, will take over the leadership of the Blue Hens pitching staff and be a key part of the program’s recruiting efforts.
“We’re really excited to have Juan join our staff. He brings great knowledge, energy, a cutting edge approach to pitching and great recruiting contacts. This is an exciting time for UD baseball and Juan’s addition adds to that excitement,” Sherman said. “Juan already is recognized as a tireless worker and an outstanding young talented pitching coach. We feel very fortunate to have Juan join our staff and lead our staff onto great things.”
Pimentel spent last season as the pitching coach at Indian River State Coach in Fort Pierce, Fla. He created a developmental platform for the pitching staff, which resulted in an eight-win improvement, four Division I commitments and three MLB draft picks.
“I’m very grateful and excited about the opportunity to lead and develop our pitching staff. I look forward to building new relationships and to be a part of the growth of our program,” Pimentel said. “I’m thrilled to be able to join a talented and experience coaching staff as we continue to develop Blue Hen student-athletes.”
As a student-athlete, Pimentel spent two seasons at UCF, making 32 appearances, 24 of which were starts. He was a member of the program’s leadership council and was a part of the 2017 American Athletic Conference Regular Season championship team.
Prior to UCF, he was a two-time All-Conference performer at Indian River State College.
