- June 24th, 2016, 1:34 pm
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Scott Jackson
Assistant Coach // North Carolina
Was the pitching coach at Liberty before going to Carolina. Has been recognized by Baseball America as one of the top Assistant Coaches in America. Works with infielders and offense at Carolina.
Rick Robinson
Head Coach // UT-Martin
Prolific juco coach. Coached at ODU. Has been building program at UT-Martin for two years. Coached 43 guys who made it to the pros.
Graham Sykes
Assistant Coach // Michigan State
Won two Big South championships while playing at Liberty. Recruiting coordinator for Michigan State. Mainly works with outfielders and hitters. Has coached at Notre Dame and JMU along with multiple jucos.
Tim Teufel
Currently the third base coach for the NY Mets. Won a World Series as a player. Managed multiple minor league teams along with being a roving instructor as well. Father of former Liberty pitcher Shawn Teufel.
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Jackson, Sykes, and Teufel all have Liberty ties. I doubt Teufel gets a look because there were some relationship strains there in the past. Sykes could be exciting but he’s not a big time ACC/SEC assistant so I don’t know if Jeff will look to him. Robinson is intriguing because of his recruiting and development at the juco level. He hasn’t done terribly much at UT-Martin but then again, it’s UT-Martin. Jackson is the most intriguing in my book and who I think would be the leader in the clubhouse for me.
With all this said, it’s 100% uncertain what direction Jeff will go in. His past states that he’ll go for a big name ACC/SEC assistant or a recently fired ACC/SEC head coach. However, in the olympic sports (where he’s made better hires) he’s shown a willingness to take a chance on a more lesser known coach.
Scott Jackson
Assistant Coach // North Carolina
Was the pitching coach at Liberty before going to Carolina. Has been recognized by Baseball America as one of the top Assistant Coaches in America. Works with infielders and offense at Carolina.
Rick Robinson
Head Coach // UT-Martin
Prolific juco coach. Coached at ODU. Has been building program at UT-Martin for two years. Coached 43 guys who made it to the pros.
Graham Sykes
Assistant Coach // Michigan State
Won two Big South championships while playing at Liberty. Recruiting coordinator for Michigan State. Mainly works with outfielders and hitters. Has coached at Notre Dame and JMU along with multiple jucos.
Tim Teufel
Currently the third base coach for the NY Mets. Won a World Series as a player. Managed multiple minor league teams along with being a roving instructor as well. Father of former Liberty pitcher Shawn Teufel.
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Jackson, Sykes, and Teufel all have Liberty ties. I doubt Teufel gets a look because there were some relationship strains there in the past. Sykes could be exciting but he’s not a big time ACC/SEC assistant so I don’t know if Jeff will look to him. Robinson is intriguing because of his recruiting and development at the juco level. He hasn’t done terribly much at UT-Martin but then again, it’s UT-Martin. Jackson is the most intriguing in my book and who I think would be the leader in the clubhouse for me.
With all this said, it’s 100% uncertain what direction Jeff will go in. His past states that he’ll go for a big name ACC/SEC assistant or a recently fired ACC/SEC head coach. However, in the olympic sports (where he’s made better hires) he’s shown a willingness to take a chance on a more lesser known coach.