Ryan Brownlee
| Ryan Brownlee | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | The Summit League |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 14, 1976 Evansville, IN |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Evansville |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 2000–2003 2004–2012 2013–Present |
Evansville (Asst.) James Madison (Asst.) Iowa (Asst.) Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–35 |
Ryan Brownlee in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4]
Brownlee played four seasons under his father, Jim Brownlee[4] at Evansville before a single season with the Independent Evansville Otters. He coached two seasons with the Purple Aces before moving to James Madison in 2000, where he remained for four seasons. Brownlee moved to Iowa in 2004, and added recruiting coordinator duties during his nine seasons with the Hawkeyes. During that time, 32 players he recruited or coached were drafted by Major League teams.[3] In September 2012, he was named to his first head coaching position at Western Illinois.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois (The Summit League) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Western Illinois | 19–35 | 9–17 | 5th (6) | Summit League Tournament[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| Western Illinois: | 19–35 | 9–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–35 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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- ↑ The top four finishers of the The Summit League's six teams, excluding Nebraska–Omaha which was reclassifying to Division I and therefore ineligble, qualified for the tournament in 2013.
See also
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
References
- ↑ "Ryan Brownlee Named Head Baseball Coach". Western Illinois Leathernecks. September 28, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ryan Brownlee bio". Western Illinois Leathernecks. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ryan Brownlee Profile". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gordon Engelhardt (March 23, 2013). "Ryan Brownlee finding a life in DI baseball, with some help from former UE coach Jim Brownlee". Courier-Press (Evansville, Indiana).
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