Ryan Wheeler (baseball coach)
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 2, 1971 |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2005 | William & Mary (asst.) |
| 2006 | Penn (asst.) |
| 2007–2011 | Richmond (asst.) |
| 2012–2014 | Temple |
Ryan Wheeler (born March 2, 1971) is an American college baseball coach, the head coach of the Temple Owls baseball team from 2012–2014.[1][2] On December 6, 2013, Temple University announced it is dropping seven intercollegiate sports, including the baseball program. The 2014 season will be its last.[3]
Playing career
Wheeler played for Penn State for four years before being drafted in the 31st round of the 1994 MLB Draft by the California Angels. He played briefly in the minors before turning to coaching.
Coaching career
Wheeler began his coaching career at William & Mary, where he served as an assistant to head coach Jim Farr, the program's all-time winningest coach. Upon Farr's departure, Wheeler moved to Penn for one season before accepting an assistant position at Richmond. Eventually adding recruiting coordinator to his coaching duties, the Spiders posted 29 wins in 2011, his final season on the staff. Prior to the 2012 season, Wheeler accepted his first head coaching position at Temple. The Owls have struggled in two seasons and will begin play in the stronger American Athletic Conference in 2014.
Head coaching record
The following table details Wheeler's record as a head coach.[4]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Temple Owls (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Temple | 19–34 | 7–17 | T–11th | |||||
| 2013 | Temple | 18–28 | 7–16 | T–13th | |||||
| Temple: | 37–62 (.374) | ||||||||
| Temple Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2014) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Temple | 15–32 | 9–14 | ||||||
| Temple: | 15–32 | 9–14 | |||||||
| Temple: | 52–94 | 22–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–94 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
References
- ↑ "Ryan Wheeler bio". Temple Owls. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Ryan Wheeler Settling In As New Baseball Coach At Temple U.". CBS 3 Philly. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Temple to drop 7 sports, including baseball, rowing". Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ 2013 Media Guide (PDF). Temple Owls. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
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