Brad Stromdahl (born April 12, 1977) is an American

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coach and former

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. He is the head baseball coach at

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of hig ...

. Stromdahl played college baseball at

Bethany Lutheran College Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) is a private Christian liberal arts college in Mankato, Minnesota. Founded in 1927, BLC is operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The campus overlooks the Minnesota River valley in a community of 53,000. ...

from 1996 to 1997 before transferring to

Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) is a public university in Marshall, Minnesota. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. The university has an enrollment of approximately 8,700 students and employs 148 fa ...

where he played for coach Paul Blanchard in 1998 and 1999. He served as the head coach at Georgia Gwinnett College from 2012 to 2019.

Playing career

Stromdahl attended

Justin-Siena High School Justin-Siena High School is a Roman Catholic preparatory school in the De La Salle Brothers, Lasallian tradition, located in Napa, California within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California. The school was created when Justin High Sc ...

Napa, California Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. Napa is a major t ...

before transferring to Lakeland Union High School in

Minocqua, Wisconsin Minocqua ( oj, Minwaakwaa) is a town in northwestern Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,388 as of 2017. The census-designated place of Minocqua and the unincorporated community of Rantz are both located in the town. ...

. Trout played for the school's varsity

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and

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. Stromdahl then enrolled at

to play

for the Bethany Lutheran Vikings team. After graduating with an associate's degree from Bethany Lutheran, Stromdahl transferred to

. As a senior in 1999, Stromdahl was named First Team All-

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the western Midwestern United States. Nine of its ...

Coaching career

On August 14, 2002, Stromdahl became an volunteer assistant at

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges ...

. On August 18, 2003, Stromdahl was named an assistant at

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Ce ...

. The following year, Stromdahl became an assistant at

. On October 18, 2011, Stromdahl was named the first head coach in the history of the Georgia Gwinnett College program. On June 26, 2019, Stromdahl was named the head coach of the Georgia State Panthers baseball program.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Georgia State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stromdahl, Brad Living people 1977 births Baseball catchers Bethany Lutheran Vikings baseball players Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs baseball players Marshall Thundering Herd baseball coaches Central Michigan Chippewas baseball coaches Georgia State Panthers baseball coaches Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies baseball coaches People from Napa, California People from Napa County, California People from Minocqua, Wisconsin

Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

External links