Donny Harrel (born December 17, 1969) is an American

college baseball College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional pl ...

coach, currently serving as head coach of the

Seattle Redhawks baseball The Seattle Redhawks are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams of Seattle University of Seattle, Washington. They compete in the NCAA's Division I as a member institution of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). History Between 1950 and ...

team. He was named to that position in the summer of 2008 and helped re-launch the program in the 2010 season.

Playing career

Harrel played at

Taft College Taft College is a public community college in Taft, California. It is a part of the California Community Colleges system and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The college is one of only a few community ...

before being drafted in the 18th round of the

1990 MLB Draft The 1990 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft was held in June 1990. The draft placed amateur baseball players onto major league teams. 1,487 players were distributed to 26 teams. The draft consisted of first round selections, supplemental first ...

by the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

. He played two seasons in the Royals organization as a first baseman and catcher, reaching Class A.

Coaching career

Harrel began his coaching career as an assistant in the junior college ranks. After serving at Clackamas,

Bakersfield Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...

, and Taft, he earned the head coaching position at

Lane Community College Lane Community College is a public community college in Eugene, Oregon, with additional facilities in downtown Eugene, Florence, Cottage Grove, and the Lane Aviation Academy at Eugene Airport. Lane serves more than 26,000 credit and non-credit ...

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...

. Over seven seasons with the Titans, Harrel compiled a record of 223–92 and claimed the 1999 NWAACC Championship. He was named Southern Division Coach of the Year four times and helped build the program with fundraising and facilities improvements during his tenure. He also coached the

Bend Elks The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. The WCL was previously named the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WC ...

collegiate summer team and a Eugene-based American Legion Baseball team. He then served two seasons as an assistant at

Oregon State Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering col ...

, serving as a volunteer to facilitate the jump from junior college to major conference Division I competition. After two seasons working with outfielders and catchers, Harrel became an assistant at

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

. He served four seasons, working with infielders, hitters and helping with recruiting and several other administrative tasks. He then moved across town to Seattle to help re-establish the Redhawks baseball program. Harrel has led the program into the

Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...

, narrowly missing the conference tournament in 2013.

Head coaching record

This table reflects Harrel's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrel, Donny Living people 1969 births People from North Bend, Oregon Appleton Foxes players Bakersfield Renegades baseball coaches California State University, Bakersfield alumni Clackamas Cougars baseball coaches Eugene Emeralds players Lane Titans baseball coaches Oregon State Beavers baseball coaches Seattle Redhawks baseball coaches Taft Cougars baseball coaches Taft Cougars baseball players Washington Huskies baseball coaches

Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

External links