Marc Rardin is an American

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coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. He played

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Indian Hills Community College Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) is a public community college in Iowa with campuses in Ottumwa and Centerville. IHCC serves both traditional residential students and commuter students, primarily from a ten-county area in southeast Iowa as ...

before transferring to

Iowa Wesleyan University Iowa Wesleyan University is a private university in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It is Iowa's first co-educational institution of higher learning and the oldest of its type west of the Mississippi River. The institution is affiliated with the United Met ...

. He then served as the head coach of the Iowa Western Reivers (2004–2022)

Playing career

Rardin attended Starmont High School in

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and played

before transferring to

Coaching career

Rardin began his coaching career as the pitching coach at

Bluefield College Bluefield University is a private Baptist university in Bluefield, Virginia. It offers 22 majors and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The campus is about from the state line between Virginia and West Virgi ...

. In 1998, he became an volunteer pitching coach at Baylor. Following a 2-year stint as an assistant with the Bears, he took the pitching coach position with the Yavapai Roughriders. After a brief stint with

Lamar Community College Lamar Community College is a public community college in Lamar, Colorado. Founded in 1937, it is the smallest member of the Colorado Community College System. History The college was founded as the Junior College of Southeastern Colorado in 19 ...

, Rardin was named the head coach at Iowa Western Community College. While at Iowa Western, Rardin would lead the Reivers to 3

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(NJCAA) national championships. On June 15, 2022, Rardin was named the head coach of the

Head coaching record

References

External links

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers bio
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