Ryan Folmar (born November 8, 1974) in an American

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

coach and former catcher. He is the current head baseball coach of the

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are the sixteen intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Oral Roberts University, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Golden Eagles compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I lev ...

. He played

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Oklahoma State Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

from 1994 to 1997 for head coaches Gary Ward and Tom Holliday before playing professionally in the Colorado Rockies organization from 1997 to 1998.

Playing career

Folmar was drafted out of Chambersburg Area Senior High School in

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in the 46th round of the

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by the California Angels, but elected to attend

instead. After the 1994 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

Cotuit Kettleers The Cotuit Kettleers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in the village of Cotuit, Massachusetts, which is in the southwest corner of the town of Barnstable. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the lea ...

of the Cape Cod Baseball League. A four year starter with the Cowboys, he helped lead the team to the 1996 College World Series in his junior season. After completing his collegiate career, he played two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Coaching career

He served as Director of Baseball Operations at Oklahoma State for five years, from 1999–2003 before accepting an assistant coach position at Oral Roberts. He worked with infielders and as hitting coach for nine seasons and saw several players join the professional ranks. He was named to his first head coaching position with the Golden Eagles in July 2012.

Head coaching record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Folmar, Ryan Living people 1974 births People from Hillsdale, Michigan Asheville Tourists players Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball coaches Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players Cotuit Kettleers players Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball coaches Portland Rockies players Arizona League Rockies players

Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

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