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
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 p ...
at
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
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and north of Maryland and the ...
in the 46th round of the
1993 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1993 Major League Baseball draft began with first round selections on June 3, 1993. Alex Rodriguez was selected first overall by the Seattle Mariners. Other notable draftees included Chris Carpenter, Torii Hunter, Jason Varitek, Scott Rol ...
by the
California Angels, but elected to attend
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 ...
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
See also
*
List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
The following is a list of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches. Currently, 297 programs compete at the Division I level in NCAA college baseball. Each program employs a head coach. The longest-tenured head coach is Tony Rossi, who has been ...
References
External links
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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