Brett Harker
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Limestone |
| Conference | SAC |
| Record | 23–69 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 9, 1984 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2005 | College of Charleston |
| 2005 | Batavia Muckdogs |
| 2006 | Lakewood BlueClaws |
| 2007–2008 | Clearwater Threshers |
| 2008 | Reading Phillies |
| 2009 | Jupiter Hammerheads |
| 2009 | New Orleans Zephyrs |
| 2010 | Schaumburg Flyers |
| 2011 | Lincoln Saltdogs |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011–2013 | Greenville (SC) H.S. (asst.) |
| 2014 | Newberry (asst.) |
| 2015–2016 | Furman (asst.) |
| 2017–2020 | Furman |
| 2021 | Hillcrest H.S. (P) |
| 2022–present | Limestone |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 114–165 |
| Tournaments | NCAA DI: 0–0 |
Brett Keaton Harker (born July 9, 1984) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Limestone Saints. He played college baseball at the College of Charleston for head coach John Pawlowski from 2003 to 2005 before playing professionally from 2005 to 2011. Harker then served as head baseball coach of the Furman Paladins (2017–2020).
Amateur career
[edit]Harker attended Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He then committed to the College of Charleston, where he was a member of the Cougars baseball team. In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Harker was drafted in the 5th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]On July 9, 2014, Harker was named the pitching coach of the Furman Paladins baseball team.[4]
On July 6, 2016, Harker was introduced as the head coach of Furman.[5] Furman University announced on May 18, 2020 that the Paladins baseball team would be terminated due to budget concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
In February 2021, Harker was named the pitching coach at his alma mater Hillcrest high school. The team won the Region 1 AAAAA championship, District 1 AAAAA championship, AAAAA upper-state championship, and AAAAA state-championship. This was the first state championship in school history.
Harker was named the head baseball coach at Limestone University August 3, 2021.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Furman | 33–28 | 14–10 | T-3rd | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Furman | 24–28 | 9–12 | 7th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Furman | 26–31 | 13–11 | 5th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Furman | 8–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Furman: | 91–96 | 36–33 | |||||||
| Limestone Saints (South Atlantic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Limestone | 4–41 | 1–23 | 13th | |||||
| 2023 | Limestone | 19–28 | 11–13 | T-8th | |||||
| Limestone: | 23–69 | 12–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 114–165 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Brian MacPherson (August 11, 2004). "Pitching and Defense propel Y-D to Championship". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Gardner, Harker, Edell Selected in MLB Draft". www.cofcsports.com. College of Charleston. January 1, 1970. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Scott Keeler (July 9, 2014). "Ex-Hillcrest star Harker joins Furman baseball staff". www.greenvilleonline.com. Greenville News. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Scott Keeler (July 6, 2016). "Hillcrest High alum hired as Furman baseball coach". www.greenvilleonline.com. Greenville News. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Connolly, Matt (May 18, 2020). "Furman cuts two sports, including baseball, amid coronavirus budget hits". The State. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Mark Whiteman (August 4, 2021). "Limestone introduces Brett Harker as baseball head coach". www.wyff4.com. Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Furman Paladins bio