Pirates Add Pat Pinkman as Assistant Coach
9/1/2017 11:38:00 AM | Baseball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall baseball head coach Rob Sheppard announced Friday the addition of Pat Pinkman as the program's new Assistant Coach.
Pinkman joins the Pirates after serving as the pitching coach for Fordham University. Pinkman was an assistant for head coach Kevin Leighton, who played at Seton Hall from 1998-01. At Seton Hall, Pinkman's primary duty will be to serve as the Pirates' pitching coach.
"I think Pat will be a great addition to our program," Sheppard said. "A former standout pitcher himself, he has significant experience working with young players through his academy and has a proven record of developing talent at the collegiate level. Pat comes very highly recommended, and I'm certain he will make a smooth transition."
In 2017, Fordham pitchers broke the team record for strikeouts with 414, led by First Team All-Atlantic 10 performer Jimmy Murphy, who finished second in the league in strikeouts at the end of the regular season, and Reiss Knehr, who led the league with 86. Murphy was then drafted in the eighth round of the 2017 MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles, making it the third consecutive season that a Fordham pitcher has been drafted. The season also marked the first time since 2011 that a Fordham player earned Freshman All-American status as pitcher Kyle Martin was honored by Baseball America and pitcher Alvin Melendez was honored by the NCBWA.
Prior to his time at Fordham, Pinkman spent a season at Marymount University in Virginia as their pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Before Marymount, he served as the pitching coach at Washington University in St. Louis on two separate occasions, 2012 & 2014. Between those two seasons, Pinkman returned to his alma mater at Virginia Tech to finish his degree in Sociology as a student assistant coach.
Pinkman served as vice president and lead instructor at the Pinkman Baseball Academy from 2002-11. While there, he mentored and instructed over 200 players that have played at the college, minor league, and MLB levels. He also assisted the national selection committee for the ABCA Pitching Coach of the Year and Tom House Teaching Professional of the Year awards.
A former standout at Virginia Tech, Pinkman was a 1998 Freshman All-American and named the Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year. He set freshman records for wins (seven), innings pitched (89), strikeouts (81), pickoffs (10) and complete games (seven). As a sophomore, he set an NCAA Division I record with 19 pickoffs and a sophomore record with nine complete games.
Pinkman played in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 1999, starting in the Cape Cod All-Star game and earning Cape Cod Pitcher of the Year honors.
Pinkman joins the Pirates after serving as the pitching coach for Fordham University. Pinkman was an assistant for head coach Kevin Leighton, who played at Seton Hall from 1998-01. At Seton Hall, Pinkman's primary duty will be to serve as the Pirates' pitching coach.
"I think Pat will be a great addition to our program," Sheppard said. "A former standout pitcher himself, he has significant experience working with young players through his academy and has a proven record of developing talent at the collegiate level. Pat comes very highly recommended, and I'm certain he will make a smooth transition."
In 2017, Fordham pitchers broke the team record for strikeouts with 414, led by First Team All-Atlantic 10 performer Jimmy Murphy, who finished second in the league in strikeouts at the end of the regular season, and Reiss Knehr, who led the league with 86. Murphy was then drafted in the eighth round of the 2017 MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles, making it the third consecutive season that a Fordham pitcher has been drafted. The season also marked the first time since 2011 that a Fordham player earned Freshman All-American status as pitcher Kyle Martin was honored by Baseball America and pitcher Alvin Melendez was honored by the NCBWA.
Prior to his time at Fordham, Pinkman spent a season at Marymount University in Virginia as their pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Before Marymount, he served as the pitching coach at Washington University in St. Louis on two separate occasions, 2012 & 2014. Between those two seasons, Pinkman returned to his alma mater at Virginia Tech to finish his degree in Sociology as a student assistant coach.
Pinkman served as vice president and lead instructor at the Pinkman Baseball Academy from 2002-11. While there, he mentored and instructed over 200 players that have played at the college, minor league, and MLB levels. He also assisted the national selection committee for the ABCA Pitching Coach of the Year and Tom House Teaching Professional of the Year awards.
A former standout at Virginia Tech, Pinkman was a 1998 Freshman All-American and named the Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year. He set freshman records for wins (seven), innings pitched (89), strikeouts (81), pickoffs (10) and complete games (seven). As a sophomore, he set an NCAA Division I record with 19 pickoffs and a sophomore record with nine complete games.
Pinkman played in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 1999, starting in the Cape Cod All-Star game and earning Cape Cod Pitcher of the Year honors.
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