I know it's not exactly baseball season anymore, but I wanted to get this post out there.
Rick Heller is the new head baseball coach at the University of Iowa as of July 2013. He is the 20th head coach in program history. An Iowa native, Rick Has been the head coach at three previous schools (Upper Iowa, Northern Iowa, Indiana State) and is looking to revitalize an Iowa program that has languished in the bottom of the Big Ten standings more often than not in recent years.
Rick Heller is the new head baseball coach at the University of Iowa as of July 2013. He is the 20th head coach in program history. An Iowa native, Rick Has been the head coach at three previous schools (Upper Iowa, Northern Iowa, Indiana State) and is looking to revitalize an Iowa program that has languished in the bottom of the Big Ten standings more often than not in recent years.
Here is a video with some snippets from his introductory press conference. He seems excited to get started, and here's to hoping that he can get the job done.
Rick also sat down with College Baseball Insider recently to talk a little about his philosophy and the Iowa job
An uphill battle to get us back to respectability but I like his energy and attitude. Go Hawks!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. It would be really cool to have a relevant baseball team. I still feel bad that I have never been to an Iowa baseball game...
ReplyDeleteI do feel a little bad. But it's hard. I forget many times, but it also seems like the weather isn't good a LOT. Games postponed due to snow, blustery & brisk temps, etc, don't make me think "I'd love to go sit out at a college baseball game right now!" It's one of the big challenges that Northern teams face in baseball and in trying to build a fanbase.
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