Indiana’s Mercer Announces Baseball Staff Title Changes
10/29/2019 1:01:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University head baseball coach Jeff Mercer announced changes to titles for Justin Parker and Denton Sagerman on Tuesday.
Parker will serve as Associate Head Coach/Pitching for the Hoosiers and will continue to lead the IU staff. Sagerman's title will be Director of Operations/Pitching Development.
"We're very fortunate to have a world-class staff at Indiana, each day is a joy working with some of the brightest, most innovative and hardworking people in the industry," Mercer remarked. "I'm thankful for their investment and impact on our players academic and athletic careers, as well as their personal growth. I'm excited to name Justin Parker as Associate Head Coach, who certainly deserves the title. He works with all phases of the program, guiding our continued growth and success. Denton Sagerman will add Pitching Development to his Director of Baseball Operations duties. He is a brilliant mind and tremendous resource for coach Parker and will assist the growth of our pitching staff in a non-coaching role. I'm thrilled with the direction of our program and the tireless efforts of our entire staff."
In his first season in charge of the Indiana pitching staff, Parker helped the Hoosiers win the 2019 Big Ten Regular Season title and earn a No. 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament, posting an overall record of 37-23. IU posted the second-best team ERA in the conference (3.63) and allowed the fewest earned runs in the league (206).
Individually, Andrew Saalfrank was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten First-Team. Saalfrank was one of four IU hurlers that were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. Parker has consistently produced pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, producing 16 over his coaching career, including seven who were taken in the first 10 rounds.
Sagerman will maintain his current administrative duties on the Indiana staff, and now will also work closely with Parker, assisting him with pitch design, video analysis, TrackMan and Rapsodo in a non-coaching capacity.
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Parker will serve as Associate Head Coach/Pitching for the Hoosiers and will continue to lead the IU staff. Sagerman's title will be Director of Operations/Pitching Development.
"We're very fortunate to have a world-class staff at Indiana, each day is a joy working with some of the brightest, most innovative and hardworking people in the industry," Mercer remarked. "I'm thankful for their investment and impact on our players academic and athletic careers, as well as their personal growth. I'm excited to name Justin Parker as Associate Head Coach, who certainly deserves the title. He works with all phases of the program, guiding our continued growth and success. Denton Sagerman will add Pitching Development to his Director of Baseball Operations duties. He is a brilliant mind and tremendous resource for coach Parker and will assist the growth of our pitching staff in a non-coaching role. I'm thrilled with the direction of our program and the tireless efforts of our entire staff."
In his first season in charge of the Indiana pitching staff, Parker helped the Hoosiers win the 2019 Big Ten Regular Season title and earn a No. 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament, posting an overall record of 37-23. IU posted the second-best team ERA in the conference (3.63) and allowed the fewest earned runs in the league (206).
Individually, Andrew Saalfrank was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten First-Team. Saalfrank was one of four IU hurlers that were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. Parker has consistently produced pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, producing 16 over his coaching career, including seven who were taken in the first 10 rounds.
Sagerman will maintain his current administrative duties on the Indiana staff, and now will also work closely with Parker, assisting him with pitch design, video analysis, TrackMan and Rapsodo in a non-coaching capacity.
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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