RICHMOND, Ky. – Tyler Anderson and Steven Adams have joined the Eastern Kentucky University baseball staff, head coach Chris Prothro announced today.  Anderson will serve as the team's pitching coach while Adams fills the role of director of operations.
 
Anderson has served as a pitching coach in two Major League Baseball organizations since 2018 and as the national pitching coordinator for Australian baseball since 2021.
 
From 2020 until this summer, Anderson was the training complex pitching coordinator/Florida Complex League pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies and the pitching coach for the Clearwater Threshers, the team's Class A minor league affiliate.  From 2018 to 2020, Anderson worked in the Los Angeles Angels organization, serving as the pitching coach at different times for the Orem Owls in the Pioneer League, the AZL Angels in the Arizona League and the Burlington Bees in the Midwest League.
 
As Australia's national pitching coordinator, Anderson has played a key role in modernizing that nation's approach to pitching and bringing the data-driven pitching movement that has transformed baseball to Australia.
 
"Tyler joins us from the Phillies organization where he spent the last two years helping develop some of the top pitching prospects in their system," Prothro said.  "He comes highly recommended as an outstanding communicator who will help our pitching staff continue to progress at a high level.  While working in the Angels organization for two years, he earned high marks for his ability help players get better. We can't wait for he and his family to get here."
 
Anderson worked as the pitching coach for the Perth Heat in the Australian Baseball League in 2019 and 2020.  He helped the team lead the ABL in almost every pitching category and he tutored ABL Pitcher of the Year Dylan Unsworth.  In 2021, he served as the pitching coach for the Australian U18 National Team.
 
Anderson's coaching career began as the volunteer assistant at Dartmouth from 2014 to 2016.  He helped the program establish a new record for strikeouts in 2016 while allowing the fewest runs and walks in the Ivy League.  He served as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University during the 2017 season, helping the Billikens to a 35-win season and breaking the school record for strikeouts.  During the 2018 season, Anderson was the recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Lindenwood University.
 
During his collegiate and professional coaching career, Anderson has coached seven MLB Draft picks and six pitchers who have gone on to play in the majors.
 
In 2011, Anderson earned a bachelor's of science in sports management from William Woods University, where he played for two seasons.
 
Adams served as the head baseball coach at Louisiana State University of Alexandria from 2016 to 2021.  He also co-founded and was the director of operations and player development for the Team Louisiana summer baseball organization from 2011-20.
 
In five seasons as head coach at LSU Alexandria, Adams compiled a 131-111 record and coached 14 players who went on to play professional baseball.
 
"Steven comes to us with multiple years of success as a head coach at the collegiate level, after spending time as an assistant at one of the nation's most successful junior college programs," said Prothro.  "He is extremely organized with a high baseball IQ, and has the character and personality that will make a huge impact on the student-athletes in our program."
 
Adams has also worked as the head baseball coach at Vermilion Catholic High School (2013-16), as the associate head coach at Hutchinson Community College (2005-10) and as the head coach at Riverdale Academy (2003-05).  From 2006 to 2010, Adams was a scout in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
 
Adams earned a bachelor's degree in general studies, with minors in history and social science, at Northwestern State University in 2004.  He helped the Demons win back-to-back Southland Conference regular season championships in 2001 and 2002.  He completed a master's degree in sport administration at Northwestern State in 2010.
 
Despite being picked to place eighth overall in the ASUN Preseason Poll, Eastern Kentucky finished the 2022 season 38-20, champions of the ASUN West Division and tied for the best conference record in the ASUN.  It was the most wins for an EKU team since the 1990 squad won 42 games.  The Colonels won all three of their games in pool play to earn a spot in the ASUN Tournament semifinals.