Ryan Pfleger is now in his second season as a volunteer assistant baseball coach with the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Pfleger arrived in Richmond following one season as an assistant coach at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tenn.
His duties at EKU include working with outfielders, assisting with pitchers, coaching first base and performing other administrative tasks.
"Ryan came very highly recommended to our program and he is a great addition to our staff," head coach Jason Stein said. "He is an outstanding young coach and his future in the world of college baseball is a bright one."
Before his stint at Columbia State, Pfleger was an assistant coach at Seymour High School in Seymour, Tenn. He was in charge of Seymour's pitching staff and helped lead the Eagles to a regular season district championship and a run to the regional finals.
In the summer of 2009, Pfleger helped coach the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwood Collegiate Summer League, one of the country's premiere summer college wooden bat leagues. He served as the Woodchucks' bullpen coach and was also in charge of the pitchers' conditioning. Under Pfleger's tutelage, the Woodchucks compiled the fourth lowest ERA in the ten-team league.
Pfleger played his college ball at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn. During his four years at Tusculum, he was a member of four conference championship teams, two conference tournament championships and three NCAA participant teams. As a senior, Pfleger went 3-0 with a 3.27 ERA while leading the Pioneer pitching staff in appearances (all out of the bullpen).
Pfleger graduated from Tusculum in 2008 with a degree in history.
