Middle Tennessee State University Baseball

Jerry Meyers is the 23rd baseball coach in Middle Tennessee history. He served as the interim head coach for the 2023 season after holding the title of pitch...

Middle Tennessee hired Adam Wisniewski as Assistant Coach / Pitching Development in Fall 2023. Wisniewski comes to Murfreesboro from Lincoln Memorial University, where he served as pitching coach in 2023. While with the Harrogate, Tenn. program, he was responsible for organizing the daily pitching philosophies, practice plans, recruiting, and in-game strategy for the pitching staff. “Wisniewski brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our staff. He will be instrumental in coordinating and implementing the development of our pitching staff on a daily basis. He connects well with our players and instructs effectively on all levels. Our program will benefit greatly with Adam on staff," said head coach Jerry Meyers. During his first year with MTSU, Wisniewski helped lead a pair of freshmen arms, Chandler Alderman and Trace Phillips, to All-CUSA Freshman and All-CUSA Second Team selections. Alderman threw the fourth ever no-hitter in MTSU history vs. Liberty on March 23, 2024. The freshman phenom completed the eighth inning shutout with 11 strikeouts to notch the milestone. Phillips tallied the fourth most innings pitched for the Blue Raiders in 2024 while also batting for MTSU. He earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week on May 14, 2024 for going nine innings in two starts, striking out 13 batters only allowing one run. Before LMU, Wisniewski held the role of Director of Player Development / Baseball Operations at Old Dominion University. While with t

Kevin Nichols joined the Blue Raider coaching staff on July 26, 2022 and currently serves as the team's associate head coach and hitting coach. The 2026 season will be his fourth season on staff. In his first season with the program, Nichols oversaw a lineup featuring four hitters with batting averages at .300 or above. Shortstop Brett Coker led the team in hitting with a .347 AVG and secured a spot on the CUSA All-Conference First-Team alongside Jaden Hamm. Catcher and designated hitter Jeremiah Boyd hit .306 on the year and had a team-high 13 home runs as a graduate transfer from Presbyterian College. MTSU increased that number in the 2024 lineup with five regular starters batting over .300, led by a .347 year from infielder Gabe Jennings MTSU raised its team batting average 14 points between 2022 and 2023, from .275 to .289. This was despite not returning three of its top four hitters from the '22 season. In 2023, The Blue Raiders started 2-0 in the Conference USA Tournament for the first time since 2006. In 2024, under Nichols' offense, the Blue Raiders set a program record in the BBCor Era (2011-Present) with the most home runs in a single season with 72. It was also the 5th most long balls in all-time program history. In 2025, Nichols led three Blue Raiders to CUSA teams; Eston Snider (First Team), Brett Vondohlen (Second Team) and Brett Rogers (All-Freshman). Third baseman Brett Vondohlen made history with a 10-RBI performance against long-time rival WKU on April 26, 2