Jeff Korte

Biography

Jeff Korte joined the Catamount baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach in July 2022. He works with the catchers, infielders, and the overall offense, while heading WCU's recruiting efforts. Before coming to Cullowhee, Korte spent two seasons with Sun Belt Conference members including the University of South Alabama as a graduate assistant in 2021 and as a volunteer assistant coach at Georgia Southern in 2022. He was part of the 2022 Georgia Southern staff that guided the Eagles to a 41-win season and hosted an NCAA regional, a first for GSU. At South Alabama, Korte focused on catcher development during the Jaguars' run through the NCAA Gainesville Regional. The 2021 Jaguars won both the regular-season and tournament championship in the Sun Belt Conference. Korte began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Florida Tech and has three summers of Cape Cod Baseball League coaching experience. Originally from Melbourne, Florida, Korte played collegiately at Eastern Florida State College and the University of Illinois. He batted .343 in junior college before transferring to Illinois, where he started 78 of 86 games behind the plate. As a Fighting Illini catcher, he posted a .248 average with six home runs and 49 RBIs over two seasons, maintaining a .993 fielding percentage and throwing out 21 baserunners attempting to steal. He was part of the 2019 Illinois squad that earned a #2 seed in the NCAA Oxford Regional.