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Reports: Oregon baseball set to hire San Diego's Matt Florer as new pitching coach

After a few weeks of looking, Oregon baseball is expected to hire Matt Florer as its new pitching coach for the 2026 season.

 

 

https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-baseball-matt-florer-new-pitching-coach-hired-for-2026-season-251383074/

 

Sounds like a great hire...

 

 

“Since arriving to San Diego in 2019, Florer has helped guide the Toreros to the most wins and highest winning percentage of any team in the West Coast Conference. In eight seasons within the WCC, Florer has developed seven All-American pitchers as well as twelve All-Conference pitchers.”

“Led by one of the nation’s premier pitching staffs, San Diego ranked in the top 25 of every major pitching category (Earned Run Average, WHIP, Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings, Strikeouts Per Nine Innings, Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings, Strikeout-To-Walk Ratio, and Shutouts). The 2024 Toreros’ 41-15 (20-4 WCC) overall record was the 15th best winning percentage of any program in the country.

Three of Florer’s pitchers went on to earn National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All American Honors in 2024: Conner Thurman (First Team), Austin Smith (Third Team), and Logan Reddemann (Freshman/Second Team). To tag along with these All-American accolades, Thurman was recognized as a finalist for the 2024 NCBWA Stopper of the Year, Smith was named a finalist for the 2024 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year, and Reddemann earned the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year award.

During the 2024 MLB Draft, three of Florer’s pitchers were picked up by professional organizations. Josh Randall became the highest selected collegiate pitcher from the state of California when he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the third round (85th overall pick). With Randall’s selection, Florer has helped develop California’s highest-drafted collegiate pitcher in two of the last three MLB draft classes (2022-2024). Additionally, Drake Frize was later selected in the 17th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Ivran Romero signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins.”

 

Wow, this pitching coach hire is a home run! Is that good?

Oregon baseball lands transfer commitment from RHP Cal Scolari

Oregon adds another arm to its transfer portal class from former San Diego RHP Cal Scolari.

Oregon baseball lands transfer commitment

A 4.22 ERA in a redshirt freshman season?

A ton of upside there to become a starter!

Hey, he is from Reno, just as Grayson Grinsell was!

any other noise on who is headed to Eugene, at least prior to the MLB draft? where is there a good site to follow developments?