Gerry Salisbury joined the Southeastern Baseball coaching staff in July 2020. Currently the Lions' pitching coach, he spent the 2021 season as assistant pitching coach and camp coordinator.
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Freshman right-hander Brennan Stuprich enjoyed a breakout season, being named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in addition to earning multiple Freshman All-America honors. He joined with right-hander Will Warren to form the top 1-2 punch in the conference, ranking in the Southland’s Top 5 in ERA, Wins and Innings Pitched.
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After the season Warren was selected in the 21st round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees.
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Salisbury came to SLU after serving as the Director of Pitching Development at his alma mater, Ohio University, in 2020. He spent the previous season there as a graduate assistant coach.
The 2020 Ohio pitching staff averaged 9.59 K/9 over the course of a 15-game schedule and seven pitchers averaged at least 10.0 K/9 during the abbreviated season. The team ERA also improved by nearly half a run over the previous season.
A four-year letter winner, he averaged 7.2 K/9 in 248 career innings and compiled a 2.0 K/BB ratio. Salisbury logged a team-high in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts in both 2017 and 2018. The left-hander from Brunswick, Ohio helped lead the Bobcats to the 2017 MAC Tournament championship, earning a start against Indiana in NCAA Regional action.
Following his collegiate career, Salisbury played two years of professional baseball for the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers in the United Shore League.
Salisbury earned a bachelor's degree in sport management in 2017 and a master's degree in coaching education in 2019, both from Ohio. He resides in Hammond, Louisiana.
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