Ryan Brownlee

Ryan Brownlee
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Western Illinois
Conference The Summit League
Biographical details
Born (1976-06-14) June 14, 1976
Evansville, IN
Playing career
1994–1997 Evansville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999 Evansville (Asst.)
2000–2003 James Madison (Asst.)
2004–2012 Iowa (Asst.)
2013–Present Western Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall 40–67

Ryan Brownlee in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4]

Brownlee played four seasons under his father Jim[4] at Evansville before a single season with the Independent Evansville Otters. He coached two seasons with the Purple Aces before moving to James Madison in 2000, where he remained for four seasons. Brownlee moved to Iowa in 2004, and added recruiting coordinator duties during his nine seasons with the Hawkeyes. During that time, 32 players he recruited or coached were drafted by Major League teams.[3] In September 2012, he was named to his first head coaching position at Western Illinois.[2]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Illinois (The Summit League) (2013–present)
2013 Western Illinois 19–35 9–17 5th (6) Summit League Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2014 Western Illinois 21–32 11–13 T-3rd (5) Summit League Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
Western Illinois: 40–67 20–30
Total: 40–67

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ↑ The top four finishers of the The Summit League's six teams, excluding Nebraska–Omaha which was reclassifying to Division I and therefore ineligble, qualified for the tournament in 2013.
  2. ↑ The top four finishers of the The Summit League's six teams, excluding Nebraska–Omaha which was reclassifying to Division I and therefore ineligble, qualified for the tournament in 2014.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Brownlee Named Head Baseball Coach". Western Illinois Leathernecks. September 28, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Ryan Brownlee bio". Western Illinois Leathernecks. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Ryan Brownlee Profile". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Gordon Engelhardt (March 23, 2013). "Ryan Brownlee finding a life in DI baseball, with some help from former UE coach Jim Brownlee". Courier-Press (Evansville, Indiana).
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