Brett Harker

Last updated
Brett Harker
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Limestone
Conference SAC
Record23–69
Biographical details
Born (1984-07-09) July 9, 1984 (age 39)
Greenville, South Carolina
Playing career
2003–2005 College of Charleston
2005 Batavia Muckdogs
2006 Lakewood BlueClaws
2007–2008 Clearwater Threshers
2008 Reading Phillies
2009 Jupiter Hammerheads
2009 New Orleans Zephyrs
2010 Schaumburg Flyers
2011 Lincoln Saltdogs
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013 Greenville (SC) H.S. (asst.)
2014 Newberry (asst.)
2015–2016 Furman (asst.)
2017–2020Furman
2021 Hillcrest H.S. (P)
2022–present Limestone
Head coaching record
Overall114–165
TournamentsNCAA DI: 0–0

Brett Keaton Harker (born July 9, 1984) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Limestone Saints. He played college baseball at the College of Charleston for head coach John Pawlowski from 2003 to 2005 before playing professionally from 2005 to 2011. Harker then served as head baseball coach of the Furman Paladins (2017–2020).

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Amateur career

Harker attended Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He then committed to the College of Charleston, where he was a member of the Cougars baseball team. In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [1] [2]

Professional career

Harker was drafted in the 5th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. [3]

Coaching career

On July 9, 2014, Harker was named the pitching coach of the Furman Paladins baseball team. [4]

On July 6, 2016, Harker was introduced as the head coach of Furman. [5] Furman University announced on May 18, 2020 that the Paladins baseball team would be terminated due to budget concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

In February 2021, Harker was named the pitching coach at his alma mater Hillcrest high school. The team won the Region 1 AAAAA championship, District 1 AAAAA championship, AAAAA upper-state championship, and AAAAA state-championship. This was the first state championship in school history.

Harker was named the head baseball coach at Limestone University August 3, 2021. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference)(2017–2020)
2017 Furman 33–2814–10T-3rd Southern Tournament
2018 Furman 24–289–127th Southern Tournament
2019 Furman 26–3113–115th Southern Tournament
2020 Furman 8–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Furman:91–9636–33
Limestone Saints (South Atlantic Conference)(2022–present)
2022Limestone 4–411–2313th
2023Limestone 19–2811–13T-8th
Limestone:23–6912–36
Total:114–165

      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

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