| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Limestone |
| Conference | SAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 9, 1984 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 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.) |
| 2017–2020 | Furman |
| 2021 | Hillcrest H.S. (P) |
| 2022–2025 | Limestone |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 164-217 |
| Tournaments | NCAA DI: 91-96 |
Brett Keaton Harker (born July 9, 1984) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher, who was most recently the head baseball coach of the defunct 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), and as Limestone head coach from 2022 until the school's closure in 2025.
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]
Harker was drafted in the 5th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. [3]
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] The university announced in 2025 that it would be ceasing operations after the 2024-25 academic year. [8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference)(2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Furman | 33–28 | 14–10 | T-3rd | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Furman | 24–28 | 9–12 | 7th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Furman | 26–31 | 13–11 | 5th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Furman | 8–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Furman: | 91–96 | 36–33 | |||||||
| Limestone Saints (South Atlantic Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Limestone | 4–41 | 1–23 | 13th | |||||
| 2023 | Limestone | 19–28 | 11–13 | T-8th | |||||
| Limestone: | 23–69 | 12–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 114–165 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||