He served as the head baseball coach at USC Beaufort and worked extensively with Baseball Factory,a player development and scouting service. His final day with USCB was Monday,November 14,2011. Sofield's record with the NAIA Sand Sharks over three seasons was 101–56. In 2011,USCB was ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Top 25,the highest spot in program history.[4]
Sofield and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle first met in 1975 in the minor leagues and have stayed friends ever since. Sofield also previously worked with Pirates general manager Neal Huntington,assistant general manager Kyle Stark,Triple-A Indianapolis manager Dean Treanor,and pitching coordinator Jim Benedict.[5] He served as a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates under Hurdle from 2013 to 2016[1][5] In February 2018,Rick accepted the head varsity coaching position at Hilton Head Preparatory School,in HHI,SC.
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