Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Oral Roberts |
Conference | Summit League |
Record | 398–256–1 (.608) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Hillsdale, Michigan, U.S. | November 8, 1974
Playing career | |
1994–1997 | Oklahoma State |
1997 | Portland Rockies |
1997 | AZL Rockies |
1998 | Asheville Tourists |
Position(s) | Catcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2004–2012 | Oral Roberts (assistant) |
2013–present | Oral Roberts |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1999–2003 | Oklahoma State (Dir. of Operations) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 398–256–1 (.608) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 16–18 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Ryan Folmar (born November 8, 1974) in an American baseball coach and former catcher. He is the current head baseball coach of the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. [1] [2] [3] [4] He played college baseball at Oklahoma State from 1994 to 1997 for head coaches Gary Ward and Tom Holliday before playing professionally in the Colorado Rockies organization from 1997 to 1998.
Folmar was drafted out of Chambersburg Area Senior High School in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in the 46th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft by the California Angels, but elected to attend Oklahoma State instead. After the 1994 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [5] A four year starter with the Cowboys, he helped lead the team to the 1996 College World Series in his junior season. After completing his collegiate career, he played two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization.
He served as Director of Baseball Operations at Oklahoma State for five years, from 1999–2003 before accepting an assistant coach position at Oral Roberts. He worked with infielders and served as hitting coach for nine seasons and saw several players join the professional ranks. He was named to his first head coaching position with the Golden Eagles in July 2012. [1] [2] [4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Southland Conference)(2013–2014) | |||||||||
2013 | Oral Roberts | 25–32 | 16–11 | 3rd | |||||
2014 | Oral Roberts | 30–26 | 15–15 | 9th | |||||
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Summit League)(2015–present) | |||||||||
2015 | Oral Roberts | 41–16 | 25–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | Oral Roberts | 38–21 | 22–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Oral Roberts | 43–16 | 25–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Oral Roberts | 38–20 | 24–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | Oral Roberts | 29–26 | 17–12 | 3rd | Summit League tournament | ||||
2020 | Oral Roberts | 6–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Oral Roberts | 31–23 | 19–7 | 1st | Summit League tournament | ||||
2022 | Oral Roberts | 38–20 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Oral Roberts | 52–14 | 23–1 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
2024 | Oral Roberts | 27–32–1 | 13–15–1 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
Oral Roberts: | 398–256–1 | 193–91–1 | |||||||
Total: | 398–256–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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