New Coach at Whitman College

MTB,
Check out the story of Hendrix College, a DIII in Conway, Ark.
http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...?r=12010159#12010159

Change won't happen overnight. It will only come with a lot of hard work on the field, in the office, and on the phone doing the recruiting of players who can make the difference.
One of the key players in the Hendrix turnaround was Daniel Ward, a senior who the Hendrix coaches found in Tacoma, Washington.
Yes, it could happen.

I know jared and his Dad personally I can tell you they don't know what it is to lose---Jared has been an asst at winning programs

You folks in Washington are in for a fun ride with Jared


Good luck to this fine young man

I absolutely LOVE hearing stories like this!

A young man going into a situation where the chips are down and against him going in. But within lies something that tells him that HE can make a difference somehow....someway.

These are the stories that we learn about later when we see movies like Rudy!

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

Great to hear this. A former teammate of my son's just finished his freshman year at Whitman. Every time I saw his dad, I heard what a mess the baseball program was.

New Whitman Coach Jay Holowaty has brought another Eastern Connecticut State alum to Walla Walla, naming Mark Michaud, Jr. the new pitching coach.

Michaud's resume includes asst. coaching stints at ECSU as well as Maine, Rockford and Wisconsin-Platteville.

If these coaches can inject the ECSU winning attitude into Whitman good things should start to happen to a program that has been dismal at best.

www.whitman.edu/content/news/WhitmanPitchingCoach

It looks like Northeast baseball thinking is headed to the Northwest----you guys are getting some great young baseball minds

Hello:

My son is in conversation with a number of DIII's, including Whitman and Coach Holowaty. We and our son are intrigued by Whitman because of the fantastic academics, and the possibility of being a major contributor to a big turnaround, baseball-wise.

Does anybody have any new insights since this string started?

It seems this summer would be Coach Holowaty's first recruiting class.

Thank you

I thought Coach Powell did a great job recruiting 4thGen last year. We had a visit up there and were impressed. The academics were a big plus. I’m not sure the program received all of the administrative support it might have in terms of money and admissions. They will also have to do something about their field. Currently they share a HS football field that makes for some strange dimensions.

Good luck to the team and coach Holowaty.

Pitcher and I just met with Coach Holowaty this past weekend, got a tour of the facilities, etc. The athletic center is 3-4 years old and excellent for a small school. Athletes-only workout room (there's a larger one near campus for regular students). Even has an extensive rock climbing wall. They have a video room where they use DartFish to break down pitcher's and hitter's mechanics.

The campus is beautiful. Large central grass field surrounded by dorms, classrooms, tennis courts. Whitman is in a very nice part of Walla Walla, which Holowaty described as a good college town experience.

The baseball field is about a 1/4 mile from campus and has undergone some recent upgrades. Real dugouts now instead of chain link sections behind home plate. Excellent grass, mound; obviously well maintained. 410' to center and more to right-center; pitcher friendly if the wind isn't blowing out to left (315').

Coach Holowaty believes the athletic programs are starting to receive more attention from the administration, and I personally believe some of that is due to Coach's personal efforts. They've got a strong financial supporter who is actively fund-raising for the program.

We were impressed with the school, the coach, the baseball facilities, and the potential future for the program. Pitcher is giving Whitman serious consideration.

Feel free to PM me with questions.