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Brady Kirkpatrick Named Pitching Coach
7/2/2022 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM -- Duke baseball head coach Chris Pollard has announced the addition of Brady Kirkpatrick to the staff as pitching coach. Kirkpatrick joins the Blue Devils from Florida Atlantic where he served in a similar capacity.
"On behalf of our players and coaches, I am thrilled to welcome Brady to our staff," said Pollard. "After successful stints as a pitching coach at Florida Atlantic and Harvard, he comes highly recommended from two of the most respected coaches in Division I baseball in Bill Decker and John McCormack. Brady's experiences as a pitcher in the ACC and as a recruiter at a selective academic university will both serve him well in his role here at Duke."
Kirkpatrick helped FAU to a 35-22 mark in 2022 behind starters Tyler Burnham and Hunter Cooley, who combined for a 15-5 record on the mound. Cooley, the workhouse for the Owls, made 15 starts, tossed two complete games and logged 104 innings with 79 strikeouts against just 17 walks on his way to second-team All-Conference USA honors.
"The culture and winning tradition that Chris Pollard and his staff have created in Durham is special," said Kirkpatrick. "The passion for excellence in development, and building relationships is outstanding. I am incredibly honored, and very excited to join the Duke Family. My thanks to Coach Pollard, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Brad Berndt and Director of Athletics Nina King for this opportunity."
Prior to his one year at Florida Atlantic, Kirkpatrick spent the previous three at Harvard, where he helped lead the team to the 2019 Ivy League Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance -- each the program's first since 2005. The Crimson's 27 wins that year were also the most since 2005.
"During the interview process, I was impressed by Brady's ability to connect the dots between movement and data," said Pollard. "I look forward to working with him to cultivate a culture of success with this tremendously talented group of arms that we have in our program."
Prior to Harvard, he coached for two seasons at Monmouth, which included the 2018 MAAC regular-season title – the same year the Hawks set the program's single-season strikeout record. His resume also includes a stop at Rochester University as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in 2016.
No stranger to the ACC, Kirkpatrick pitched three years at Maryland and his final college season at San Diego. In 2014, he was part of the Terrapins' first Super Regional team. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at USD as he earned his master's degree in global business leadership in 2015.
The Eugene, Oregon native earned his undergraduate degree in criminology and criminal justice from Maryland. As a Terp, he earned the Scholar Athlete Award for consecutive seasons, and he was a SAAC representative at both UMD and USD, as well as for the West Coast Conference while at San Diego.
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"On behalf of our players and coaches, I am thrilled to welcome Brady to our staff," said Pollard. "After successful stints as a pitching coach at Florida Atlantic and Harvard, he comes highly recommended from two of the most respected coaches in Division I baseball in Bill Decker and John McCormack. Brady's experiences as a pitcher in the ACC and as a recruiter at a selective academic university will both serve him well in his role here at Duke."
Kirkpatrick helped FAU to a 35-22 mark in 2022 behind starters Tyler Burnham and Hunter Cooley, who combined for a 15-5 record on the mound. Cooley, the workhouse for the Owls, made 15 starts, tossed two complete games and logged 104 innings with 79 strikeouts against just 17 walks on his way to second-team All-Conference USA honors.
"The culture and winning tradition that Chris Pollard and his staff have created in Durham is special," said Kirkpatrick. "The passion for excellence in development, and building relationships is outstanding. I am incredibly honored, and very excited to join the Duke Family. My thanks to Coach Pollard, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Brad Berndt and Director of Athletics Nina King for this opportunity."
Prior to his one year at Florida Atlantic, Kirkpatrick spent the previous three at Harvard, where he helped lead the team to the 2019 Ivy League Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance -- each the program's first since 2005. The Crimson's 27 wins that year were also the most since 2005.
"During the interview process, I was impressed by Brady's ability to connect the dots between movement and data," said Pollard. "I look forward to working with him to cultivate a culture of success with this tremendously talented group of arms that we have in our program."
Prior to Harvard, he coached for two seasons at Monmouth, which included the 2018 MAAC regular-season title – the same year the Hawks set the program's single-season strikeout record. His resume also includes a stop at Rochester University as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in 2016.
No stranger to the ACC, Kirkpatrick pitched three years at Maryland and his final college season at San Diego. In 2014, he was part of the Terrapins' first Super Regional team. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at USD as he earned his master's degree in global business leadership in 2015.
The Eugene, Oregon native earned his undergraduate degree in criminology and criminal justice from Maryland. As a Terp, he earned the Scholar Athlete Award for consecutive seasons, and he was a SAAC representative at both UMD and USD, as well as for the West Coast Conference while at San Diego.
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