38   Todd Coryell
Todd Coryell

Position:
Assistant Coach

Experience:
First season

Alma Mater:
Western Illinois


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Todd Coryell became a Huskie assistant coach September 25, 2012 after three seasons at Western Illinois, serving as the team's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Coryell will serve in the same capacity with the Northern Illinois baseball program. As a former assistant at Eastern Michigan, his knowledge of Mid-American Conference baseball is not lacking and along with his success identifying and developing professional talent aptly suit the NIU baseball program.

In his time in Macomb, Coryell guided a revamped pitching staff that collected 18 victories in 2011 between the Leathernecks starting rotation, including a combined 19 quality starts by Dan Russell, Zach Sterling, Ryan Wachholder and Alexander Zarate. The pitching staff carried an ERA of 5.03 that season, over three runs fewer than the previous. Opponents batted .283, over 50 points fewer than 2010 and in his two seasons as the pitching coach, Coryell cut the ERA in half from over 10 in 2009.

Prior to WIU, Coryell worked as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds organization for two seasons while also serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Grand Rapids Community College. He also was also an assistant at Kellogg Community College in 2008 and helped guide the Bruins to the Junior College World Series.

He started his coaching career at Eastern Michigan under his father, EMU Hall of Fame coach Roger Coryell. He first served as a student assistant and then became the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. While there, Todd coached 2004 and 2006 Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year Ryan Ford and Jeff Fisher, respectively, as well as the MAC Player of the Year Brian Bixler in 2004. The Eagles won the MAC Regular Season Championship and was the MAC Tournament Runner-Up in 2007.

All told, Coryell has produced 20 players who have gone on to sign with Major League Baseball affiliated teams, including 12 MLB Amateur Draft selections in his time as a coach, including Bixler (second round), Fischer (10th round) and Ford (15th round).

He started his career as a scout for the Seattle Mariners organization in 2003.

THE CORYELL FILE

Coaching Experience
2010-11 Assistant Coach, Western Illinois
2009 Assistant Coach, Grand Rapids Community College
2008 Assistant Coach, Kellogg Community College
2004-07 Assistant Coach, Eastern Michigan

Professional Experience
2008-09 Scout, Cincinnati Reds
2003 Scout, Seattle Mariners

Education
B.S.
Western Illinois

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