Florida baseball officially announced Rich Dorman as its new pitching coach on Monday.
Dorman has 10 years of experience coaching at the college level, spending three years with Grand Canyon and the last seven with Oregon State. The Beavers had the nation’s top pitching staff in ERA (3.22), hits allowed per nine innings (6.94) and WHIP (1.14) last season, and Dorman has coached 21 MLB draft picks and 11 All-Americans, including 2022 National Pitcher of the Year Cooper Hjerpe.
“I am incredibly honored and excited to join the Florida Baseball program and become part of a tradition that is recognized as one of the premier destinations in college baseball,” Dorman said.
“I want to sincerely thank Coach O’Sullivan for this opportunity and for the trust he has placed in me to join his staff. The commitment to excellence, player development and championship-level expectations at Florida make this a truly special opportunity for my family and me. I am also grateful to Oregon State, Coach Canham and the Beaver community for their support and the relationships built along the way.
“As we begin this next chapter, I am eager to get to work, build meaningful relationships with our student-athletes and help continue the tradition of excellence that defines Florida Baseball. My family and I are excited to become part of Gator Nation and look forward to contributing in every way possible.”
Dorman saw his pitching staff at Oregon State break the program record for strikeouts in a season (699) for the fourth time. The beavers ranked second nationally with a 3.55 strikeout-to-walk ratio and third with 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings
“Coach Dorman represents one of, if not the best, veteran pitching minds in all of college baseball and has a tremendous track record of recruiting and mentoring the top pitchers in the country,” head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said.
“His addition ensures that the most elite pitchers in our sport will be developed in Gainesville while being provided with all the tools necessary for continued success at Florida and beyond. Rich instantly makes our program and our players better, and we are thrilled to add someone of his caliber and national notoriety to the Gators.”
Before coaching at GCU, Dorman spent eight years with the Seattle Mariners as the pitching coach at various levels of the minor leagues.
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