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Assistant Coach
Ryan Hurba
Ryan
Hurba enters his third season as hitting coach and recruiting
coordinator for the Bearcats in 2008. His mantra has been that
quality at-bats will eventually wear down an opposing pitching
staff. Through a lot of hard work and focus, BU hitters have
led the America East conference with the fewest strikeouts of
any offense for two years running. The team's hard work and resiliency
culminated last spring with the best overall offensive season
in program history. At last year's America East awards banquet,
Bearcat hitters earned four all-conference honors, including
conference Player of the Year Brendon Hitchcock. Two BU freshmen
were also named to the America East All Rookie Team.
In
addition to Hitchcock taking home the America East Player of
the Year award, two other Bearcat hitters received notable recognition
on a national level. Binghamton had its first ever first team
All Northeast Region player last year in second basemen Matt
Simek. Starting center fielder Henry Dunn also achieved a program
first by being named to the prestigious Louisville Slugger Freshman
All- America Team.
Hurba
came to Binghamton from Division II powerhouse Mount Olive College
(N.C.), where he served as an assistant for two years. While
at Mount Olive he coached four All-Americans and four future
professional players. Three of those players signed as free agents,
while one was an MLB draft pick.
Hurba
has also served as an assistant at Brevard Community College.
There Hurba worked with head coach Ernie Rosseau, a former minor
league hitting coordinator with the Chicago Cubs and New York
Mets. Their Brevard team advanced to the Florida State Junior
College tournament, finishing fourth in the state. Hurba coached
five Brevard players who were drafted by MLB teams.
Prior
to heading into college coaching Hurba spent four years as the
head coach at the oldest overnight baseball camp in the country,
the Sho-Me Baseball Camp (Branson, MO). There he oversaw the
entire on field summer program as well as their satellite camps
in the off season.
As
an undergraduate player, he earned All-America honors at Oswego
State in 1996. Hurba was a three-time all-region selection, three-time
all conference selection and two-time ECAC all-star. In 2001,
he was inducted into Oswego's Baseball Hall of Fame.
He
has also served as an associate scout with the Milwaukee Brewers
and was head coach and league director of the Dunwoody Senior
Baseball Developmental League in Georgia.
Ryan
resides in Endwell, NY with his wife Carrie.

Assistant
Coach
Andy Hutchings
Former
collegiate standout Andy Hutchings begins his third season as
an assistant coach in 2008. A Binghamton-area pitcher who concluded
his college career with the Bearcats in 2004, Hutchings earned
his bachelor's degree in human development from the University
in 2005.
After
an outstanding two-year stint at College of Charleston, Hutchings
transferred to Binghamton for his senior season and helped the
2004 Bearcats more than double their win total from the previous
year.
A
2002 pre-season All-American for Charleston, Hutchings returned
home to Broome County, where he was an all-state selection for
Binghamton High School in the late 1990s.
He
was drafted in the 27th round by the Houston Astros in 2000,
was used as a set-up man at Charleston as a junior. He posted
a 2-2 record with a 2.91 earned run average in 16 appearances.
The previous year, Hutchings was one of the top closers in the
nation. He saved a school-record 12 games (ranked fifth in nation)
and earned second team All-Southern Conference honors. Hutchings
then pitched in the prestigious Cape Cod League, averaging 13.1
strikeouts per nine innings with a 2.25 ERA. He sat out the 2002
college season with a minor shoulder injury.
Out
of high school, he played one season at Alfred State, going 8-2
with a 2.06 ERA.
Hutchings
played professionally with the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am
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