Alex Sogard
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Oklahoma City RedHawks |
2013 | Peoria Javelinas |
2014 | Mobile BayBears |
2015 | St. Paul Saints |
2015 | Wichita Wingnuts |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2017–2018 | Wright State (asst.) |
2019–present | Wright State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 184–123 (.599) |
Tournaments | Horizon: 11–3 NCAA: 0–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Alexander Kyle Sogard (born July 25, 1987) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Wright State Raiders. He played college baseball at Oregon State from 2006 to 2007 before transferring to NC State where he played for coach Elliott Avent from 2008 to 2010 before playing professionally for 6 seasons from 2010 to 2015.
Playing career
Amateur
Sogard attended Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Sogard played for the school's varsity baseball team all four years. As a senior, Sogard was a 2nd Team All-State pitcher and first baseman, behind Ike Davis. Sogard then enrolled at the Oregon State University, to play college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team.[1]
At Oregon State, Sogard was a
Professional
The
Sogard was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Cesar Carrasco on July 7, 2014.[6]
Sogard would play the 2015 season for the
Coaching career
On August 9, 2016, Sogard began his coaching career as an assistant at Wright State University.[8]
On July 6, 2018, Sogard was promoted to head coach of the Wright State Raiders.[9]
In 2020, Sogard was named Horizon League Coach of the Year for the first time. On May 25, 2021, Sogard was named Horizon League Coach of the Year for a second consecutive year, after leading Wright State to the Horizon League title.[10]
On May 23, 2023, Sogard was named Horizon League Coach of the Year for the third time, after Wright State's 22–8 season and top seed in the 2023 Horizon League baseball tournament.[11]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Wright State | 42–17 | 22–8 | 1st | Horizon tournament
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2020 | Wright State | 6–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Wright State | 35–13 | 28–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Wright State | 30–27 | 20–9 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Wright State | 39–23 | 22–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2024 | Wright State | 32–24 | 20–10 | 1st | Horizon tournament | ||||
Wright State: | 184–123 (.599) | 112–39 (.742) | |||||||
Total: | 184–123 (.599) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Sogard is the son of Anna Vodicka Sogard & Bruce Sogard and the younger brother of Eric Sogard.[12][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Beavers Sign Eight For Baseball". www.pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. December 3, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "College World Series notebook: Sogard siblings giving Mom a hard time". East Valley Tribune. June 19, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Wolfpack rely on pitching, defense to advance in NCAA tournament - College Sports - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. June 4, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "2008 Cotuit Kettleers". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "After work in Arizona Fall League, Alex Sogard hopes to crack Astros bullpen | astros.com: News". Houston.astros.mlb.com. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ Andrew Nemec (July 7, 2014). "Hillsboro Hops third baseman Cesar Carrasco traded to Houston Astros organization". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Orioles Purchase the Contract of Wichita's Sogard". www.americanassociationbaseball.com. American Association Baseball. March 22, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Sogard Named WSU Pitching Coach". www.wsuraiders.com. Wright State University. August 9, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "WSU assistant baseball coach promoted". www.xeniagazette.com. Xenia Daily Gazette. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Horizon League Announces 2021 #HLBASE All-League Honors". horizonleague.org. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 20 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Horizon League Releases 2023 #HLBASE All-League Awards". horizonleague.org. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 20 Jul 2023.
- ^ Marc Pendleton (July 6, 2018). "WSU promotes assistant to succeed Mercer as baseball coach". www.daytondailynews.com. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Wright State Raiders bio