ATCHISON – Benedictine College Athletic Director Charlie Gartenamyer has announced the hiring of Anthony Everman as the next Raven Baseball coach.
“I would like to personally thank President Stephen Minnis and Athletic Director Charlie Gartenmayer for this opportunity to lead the Raven Baseball Program,” Coach Everman said. “There are a lot of exciting things going on at Benedictine College, and I am very excited to be part of this great campus community.
“Benedictine’s dedication to a quality educational experience for all its students was what attracted me the most. This commitment is very apparent in the athletic department with quality facilities, coaches, and administrators.”
Everman comes to Benedictine from Arkansas State where he served an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Red Wolves.
“We are happy to have Coach Everman join the Benedictine family and lead our baseball program,” Gartenmayer said. “He has served under many top collegiate baseball coaches as an assistant and has gained valuable experience that we look forward to him bringing to Raven Baseball.”
Everman has spent the past 13 years coaching and has been on the Arkansas State staff since 2012. While at Arkansas State, he was responsible for coordination of recruiting efforts, coached third base during games while implementing the offensive game plan. He also coordinated infield defense and was responsible for placement of Red Wolves players on summer league teams along with coordination of schedules.
Prior to Arkansas State, Everman had stops at Garden City Community College, the University of Northern Colorado, Kansas State University, Ferrum College and Virginia Tech. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Everman has served as an associate scout for the Cleveland Indians and served as the head coach/manager for the Covington Lumberjacks – a member of the Valley League, which is a member of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.
“I believe my playing experience and coaching experiences at the different collegiate levels have prepared me to be the head coach at Benedictine,” Coach Everman said. “I have experienced numerous roles during my coaching career that have allowed me to develop various coaching philosophies, management skills and recruiting techniques.
Everman played collegiate baseball at Coe College and Loras College. He earned a Bachelors of Arts in Education from Loras, a NCAA Div. III school located in Dubuque, Iowa, and received his Masters of Science in Education from Virginia Tech.
He becomes the 14th coach in Raven Baseball history.
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