Ryan Folmar

Ryan Folmar in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4]

Ryan Folmar
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOral Roberts
ConferenceSummit League
Record250–167
Biographical details
Born (1974-11-08) November 8, 1974
Hillsdale, Michigan
Playing career
1994–1997Oklahoma State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2003Oklahoma State (assistant)
2004–2012Oral Roberts (assistant)
2013–presentOral Roberts
Head coaching record
Overall250–167

Playing career

Folmar was drafted out of Chambersburg Area Senior High School in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in the 46th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft by the California Angels, but elected to attend Oklahoma State instead. After the 1994 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] A four year starter with the Cowboys, he helped lead the team to the 1996 College World Series in his junior season. After completing his collegiate career, he played two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Coaching career

He served as Director of Baseball Operations at Oklahoma State for five years, from 1999–2003 before accepting an assistant coach position at Oral Roberts. He worked with infielders and as hitting coach for nine seasons and saw several players join the professional ranks. He was named to his first head coaching position with the Golden Eagles in July 2012.[1][2][4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Southland Conference) (2013–2014)
2013 Oral Roberts 23–3016–113rd
2014 Oral Roberts 30–2615–159th
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Summit League) (2015–present)
2015 Oral Roberts 41–1625–51stNCAA Regional
2016 Oral Roberts 38–2122–81stNCAA Regional
2017 Oral Roberts 43–1625–41stNCAA Regional
2018 Oral Roberts 38–2024–61stNCAA Regional
2019 Oral Roberts 29–2617–123rdSummit League Tournament
2020 Oral Roberts 6–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Oral Roberts: 250–167144–61
Total:250–167

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Head Baseball Coach Ryan Folmar". Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. "Ryan Folmar Named Assistant Baseball Coach at Oral Roberts". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  3. "Folmar promoted at Oral Roberts". College Baseball Insider. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. "Oral Roberts promotes Folmar to baseball coach". Joplin Globe. June 13, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  5. "All-Time Cotuit Kettleers Alumni". kettleers.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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