Brad Stromdahl
{{Short description|American baseball coach (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Brad Stromdahl
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Georgia State
| current_conference = Sun Belt
| current_record = 112–130
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|12}}
| birth_place = Napa, California
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1996–1997
| player_team1 = Bethany Lutheran College
| player_years2 = 1998–1999
| player_team2 = Southwest Minnesota State
| player_positions = Catcher
| coach_years1 = 2003
| coach_team1 = Marshall (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2004–2006
| coach_team2 = Central Michigan (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2007–2011
| coach_team3 = Georgia State (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 2012–2019
| coach_team4= Georgia Gwinnett
| coach_years5 = 2020–present
| coach_team5 = Georgia State
| overall_record = 112–130 (NCAA) 328–104 (NAIA)
| tournament_record = Sun Belt: 2–3
| championships =
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Brad Stromdahl (born April 12, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at Georgia State University. Stromdahl played college baseball at Bethany Lutheran College from 1996 to 1997 before transferring to Southwest Minnesota State University where he played for coach Paul Blanchard in 1998 and 1999. He served as the head coach at Georgia Gwinnett College from 2012 to 2019.
Playing career
Stromdahl attended Justin-Siena High School in Napa, California before transferring to Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Trout played for the school's varsity baseball, basketball and soccer.{{cite web |url=http://eedition.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&SubSectionID=76&ArticleID=22990 |title=LUHS announces class of 2014 Wall of Fame inductees |date=December 12, 2014 |publisher=Lakeland Printing, Inc. |work=www.eedition.lakelandtimes.com |accessdate=July 10, 2019}} Stromdahl then enrolled at Bethany Lutheran College to play college baseball for the Bethany Lutheran Vikings team. After graduating with an associate's degree from Bethany Lutheran, Stromdahl transferred to Southwest Minnesota State University. As a senior in 1999, Stromdahl was named First Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.{{cite web |url=https://smsumustangs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=50 |title=Paul Blanchard |publisher=Southwest Minnesota State Athletics |work=www.smsumustangs.com |accessdate=July 10, 2019}}
Coaching career
On August 14, 2002, Stromdahl became an volunteer assistant at Marshall University.{{cite web |url=https://herdzone.com/news/2002/8/14/Baseball_Announces_Hiring_of_Two_Assistant_Coaches.aspx |title=Baseball Announces Hiring of Two Assistant Coaches |date=August 14, 2002 |publisher=Marshall University Athletics |work=www.herdzone.com |accessdate=July 10, 2019}} On August 18, 2003, Stromdahl was named an assistant at Central Michigan University.{{cite web |url=https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2003/8/18/Jaksa_Completes_Baseball_Coaching_Staff.aspx |title=Jaksa Completes Baseball Coaching Staff |date=August 18, 2003 |publisher=Central Michigan University |work=www.cmuchippewas.com |accessdate=July 10, 2019}} The following year, Stromdahl became an assistant at Georgia State University.
On October 18, 2011, Stromdahl was named the first head coach in the history of the Georgia Gwinnett College program.{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/georgia/lawrenceville-ga/ggc-hires-first-baseball-coach |title=GGC Hires First Baseball Coach |author=Vanzetta Evans |date=October 18, 2011 |publisher=Patch Media |work=www.patch.com |accessdate=July 10, 2019}}
On June 26, 2019, Stromdahl was named the head coach of the Georgia State Panthers baseball program.{{cite web |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/georgia-state-hires-ggc-s-brad-stromdahl-as-head-baseball/article_17b398f6-983b-11e9-9619-fbf0e60831ba.html |title=Georgia State hires GGC's Brad Stromdahl as head baseball coach |author=Christine Troyke |date=June 26, 2019 |publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post |work=www.gwinnettdailypost.com |accessdate=July 10, 2019}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 2013
| endyear = 2019
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 30–25
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 53–13
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 50–14
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Opening Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 57–6
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Opening Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 40–21
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Opening Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 50–12
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Georgia Gwinnett
| overall = 48–13
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Georgia Gwinnett (NAIA)
| overall = 328–104
| confrecord = 0–0
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Georgia State Panthers
| conference = Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 2020
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Georgia State
| overall = 9–7
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Georgia State
| overall = 18–37
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Georgia State
| overall = 30–26
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Georgia State
| overall = 30–28
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Georgia State
| overall = 25–32
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = 6th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Georgia State
| overall = 112–130
| confrecord = 56–58
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 112–130
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.georgiastatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=12700&SPID=5651&SPSID=53503 Georgia State profile]
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