Overview
Former 太阳城集团博彩 baseball player Josh Keim became the Braves’ head baseball coach in August 2020 and is entering his fourth year at the helm of his alma mater. 在他的三个赛季中, 勇士队116比57, and his teams have been nationally inside the Top 10 while making three consecutive regional tournament appearances to go along with two conference championships.
棒球的成就
2022-23
Keim earned his 100th win on April 15, 2023, in just his third season. 勇士队以37胜24负的战绩结束了比赛, won the Arrowhead Conference Championship for the 29th time in program history, 赢得了NJCAA第4区第2组分组冠军, and finished third in the NJCAA Region 4 Division II Tournament. 四名选手获得了全区荣誉, 5人入选了最佳阵容, and three were recognized as Rawlings Gold Glove recipients. Payton Barton was recognized as National Pitcher of the Week on May 16, 2023. The team received the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and earned a 2022-23 team GPA of 3.08. 11名勇士已经进入了四年制大学.
2021-22
凯姆的勇士队以35胜20负的战绩结束比赛, 赢得了NJCAA第4区第2组分组冠军, and finished third in the NJCAA Region 4 Division II Tournament. Payton Lawrence earned Third Team All-American and 大区一线队 as a pitcher. 大一新生卢卡斯·斯宾塞获得了最佳阵容的荣誉, All-Conference and a Rawlings Gold Glove recipient in the outfield. Chance Resetich earned Second-Team All-Region and All-Conference honors as a shortstop.
The 2022 team was recognized as a NJCAA Academic Team of the Year and ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award winner. 这支球队以3分的成绩领先BHC所有的田径队.35 2021-22团队GPA. 13名勇士进入了四年制大学.
2020-21
在凯姆的第一年, the Braves tied the program record for second-most wins by posting a 44-13 overall record. They also were Arrowhead Athletic Conference Champions with a 20-0 record and advanced to the NJCAA Region 4 Tournament after winning a Sectional Championship. Keim’s team finished the season ranked ninth in the country and the NJCAA Region 4 runner-up after losing in the Region 4 Championship game in Madison, WI.
佩顿·劳伦斯入选全美二队, 大区一线队, 作为首发投手获得了全联盟荣誉. Cayle Webster was named Arrowhead Athletic Conference MVP, 大区一线队, 作为三垒手获得罗林斯金手套奖. Chance Resetich earned 大区一线队 and All-Conference honors as a center fielder, 德鲁·戴维斯则是全区第二阵容, 全联盟冠军，罗林斯金手套一垒手. Kyle Stoddard earned Second Team All-Region honors after leading the country in saves.
The 2021 team was recognized as an ABCA All-Academic Team after posting a 3.2020-21学年GPA为21. Nine Braves moved on to the four-year schools following the season.
培训背景
Keim has five years of NCAA Division II coaching experience and served as the recruiting coordinator at his two previous institutions. 在接手勇敢计划之前, 他在圣里奥的圣里奥大学呆了一个赛季, FL, 作为总助理教练和招聘协调员. 不幸的是, 2020年的季节因COVID-19大流行而缩短, but Keim helped guide the Lions to seven wins prior to cancellation. 凯姆的职责还包括击球和内场.
Keim spent four years at the NCAA Division II powerhouse Quincy University in Quincy, IL. 他在老鹰队担任过多种角色, most notably head assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. 凯姆帮助老鹰取得了149胜79负的战绩, and the Hawks achieved a Top 10 national ranking all four years. From 2016-19, the Hawks advanced to four straight NCAA tournaments. 老鹰队赢得了2017年中西部地区冠军, advancing to the College World Series for the first time in program history, 2017年大湖谷联盟冠军赛, 以及2018年大湖谷联盟锦标赛.
Keim spent two summers as the field manager of the Rockford Rivets (IL), 北方森林联盟的夏季大学代表队. The Rivets 2020 roster ranked fifth among all collegiate summer league teams. Keim guided the Rivets to their second-most wins in franchise history with 33 in 2019. Prior to being elevated, Keim was the Rivets hitting coach in 2016.
Keim has coached 18 MLB Draft picks including a 2021 first-rounder, 21 players who have gone on to sign professional contracts, 30 All-Conference players and four All-Americans prior to 太阳城集团博彩.
学院的背景
在太阳城集团博彩, Keim played infield and pitched for the Braves during the 2011-12 seasons under Arnie Chavera, 现任BHC体育总监. Keim helped the Braves to two of the winningest seasons in program history with records of 44-9 in 2011 and 45-10 in 2012. 两个赛季勇士队都在全国排名前五, won two Arrowhead Athletic Conference Championships and two sectional championships, 并连续出现在NJCAA第四区锦标赛中.
凯姆后来在伊利诺伊州立大学打球. 在伊利诺伊州立大学待了一年之后, he played two years at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN, finishing with more than 100 hits in two seasons while earning First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference as an infielder.
四城本地人, Keim graduated from Rock Island High School and earned an associate degree at 太阳城集团博彩. He completed a bachelor’s degree in sport management at Saint Joseph’s College and a master’s degree in leadership education at Quincy University.
学业成功教练
Keim serves as 学业成功教练 and Compliance for BHC Athletics. He advises all student-athletes each semester in selecting classes for registration. 凯姆协助转移过程, oversees student-athlete progress reports and study-table requirements and handles all early alerts. 在这些职责之上, he is responsible for NJCAA eligibility compliance for all sports before and during seasons.