Missouri Names Ricky Meinhold as New Pitching Coach

In 2022, the Missouri Tigers pitching employees, whereas not the worst within the SEC, had been removed from the very best. They’d end the season twelfth within the SEC with an general group ERA of 5.58, forward of solely the Georgia Bulldogs and Mississippi State Bulldogs. 

In consequence, coach Steve Bieser was decided this offseason to usher in a pitching coach that might flip issues round for the Tigers. Doing so will likely be of utmost significance, as competing within the SEC begins with a powerful pitching employees. 

On Tuesday morning the college introduced that the group had discovered its new pitching coach, naming Ricky Meinhold to the place. 

“To begin with, this course of has been terrific,” Bieser mentioned in a press release. “The curiosity within the pitching coach place and the extent of highly-qualified coaches who wished this job tells me folks perceive the potential we’ve got to carry again Pitcher U right here at Mizzou. Ricky’s mixture of pitching information, expertise analysis and, most significantly, teaching and relationship constructing separated him from the pack. He brings a ardour for growth and the sport that may complement our employees properly. I’m so excited and able to get to work with Ricky.”

Meinhold will are available and work with a younger however proficient employees, that confirmed flashes of changing into an elite group of pitchers. He’ll purpose to get the Tigers again to their pitching prominence, as from 2017-19 the Tigers owned one of many elite staffs within the SEC, posting an ERA of three.75 or higher in every season and main the SEC in league ERA in 2019.

Meinhold most lately spent the previous season because the Director of Pitching for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Group. Over the course of 11 years in skilled baseball, he has performed main roles in pitching, growth and scouting.

“I’m actually humbled to be a Tiger,” Meinhold mentioned. “I am honored to be on this nice employees and have the chance to steer the pitching employees in our quest for an SEC title and a chance to compete in Omaha. Thanks to educate Bieser and Director of Athletics for the boldness they’ve in me as the appropriate coach on the proper time. My household and I can not wait to get began and serve these student-athletes, the college and our neighborhood. M-I-Z!”

Because the Tigers look to return to prominence as soon as once more, that should begin with the pitching returning to type. Hiring Meinhold is an enormous step in the appropriate course, together with his rent signaling Missouri’s dedication to being aggressive in school baseball as soon as once more.

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