6/18/2023 baseball Edit

FSU baseball hiring DBU assistant Micah Posey as new pitching coach

Curt Weiler • TheOsceola

Senior Writer

One day after Chuck Ristano was reported to be taking the Navy head coach position, Florida State baseball has its new pitching coach.

FSU is set to hire current Dallas Baptist pitching coach and Tallahassee native Micah Posey to take over the same position on the FSU staff, multiple sources have confirmed to the Osceola after it was first reported by Noles247.

Posey recently wrapped up his third season at DBU, for which he was named the Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year. He's also previously worked as a pitching coach at East Tennessee State University, Elon and at North Florida Christian School in Tallahassee under his father, Mike Posey, who is still the head coach there.

“I am truly honored and grateful to be the next pitching coach at Florida State University,” Posey said in an FSU press release. “Link Jarrett is a proven leader and winner, and I am thankful for the opportunity to continue the storied tradition of Seminole baseball. Anyone that knows me knows that Florida State and the Tallahassee community are special to me, and my family and I are excited to return home. We can’t wait to hear the Warchant, the Animals and K-Time again at Dick Howser Stadium.”

With a 4.40 ERA this season, DBU ranked 26th nationally among all D-I programs. DBU's pitching staff also ranked 12th nationally this season in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.8).

Posey coached four DBU pitchers to All-Conference USA recognition this season. Over the last seven years, Posey has coached eight pitchers selected in the top 10 rounds of the MLB Draft. During Posey's 10 years at the collegiate level, he has coached 29 pitchers who were either drafted or signed contracts to play professional baseball.

“Micah has a proven track record of development through his implementation of detailed training and application of modern technology with an individualized approach,” Jarrett said via press release. “His use of technology also provides great insight into scouting reports and game management. Micah has groomed his recruiting skills on a national, regional, and state level, with the ability to evaluate & recruit high-impact arms. Building a pitching staff always starts with recruiting, and the experience he has on that front will help immensely.

“He has worked for outstanding head coaches in Mike Kennedy at Elon, Joe Pennucci at East Tennessee State and most recently Dan Heefner at Dallas Baptist. All three run great programs, and are highly respected in the industry. In addition to his coaching and recruiting talents, he has extensive professional pitching experience which provides relational abilities in recruiting and coaching.

“We can’t wait to have Micah, his wife Julie and their sons Maddux and Cal back in Tallahassee. His father is a legendary coach at North Florida Christian, the baseball blood runs deep in the family, and we know how exciting this return will be for all involved.”

Posey was a 15th-round pick in the 2001 MLB Draft and graduated from FSU in 2011 after his playing career came to an end.