BRYAN HODGE | ASSISTANT COACH

Arkansas State head baseball coach Tommy Raffo announced on Aug. 31, 2023, the addition of Bryan Hodge to the Red Wolves' staff as assistant coach ahead of the 2024 season.

Hodge joins Raffo's staff after spending the 2023 season at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, Okla. There, he served as recruiting coordinator and oversaw an offensive unit that led the nation in stolen bases per game. Under his watch, the Mountaineers set a program record in stolen bases, while five hitters signed to Division-I programs.

"We are thrilled that Bryan Hodge is joining our staff," Raffo said. "He brings an enthusiastic personality, recruiting experience and a strong desire to teach. Bryan will work with our catching corps and assist Coach (Drew) LaBounty with our offense."

The Thornton, Colo., native, who will primarily coach A-State's catchers, spent the 2022 campaign at Penn State-Behrend. There, he helped coach five all-conference hitters in an offense that more than tripled its home run total from the previous season.

From 2020-21, Hodge mentored backstops at East Texas Baptist, helping to coach 10 all-league hitters and four all-region selections while helping the Tigers land a pair of Perfect Game top-30 recruiting classes. In 2021, ETBU's staff earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors in both the American South Conference and Division III West Region.

Hodge also served a season as an assistant at his alma mater, Houghton College in New York. As a player, he was a four-year starter and earned All-Empire 8 Conference second team honors as a senior, along with being named team captain.