The Austin Peay State University baseball team’s busy offseason also included a pair of coaching changes. With the departure of Brandon Romans in early June, head coach Travis Janssen elevated David Weber, a volunteer assistant in 2016, to the role of assistant coach. In addition, Jordan Coffey has joined the Governors coaching staff as a volunteer assistant.
Weber, a Fort Walton Beach, Florida native, will move into a full-time role vacated by Romans. In his new role, Weber will take over as the team’s hitting instructor and will work the catchers during the upcoming season.
Weber joined the Govs last season after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Northwest Florida State College in 2016. While with the Raiders, he had the opportunity to coach NJCAA Division I First-Team All-American Hunter Tackett.
Weber also served as the head coach of the Hoptown Hoppers for part of the 2017 season.
Coffey, a Batavia, Illinois native, joins the Austin Peay coaching staff after serving as graduate assistant pitching coach at Indiana Wesleyan the past two seasons. In addition, he spent this past summer as pitching coach for Kenosha Kingfish of the Northwoods League.
(Courtesy APSU Athletics)