Dan Roszel - Baseball Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Dan Roszel

Title:
Assistant Coach - Pitching Coach
Email:
roszeld@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-1467

Dan Roszel, who possesses 19 years of collegiate coaching experience, completed his ninth season on the ECU baseball staff as the pitching coach, a position he originally accepted on July 8, 2010.

During his nine-year tenure with the Pirates, Roszel has mentored one of the top pitching staffs in the country, which has included 14 Major League Draft picks, nine All-America and 19 all-conference selections, as well as helping ECU to 342 wins with six NCAA Regional appearances (2011-12, 2015-16, 2018-19).

Since coming to ECU, Roszel’s staffs have consistently ranked among the national leaders (Top 50) in seven of the last nine years with regard to ERA, which included a 2.67 mark in 2011 that stood seventh. His 2019 staff led The American in eight stat categories including wins (47), strikeouts (595), innings pitched (577.2), shutouts (six) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.79), while ranking second in the AAC in ERA (3.96) and WHIP (1.32). The Pirates set the AAC record for league wins (20), hosted the 2019 NCAA Greenville Regional and advanced to the Louisville Super Regional.

Junior Jake Agnos, who was named to six All-America squads in 2019, set ECU’s and The American’s single-season strikeout record fanning 145 while walking 43 in 102.0 innings. The 2019 AAC Pitcher-of-the-Year and fourth-round MLB selection by the New York Yankees posted an 11-3 overall record with a 2.29 ERA and claimed the school and league pitching crown. He also set the league career strikeout record during the opening game of the Louisville Super Regional (295) with his five versus the Cardinals surpassing Houston's Seth Romero (2015-17).

Sophomore Jake Kuchmaner, who tossed the 28th perfect game in D1 history on March 17, 2019 against Maryland, earned first-team All-AAC honors after appearing in 17 games (14 starts) where he sported a 7-2 ledger with a 2.99 ERA. Classmate Alec Burleson, who is regarded as one of the top two-way players in the country and a member of the 2019 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, was named to five All-America squads (all first-team). He appeared in 24 games (nine starts) posting a 6-2 record with five saves and a 3.28 ERA.

Two years ago, the Pirates led The American in walks allowed per nine innings (2.79) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.83), while ranking second in the AAC and 17th nationally in ERA (3.41) and WHIP (1.25) in 2018.

Junior Chris Holba, who was drafted in the 11th round by the St. Louis Cardinals, led the staff posting a 9-1 record in 15 outings with a 2.99 ERA earning third-team All-America (NCBWA) and first-team All-AAC (unanimous) honors. Agnos (4-4, 4.10 ERA), Trey Benton (4-5, 3.13 ERA) and second-team All-AAC pick Tyler Smith (7-1, 1.78 ERA) along with Freshman All-America selection Burleson (5-2, 4 saves, 3.33 ERA) helped the Pirates post the most wins in The American (44), claimed their second AAC Tournament Title in the last four years (other 2015) and hosted its second on campus NCAA Regional as the No. 12 national seed.

As a freshman, Kuchmaner sported a 4-0 record in 10 appearances (five starts) which included a complete game one hitter against No. 18 Houston to lead the Pirates into the 2018 AAC Championship Game and earned all-tournament team honors. Seniors Davis Kirkpatrick (2-0, 3 saves, 0.95 ERA) and Ryan Ross (4-5, 6 saves, 3.35 ERA) anchored a bullpen that boasted a 3.39 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .227 composite batting average.

In 2017, ECU led The American in pickoffs (21), stood second in fewest walks (201), while ranking among the Top 4 in four other statistical categories. Despite injuries to the weekend rotation, Roszel got a chance to see the Pirates’ future as the freshmen trio of Agnos, Benton and Smith logged some key innings in 2017. Agnos, who earned all-tournament honors following his seven-shutout innings against No. 23 UCF in semifinal round action, posted a 3-3 record with a 3.22 ERA in 16 appearances (10 starts). Benton started 14 games in the weekend rotation sporting a 3-4 ledger with a 4.18 ERA and stood among The American leaders in five statistical categories. Smith, who ranked second on the team with 27 appearances (two starts), picked up a pair of wins, combined on two shutouts and posted a 3.95 ERA.

Two-time All-America selection Evan Kruczynski and Holba each missed more than a month of time with injuries. Kruczynski went 4-3 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts. The lefty closed out his career going 20-8 with a 3.00 ERA and ranked among ECU’s all-time leaders (Top 20) in wins, innings pitched (273.1) and strikeouts (216). Holba appeared in 14 contests making six starts and tied for the team led with four wins. The right-hander struck out 47 while walking just eight batters in 42.2 innings of work.

Headlining a group of hurlers who sported a 3.53 earned run average that ranked 36th in the country and third in the league standings in 2016, Kruczynski one of seven All-America selections under Roszel was tabbed a third-teamer by D1Baseball after posting an 8-1 record with a 2.01 ERA in 2016. He earned First-Team All-American Conference honors, while also garnering honorable mention All-America status by Perfect Game.

In all, his 2016 staff ranked among the Top 3 in The American in six pitching categories and led the league with 22 pickoffs.

Three years ago, Reid Love posted a 7-4 record with four saves, earning third-team All-America honors while Joe Ingle was tabbed as a First-Team NCBWA Freshman All-America after appearing in 32 games with a 1.14 ERA and notched eight saves – all ECU freshman records.

Love, a 10th round pick by the Baltimore Orioles, tossed a pair of complete games, registered a 2.81 ERA and struck out 82 batters in 96.0 innings, while ranking among the nation’s Top 15 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (14th/6.83) and walks per 9 innings (15th/1.13). David Lucroy was a 20th round selection by the Milwaukee Brewers after going 3-4 in 16 appearances with a 2.18 ERA.

His staff ranked among the AAC leaders (Top 4) in saves (17/t1st), walks allowed (151/first), innings pitched (548.0/second), wins (40/second), ERA (fourth), strikeouts (417/fourth) and runs allowed (251/fourth) in its inaugural season.

In 2014, third-team All-America reliever Ryan Williams along with the No. 9 overall MLB Draft Pick Jeff Hoffman, ECU’s all-time saves leader Drew Reynolds and Love were the stalwarts on a Pirate pitching staff that posted a 2.99 ERA (30th nationally), combining for 23 of 33 wins, notching 12 of 13 saves and fanning 212 batters while walking 58.

Williams earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors after going 11-3 with seven saves in 32 appearances and was selected in the 10th round by the Chicago Cubs. He recorded 76 strikeouts to just 11 walks ranking 11th nationally with a 6.91 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and sported a team-best 1.81 ERA in 99.1 innings capturing the teams triple crown.

Hoffman posted a 3-3 record with a 2.94 ERA in 10 starts before being sidelined with a season injury following a career-best 16 strikeouts against Middle Tennessee (April 17), which earned him Conference USA Pitcher-of-the-Week, Louisville Slugger National Player-of-the-Week and NCBWA Pitcher-of-the-Week honors. Reynolds, who has tallied a program-best 29 career saves, took home his second-straight First-Team All C-USA honor as a utility player. A semifinalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player-of-the-Year Award, he went 4-2 with a 2.16 ERA and five saves in a team second-best 20 appearances. Reynolds allowed eight runs (six earned) on 18 hits while striking out 24 and holding opposing batters to a .202 clip.

Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Roszel was promoted to associate head coach on July 16, 2012.

Returning one starter from 2012 (Hoffman), Roszel put together a staff that ranked nationally in the Top 100 in five individual statistical categories in 2013. Reynolds, a Second-Team Louisville Slugger All-American, saved a 14 games ranking 14th nationally, while redshirt freshman David Lucroy posted a 6-2 record with a 2.49 ERA on his way to second-team all-conference and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America accolades.

Hoffman made the jump to the top of the rotation going 6-7 on the mound with a 3.20 ERA fanning 84 batters in 109.2 innings on his way to Second-Team All C-USA honors. Reynolds took home first-team all-conference accolade after leading the league in saves (14) to go along with a 3-2 ledger and a 2.92 ERA in 28 appearances.

After losing five hurlers from the 2011 squad, which included two-thirds of its weekend rotation, Roszel put together another solid staff that ranked 43rd nationally in ERA (3.35) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.41) in 2012, while also ranking in the Top 50 in three other categories. Andy Smithmyer (1.92) and Kevin Brandt (2.12) ranked 13th and 32nd nationally in ERA, while Tyler Joyner ranked 18th in the country in walks allowed per nine innings (1.17) and 21st in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.67). Three of Roszel’s pitchers (Brandt, Jharel Cotton and Hoffman) helped the Pirates rank among the league leaders in 10 statistical categories. Brandt (18th/Rays) and Cotton (20th/Dodgers) were selected in the 2012 Major League First-Year Player Draft.

In his initial year with the Pirates in 2011, Roszel’s pitching staff sported the seventh-lowest earned run average (2.67) in the nation, while also ranking in the Top 20 in combined shutouts (8.0/t8th), shutouts (9.0/t10th) and hits allowed per nine innings (7.93/17th).

Behind a trio of All-Conference USA performers in Seth Maness, Brandt and Brad Mincey, the Pirates ranked in the Top 2 in 11 pitching categories and led the league (all games) in ERA, fewest runs allowed (222), opposing batting average (.239), strikeouts looking (152), fewest earned runs allowed (167) and fewest home runs allowed (15) earning Roszel C-USA Assistant Coach-of-the-Year honors by College Baseball Daily.

Individually, four of his pitchers ranked among the league leaders in ERA with Mincey (1.57/ninth nationally), Maness (1.71/17th nationally) and Brandt (2.26/54th nationally) occupying the top three spots, while starter Mike Wright finished sixth with a 2.79 ERA. Along with Wright (3rd/Orioles), Maness (11th/Cardinals) and Mincey (28th/Marlins), fellow hurlers Shawn Armstrong (18th/Indians) and Simmons (40th/Diamondbacks) were selected in the 2011 Major League First-Year Player Draft.

During his 19-year coaching career at the collegiate level, Roszel has seen 30 of his pitchers sign professional contacts with 10 playing the Major Leagues, including seven-time American League All-Star Chris Sale, who was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the 13th overall pick in 2010. Roszel also mentored four-year major leaguer Casey Coleman (15th round selection by the Cubs in 2008) and former major leaguer and 2006 International League Most Valuable Player Heath Phillips (10th round pick by the White Sox out of Lake City Community College), who made his Major League debut on Sept. 5, 2007. Both Coleman (Aug. 2) and Sale (Aug. 6) made their Major League debuts in 2010.

Since 2013, Roszel has seen seven of his former college hurlers make their Major League debuts in Maness (April 13, 2013), Heath Hembree (Sept. 3, 2013), Wright (May 13, 2015), Armstrong (Aug. 8, 2015), Hoffman (Aug. 20, 2016), Richard Bleirer (May 30, 2016) and Cotton (Sept. 7, 2016).

College of Charleston (2008-10)
Prior to coming to ECU, Roszel spent two seasons at the College of Charleston, where he served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He produced some of his best work in 2010, helping the Cougars receive an at-large bid and No. 2 seed at the NCAA Tournament. The College of Charleston advanced to the Myrtle Beach Regional Championship Game before falling to No. 4 national seed Coastal Carolina 11-10. The Cougars ended the season ranked 27th in the final National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll.

Roszel helped three CofC hurlers, Hembree (5th round), Kevin Decker (39th round) and Casey Lucchese (39th round), get selected in the 2010 MLB draft. In 2010, Decker was a SoCon Sports Media Association All-Conference and SoCon All-Conference Second-Teams member while rookie Christian Powell was named to the league’s all-freshman team.

Florida Gulf Coast (2006-08)
Roszel spent two seasons as an assistant at FGCU, where he helped the Eagles to a 78-32 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Regional as well as an Atlantic Sun Conference championship. In 2007, his pitching staff ranked 21st nationally in team ERA with a 3.50 mark. The staff also stood second in Division II in strikeouts per game (9.16), fourth in strikeouts (486) and held opponent hitters to a .254 batting average, all records at FGCU.

During 2008, his staff helped the Eagles to another record-breaking season, becoming the only team in NCAA history to win a conference championship in its first year of Division I competition upon arrival from Division II. That year the Gulf Coast staff compiled a 3.17 earned run average, surrendering just 170 runs in 482.1 innings pitched. Bleier led the way, as he was the unanimous selection for the Atlantic Sun Pitcher-of-the-Year award, going 7-1 overall with a 2.09 ERA and 76 strikeouts. Reliever J.J. Crumbley joined Bleier on the conference first team, while starter Pete Woodworth was a second-team honoree and rookies Richie Erath and Chris Sale were named to the all-freshman team.

Gardner-Webb (2002-06)
Prior to his time at FGCU, Roszel spent four years at Gardner-Webb University. While at Gardner-Webb, Roszel worked as the pitching coach and the recruiting coordinator. In four years at GWU, Roszel had two of his players get drafted on the first day of the MLB draft.

He has coached four of the top-six pitchers on Gardner-Webb’s career wins list. In 2003, his pitching staff threw a school-record 20 complete games. Before becoming Gardner-Webb’s pitching coach, Roszel spent two years at Lake City Community College as an assistant coach.

Roszel, a 2000 graduate of the University of North Florida, and his wife Melissa resides in Greenville with their three children Madyson, Makenna and Clayton. Roszel received his degree in criminal justice with a minor in political science.