Bryan Faulds - Baseball Coach - University of Akron Athletics

Bryan Faulds

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
bfaulds@uakron.edu

Bryan Faulds was named head baseball coach on June 20, 2023. Faulds is in his second season leading the Zips.

The 2023-24 season saw the Zips go 15-29 with pitcher Jared Schaeffer earning first team All-MAC honors. Schaeffer became the first All-Conference selection for the Akron Baseball team since the program returned in 2020.

Faulds comes to Akron with two decades of coaching experience at the collegiate level. He spent the last two seasons as head coach at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, where he led the Hilltoppers to a 72-43 overall record and 34-13 mark in the Lone Star Conference, advancing to the NCAA DII South Central Regional in both campaigns.

In 2023, St. Edward's completed the season ranked No. 20 in the NCAA Division II National Rankings by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The Hilltoppers finished third in the region and second in league play on the strength of a 40-17 overall record and 34-13 LSC ledger, while producing an All-American in Luke Short.

In his first season at the helm, Faulds led St. Edward's to a 32-25 record, including a 27-21 mark in conference play. The Hilltoppers advanced to the LSC semifinals and earned an NCAA South Central Regional bid, falling one game short of the NCAA Super Regionals. The season produced three All-Region players, including South Central Region Pitcher of the Year and All-American Wesley Gafford.

Prior to being named head coach at SEU he served as the Hilltoppers' pitching coach for four seasons. During his time as pitching coach, St. Edward's produced two MLB draft picks, two All-America selections, two South Central Region Pitcher of the Year awards, four All-Region selections, seven All-Conference selections, including a conference Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards.

Prior to his time at St. Edwards, Faulds spent two seasons in the Mid-American Conference at Ohio University. From 2015-17, he was the pitching coach at Ohio, where the Bobcats' staff set the single-season school record for strikeouts (483) in 2017. In addition, Ohio won the 2017 MAC Tournament, earning an NCAA Tournament bid behind two all-conference pitchers and three MAC all-tournament pitchers.

A native of San Ramon, Calif., Faulds began his coaching career at the College of San Mateo in California. He started his collegiate playing career there and later coached for six years, working his way up to associate head coach and interim coach in 2013. Faulds helped lead San Mateo to three conference championships, six regional appearances, and four super-regional appearances while developing numerous all-conference pitchers and NCAA Division I transfers.

As a player at San Mateo, Faulds pitched from 2004-2006 before transferring to Western Illinois University. At San Mateo, Faulds helped the program to an overall record of 64-19 in two years as the captain of the pitching staff. Faulds led the team in saves (six) at Western Illinois and had the second-most appearances (17).

Faulds earned his bachelor of arts degree in recreation, park, and tourism administration in 2009 and a master of arts degree in kinesiology from Saint Mary's College (Calif.) in 2012.

Faulds and his wife, Jessica, have a daughter, Harper.

The Bryan Faulds File
Year	School	Overall W-L	Conference W-L
2022	St. Edward's	32-26 (.552)	27-21 (.563)	NCAA DII Regional Qualifier
2023	St. Edward's	40-17 (.702)	34-13 (.723)	NCAA DII Regional Qualifier
2024	Akron	15-39 (.326)	10-20 (.333)
Total	3 Seasons	87-82 (.515)	71-54 (.568)