Adam Brown is now in his eighth season at Morehead State University and ninth season overall coaching college baseball. Brown will work with the Eagles' pitching staff beginning in 2018.
He has also added the label of recruiting coordinator prior to the 2015 season and has been promoted to Associate Head Coach beginning in 2018.
In 2016, he was selected the best recruiter in the Ohio Valley Conference by D1Baseball.com.
He helped the Eagles win their first OVC Tournament title since 1993 in 2015, and the offense set nine single-season school records. Senior catcher Chris Robinson was named OVC Player of the Year and set the school single-season record for hits with 99. Senior Nick Newell established the school's single-season standard for doubles with 28.
Brown's pitching staff led the conference and set the OVC record for strikeouts (570) in 2018, en route to winning the OVC Tournament title and participating in the NCAA Clemson Regional.
In 2016, the offense again ranked at our near the top of the league and nation, ranking second in school history (only to the 2015 season) in six stats categories in the MSU record book.
He helped Eli Boggess to a second-place ranking in the nation in batting average in 2017 and also mentored Niko Hulsizer to OVC records in home runs and total bases.
In 2014, the Eagle offense also had a record-breaking year. They set then-single season records for at bats (2081), hits (637), singles (467), triples (20), and HBP (94). Those stats along with several others finished near the top in the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA. Morehead State led the OVC in HBP, fewest SO per game and triples per game while finishing runner up in OBP, SLG, doubles per game and triples. The Eagles also posted the third highest batting average in the conference. Six players finished with a .300+ batting average while seven hitters posted on base percentages over .400.
Nationally, Morehead State finished in the Top 25 of several major offensive categories including OBP (7th), AVG (10th), hits (11th), doubles per game (14th), SLG (15th), scoring (17th), HBP (17th), doubles (18th) and triples (21st).
Individually, junior Brandon Rawe set the MSU’s single-season hit record (98). His record breaking season also saw him finish third in the OVC and 13th nationally in batting average (.390) while leading the conference in doubles (21), finishing second in the OVC and fourth in the NCAA in hits and third in the OVC and ninth in NCAA in total bases (149). Other Eagle hitters that set high marks were Tyler Bigler and Kane Sweeney. Bigler led the conference in HBP (30) and the country in HBP per game.
Sweeney finished tops in the OVC and 27th nationally in walks (42). Postseason honors in 2014 included Brandon Rawe being named to the All-OVC First Team while Chris Robinson was voted to the All-OVC Second Team by the league’s coaches. Rawe was also selected to the ABCA All-South Region Second Team and First Team OVC by College Sports Madness. CSM also chose Catcher, Chris Robinson and Short Stop, Robby Spencer as Second Team OVC performers.
In his first year at Morehead State (2013), Sweeney had a breakout season, finishing second in the Ohio Valley Conference in batting average (.376) and tied for first in OBP (.475). Those marks were good for 38th and 26th throughout the country. Sweeney also set a school record for reaching base in consecutive games at 42.
Prior to Morehead State, Brown made stops at Louisburg College, a junior college in Louisburg, NC, Gardner-Webb University, a Division I in Boiling Springs, NC and Winthrop University, a Division I in Rock Hill, SC.
At Louisburg, Brown served as the Hurricanes pitching coach. His other responsibilities included assisting in recruiting, coordinating the strength and conditioning program, compiling scouting reports, assisting with academic monitoring and directing all baseball camps.
The spring of 2012 was a one of the best ever for the Louisburg College baseball program. The Hurricanes won their first 27 games of the season and became the first baseball team in school history to receive a No. 1 national ranking by the NJCAA. Louisburg finished the season setting school records for wins (52) and winning percentage (.893, 52-9).
Brown spent the 2011 season as a volunteer assistant coach under Head Coach Rusty Stroupe at Gardner-Webb. He spent most of his time developing the GWU catchers and hitters. Other major responsibilities included compiling scouting reports and maintaining newly renovated Bill Masters Field. Brown also assisted when needed with the pitching staff.
In 2011, the Runnin’ Bulldogs had their best year since making the jump to the Division I ranks, finishing 34-23-1 and 14-13 in the Big South Conference. GWU set school records for wins (34), Big South Conference wins (14), and winning percentage (.595) since moving to the Division I level. The offense ranked tops in the Big South Conference in batting average, runs scored and hits. Three times during the 2011 season a Gardner-Webb hitter was chosen as the league's Player of the Week.
Brown’s first year of college coaching was spent as the Director of Baseball Operations under Head Coach Joe Hudak at Winthrop University. For the 2010 season, Brown served as camp director, assisted with academic monitoring, assisted with on campus recruiting, scheduled team travel and handled numerous administrative duties.
The summer before joining the Winthrop coaching staff, Brown spent with the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League, serving as the first base coach and hitting coach.
Immediately after graduating college, Brown took a job as a mathematics teacher and assistant varsity baseball coach at Summerville High School. Just four years earlier, Brown had helped Summerville win its first AAAA State Championship in 19 years. Fifteen players signed to play baseball at the collegiate level, five with NCAA Division I schools and 10 with other levels.
Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Charleston Southern University. He was recognized as a Scholar Athlete in six of his eight semesters. On the baseball field, he was a four year letterman playing all infield positions.
Coach Brown is married to Alyson LaVigne Brown and resides in Morehead. The couple has a young daughter, Adason Montgomery.
