Schlossnagle completes staff
8/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Aug. 22, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU Head Baseball Coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the addition of Ryan Shotzberger as the volunteer assistant coach. Shotzberger comes to TCU after one season as an assistant coach at Duke University."We are excited to add Ryan to our staff," said Schlossnagle. "He fits the mold of what we were looking for in this position...a young, energetic, aggressive person, excited to make a contribution to our program."
"I am extremely excited to be part of a winning tradition here at TCU," said Shotzberger. "Getting to work under Coach Schlossnagle is a great opportunity for me, he's won everywhere he's been. Not only is he a tremendous baseball coach, he's a tremendous person. Being on a staff with Coach Todd Whitting and Coach Randy Mazey is going to be a great experience for me to continue to develop my coaching skills from guys who have been doing it for so long."
He spent the 2006 season with the Blue Devils in the ACC. While at Duke, he was responsible for assisting with the catchers and infielders. Among his many duties with the Blue Devils, Shotzberger helped with the growth of the Duke Baseball Academy and the Rising Star Baseball Academy. On game days, he threw batting practice and coached the bullpen.
Prior to his time at Duke, Shotzberger was an assistant coach at Cecil Community College for one season. He was responsible for coaching the infielders, hitters, base running and catchers as well as coaching third base and throwing batting practice on game days.
Along with his two stints as an assistant coach, Shotzberger has worked summer camps around the country. He has assisted at camps at Tulane, Auburn, Florida State, North Carolina, UNLV and Duke.
In his playing days, Shotzberger was a shortstop at McDaniel College. He earned first-team All-Centennnial Conference honors in 2004 as well as team MVP honors. At the completion of his collegiate career, he had climbed the career charts and ranks second in career doubles (23) and career triples (10) and third in home runs (13). He holds the top spot for runs scored in a season with 41 and has the seventh-highest career batting average all-time at .380.
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