Kyle Sprague - Baseball Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Kyle Sprague

Title:
Volunteer Assistant
Email:
kyle.sprague@xavier.edu

Kyle Sprague enters his second year at Xavier in the 2016-17 academic year. He came to XU from the University of Central Florida, where he finished his second year working as the volunteer assistant coach in 2015.

Sprague directs XU's camps and assists in all facets of the program, including serving as first base coach during games.

Xavier swept the BIG EAST regular season and tournament championships during Sprague's first year on campus, eventually advancing to the program's first-ever NCAA Regional Final in Nashville.

PRIOR TO XAVIER

At UCF, Sprague was in charge of the Knights' outfielders and coached first base during games, while aiding the development of the team's infielders and catchers along with hitting responsibilities. The Knights achieved a program-best No. 6 ranking during the 2015 campaign.

Sprague guided seniors JoMarcos Woods and Erik Barber in 2015 to career bests in the outfield and at the plate, garnering recognition on The American All-Conference team. Woods posted a .323 avg. with five homers and 32 RBI, while Barber compiled a .313 avg. and a team-high 11 homers.

Under Sprague in 2014, all three of the Knights outfielders - Erik Barber, Sam Tolleson and Derrick Salberg - were honored to one of The American's three all-conference teams. Salberg tallied a .992 fielding pct., while junior JoMarcos Woods led all position players with a .994 pct.

While at UCF, Sprague aided the development of four players - Eric Skoglund (3rd), Dylan Moore (7th), James Vasquez (25th) and Mitchell Tripp (36th) - who were all selected in the MLB Draft.

Before coming to Orlando, Sprague held the volunteer assistant position during the 2012-13 season at Gardner-Webb. While with the Runnin' Bulldogs, catcher John Harris was a Johnny Bench Award nominee and the team set a program best in fielding pct. at .969.

Sprague has extensive experience as a camp instructor, working at the Marc Wilkins Baseball Academy from 2007-12 and for Cal Ripken Baseball in 2009. He also has served as a camp instructor at Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi State, among others.

PLAYING CAREER

The Mansfield, Ohio, native played three seasons at Malone (Ohio) University where he was a part of three Pioneer teams that won a total of 104 games. His college career began at Tiffin University.