Campbell University Men's Baseball

Haire. Thats what our program is about, and Im excited about continuing the tradition that weve built over the last seven years in our pursuit of taking Campbell Baseball to Omaha. Haires first team wasted no time breaking into the record books in 2015.  The Fighting Camels set the mark for the best start in program history by winning 17 or their first 19 contests, en route to establishing Haire as the winningest first year head coach in program history by posting 32 victories.  Those 32 wins are tied for the fifth most victories in a season in the programs 53-year history.  2015 marked the Camels' fourth straight season of 30 or more wins, the first time that has ever happened in the history of the program, and Campbell ranks 17th (out of 299) in the country in total wins over that time. And for the fourth straight year, the Camels made an appearance in the top-30 of at least one national poll, another first for the program.  In Haire's first season at the helm, Campbell led the Big South in ERA (3.48) for the second time in three seasons, and ranked second in team batting average (.297). CU also boasted 32 home runs, the most by a Campbell team since 2010, and led the league in stolen bases for the fourth consecutive season.  Five Camels earned All-Big South honors, with Cole Hallum earning Big South Player of the Year, and went on to garner Third Team Louisville Slugger All-American honors. Matt Parrish earned his second-consecutive Academic All-America accolade, also collecting Second Team All-Big South merits at designated hitter. The record-setting continued that June, as three Camels were selected in the 2015 MLB Draft, the most in a single year in program history.  Cedric Mullins (13th round, Baltimore Orioles), Steven Leonard (23rd round, Colorado Rockies) and Heath Bowers (24 round, Oakland Athletics), were all drafted after having never been drafted previously in their career, continuing a trend of development that Haire and his staff have demonstrated since arriving in Buies Creek. Since 2012, the Camels own 163 wins, averaging nearly 41 per year, with eight All-America selections, four Academic All-Americans, nine MLB contracts, 25 all-conference picks, as well as an outstanding 3.02 team GPA. As an assistant, Haire helped to make the Fighting Camels into one of the most explosive and consistent offenses not only in the conference, but also in the entire country. CU has set over 50 new school individual and team offensive records, practically rewriting the offensive record book with Haire at the helm of both the teams hitting and recruiting efforts. Haire, and the coaching staffs, recruiting and coaching efforts helped guide Campbell to 41 or more wins each season from 2012-14, totaling 131 victories over that span. CU originally set the school record for wins in 2012 with 41, only to eclipse that mark again in 2013 with 49 victories.  2013 culminated in the Big Souths Regular Season Championship, the first in program history. In 2014, the Camels took the Big South Tournament Championship, the first in 24 years, and also advanced to the programs first NCAA Regional since 1990. In the Columbia Regional, the Camels picked up their first-ever NCAA Tournament win, knocking off Old Dominion 4-1 in 12 innings.  They finished the season with their third straight 40-win campaign, with 41 victories.  Haire has recruited and/or coached every baseball All-American in Campbell history. Michael Felton, a second-baseman, was named the programs first All-American (by 2 different publications) after being among the national leaders with 103 hits in 2012. In 2013, the Camels had 3 All-American selections; Outfielder, and national stolen base champion (54), Ben McQuown (two different publications); SS Brent Graham who hit .375, and RHP Ryan Thompson, who led the nation in ERA with a school-record 0.88.  Thompson was also named Big South Pitcher of the Year after the 2013 season, and followed that with another All-American campaign in 2014, becoming the first 2-time All-American in program history. Cole Hallum joined the All-American ranks in 2015 after banging 12 homeruns and saving 9 games on the mound.  Under Haires guidance, a Camel has been named Academic All-American in each of the past four seasons, including designated hitter Matt Parrish in 2014 and 2015. Josh Holskey and David Olson also picked up Academic All-American honors in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Haire has coached dozens of all-conference players, over 20 all-region players, three conference players of the year, two region players of the year, and 13 All-Americans. In addition, Haire has seen 23 former players sign professional contracts. Including MLB First Year Player Draft Picks:  2008 Cleveland Indians 25th round selection Steve Smith 2009 Chicago White Sox 31st round selection Ryan Hamme 2011 San Francisco Giants 48th round selection Jake Smith 2013 Atlanta Braves 15th round selection Matt Marksberry 2013 Oakland Athletics 30th round selection Ben McQuown 2014 Houston Astros 22nd round selection Ryan Thompson 2015 Baltimore Orioles 13th round selection Cedric Mullins 2015 Colorado Rockies 23rd round selection Steven Leonard 2015 Oakland Athletics 24th round selection Heath Bowers Matt Marksberry made his Major League debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2015, becoming the eighth player in CU history to make it to the big leagues.  Jake Smith was named 2015 Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year, and was added to the Giants 40-man roster.  Cedric Mullins was named the Top Defender in the Orioles 2015 Draft Class. As an assistant coach, Haire has helped guide five teams that set school records for wins (Sterling College 2004: 37, Ouachita Baptist University 2006: 31, OBU 2007: 50, Campbell 2012: 41, CU 2013: 49). Before his move to Campbell, Haire spent four years as an assistant under head coach Scott Norwood at Ouachita Baptist University, compiling a 107-61 won-lost record from 2005-2007. Haire led an OBU team that ranked in the nations top-20 in team batting average (19th), team earned run average (11th), and team fielding percentage (13th), to a 50-10 record and a Gulf South Conference West Division Championship, in 2007. Prior to his years at OBU, Haire spent one year as the pitching coach at Sterling College. In 2004 the Warriors boasted a 37-18 record, and won both the KCAC ERA title (3.01) and KCAC tournament championship, and had two All-American pitchers. As a player, Haire was a member of Coach Danny Schmitzs 2001 MAC East Division Champions at Bowling Green State University. After two seasons at BGSU, Haire went on to play for Coach Gary Vaught at the University of Indianapolis. In 2003 Haire helped the Greyhounds to the North Central Region Finals. Haire graduated from Henderson State University (Ark.) with a B.A. in history. He married Lindsey Dawson of Benton, Ark. in 2010. The couple has two sons, Jackson and Parker.

Miles joined the Campbell baseball staff in August 2022 as the Director of Pitching Development.  Miles most recently served as the pitching coach for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plains League in 2022. He guided the Marlins pitching staff to league-bests in strikeouts, batting average against, and WHIP.  He spent time on staff at Florence Darlington Tech, where he helped the program to lead the region in team ERA and strikeouts. While at FDT, he helped move 14 players on to four-year schools.