Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Men's Baseball

Stegall was named the third head coach in the history of Eagle baseball in July 2007. Stegall inherited a program that was considered a national power, having made five Avista-NAIA World Series appearances in six seasons. Stegall set about building on that tradition of success. In his first season, he led the Blue and Gold to a 44-18 overall and an 18-3 conference record. The Eagles started 2008 league play 3-3, but rebounded for a 15-game winning streak that led to a sixth conference championship in seven years. The league title gave the Eagles the No. 1 seed for the NAIA Region XIV tournament and they capitalized on the advantage, claiming the regional crown and earning a spot in the 10-team NAIA World Series as the sixth seed. The Eagles went 2-2 at the World Series to finish fifth in the nation. Stegalls success in his inaugural season with the Eagles earned him Florida Sun Conference and NAIA Region XIV Coach of the Year honors. Stegalls second season with the Eagles culminated in a 44-14 record and The Sun Conference regular season and tournament titles. Once again, Stegall was hailed as the conference Coach of the Year. The NAIA introduced a new format to postseason play, eliminating regional and super regional tournaments and introducing a National Championship Opening Round. Stegall and his ballclub showed that they were not only up to the task of hosting a five-team Opening Round tournament, they were also quite capable of winning it, collecting three straight victories to advance to the NAIA World Series.  Stegall garnered NAIA-Rawlings East Region Coach of the Year honors for his clubs NAIA National Championship Opening Round crown. In 2010, the Blue and Gold finished 47-19 overall and finished as the No. 3 team in the nation. ERAU won its third consecutive Sun Conference title during the regular season with a 21-6 record, then followed that up with The Sun Conference tournament crown, coming out of the losers bracket to beat St. Thomas twice to claim the title. The Eagles were granted a No. 1 seed in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round and the hosts did not dissapoint, getting a two-out, two-run double from senior Branden Roper-Hubbert in the bottom of the ninth inning against St. Thomas in the championship finale to win a thrilling 3-2 game over the Bobcats, sending ERAU to their ninth NAIA World Series. Stegall led his team to a 3-2 record in the 10-team event, including a win over national No. 1 Lewis-Clark State. The Eagles would eventually bow out in the semifinals, finishing as the third-best team in the nation, for the second-best finish in program history. Stegall again earned NAIA-Rawlings East Region Coach of the Year honors. Stegall accomplished additional firsts during the 2011 year, earning his first 50-win season, as well as getting his team ranked No. 1 overall over the final three weeks of the season. The Eagles breezed through The Sun Conference slate with a 24-3 record, the best in conference history. Next, the Eagles blew out all four of their opponents in The Sun Conference tournament, earning a No. 1 seed in the NAIA Opening Round - Daytona Beach bracket. ERAU continued its undefeated postseason, posting two wins over Brewton-Parker (Ga.) en route to the programs 10th NAIA World Series appearance. The Eagles entered the 2011 World Series as the No. 1 overall seed, winning their opening game aganst eventual national champion Concordia (Calif.) in convincing fashion. ERAU placed fifth in the 10-team event, ending the 2011 season with a 51-11 overall record. During the 2012 campaign, the Eagles captured their fifth straight and 13th Sun Conference regular season title and made the 11th trip to the NAIA World Series in program history. Stegalls squad finished 43-18, the 22nd consecutive winning season in Embry-Riddle history and the 14th 40-win season. Stegall led the Blue and Gold to the programs sixth straight Sun Conference regular season title in 2013, compiling the second-best league record in conference history (23-4). The Eagles lost the first game of The Sun Conference Tournament, but rolled through five consecutive elimination games, including three on the final day of the tournament, to claim the squads fourth tournament title in Stegalls tenure. Embry-Riddle hosted an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round for the fifth straight year in 2013, posting a perfect 3-0 record, becoming one of just two teams to reach the NAIA World Series in every season the Opening Round had been utilized. The Eagles won their first two games at the World Series (a program first), falling to eventual national champion Faulkner and eventual national runner-up Lewis-Clark State to end the season at 50-15, the second 50-win season for Stegall. The 2014 campaign saw the Eagles once again claim The Sun Conference regular season crown, posting a 22-5 record in league play. The Blue and Gold fell in the title game of the conference tournament, but the Eagles were still chosen to host an Opening Round for the sixth time in as many seasons. After coming out of the losers bracket to force a winner-take-all contest against Southern Poly, the Eagles postseason run stopped short of the World Series for the first time in Stegalls time at Embry-Riddle. In Embry-Riddles final season in the NAIA, Stegall again led the Eagles back to the World Series after capturing the programs fifth Sun Conference Tournament title and sixth NAIA National Championship Opening Round crown. ERAU advanced to the semifinals for the third time in the Stegall era, falling to eventual national champion, Lewis-Clark State. The Eagles went 41-19, marking the eighth 40-win season under Stegall and saw two players drafter in Tyler Cyr (10th round) and Zac Grotz (28th round). Stegall came to Embry-Riddle from Indiana Tech where he spent two seasons as the Warriors head coach, compiling a 69-44-2 overall record. In 2006, the Warriors were 29-29-1 overall, were third in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and finished second in the Region VIII tournament. A year leater, Stegall guided the Warriors to a 40-15-1 record and the WHAC regular season and tournament titles, earning him league Coach of the Year honors. Indiana Tech was also ranked 20th in the final NAIA poll. Prior to coaching at Indiana Tech, Stegall spent five years as the top assistant coach to Woody Hunt at Cumberland University in Tennessee where he worked primarily with hitters and infielders. During his time at Cumberland, the Bulldogs won three conference championships, two regional titles, two super regional titles and made two straight trips to the Final Four at the NAIA World Series. In 2004, the Bulldogs defeated Oklahoma City to capture the schools first NAIA World Series crown. Stegall has coached seven first-team All-Americans, 11 second-team All-Americans and 19 honorable mention All-Americans during his time at Embry-Riddle, Indiana Tech and Cumberland. Stegall began his collegiate career playing at the University of South Carolina where he earned honorable mention All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1995. After two seasons with the Gamecocks, Stegall transferred to Cumberland (Tenn.) where he set the school single-season record in hitting (.479) and finished fifth in the nation in runs scored (87), hits (113) and total bases (201) as a junior. His performance that year earned him Mid South Conference and Regional Player of the Year honors. He was also a first team All-American and was the runner-up to the NAIA Player of the Year. Stegall was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 25th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. During his four years as a professional baseball player, Stegall played for the Billings Mustangs, Clinton Lumberkings, Rockford Reds, Dayton Dragons and the Chattanooga Lookouts. In 1998, he earned All-Pioneer League honors after finishing ninth in the league in batting (.316) and hits (83). In 2000, he led the Midwest League in doubles (43), which was second in all of minor league baseball, and tied for fourth in batting average (.311), the second best among all Cincinnati Reds minor leaguers. He was also selected to the Midwest League All-Star game in 2000. Stegall is a native of Orlando, Fla. where he played high school baseball at Lake Brantley High School, and was inducted into the Lake Brantley High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. He earned his bachelors degree in History/Geography from Cumberland in 2002 and a Master of Science degree in Social Studies Education from Nova Southeastern. He resides in DeLand, Fla. with his wife Laura and daughters Sarah and Ashtyn, and son Brady. Coaching Highlights Seven NAIA World Series appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) Eight conference regular season titles (Indiana Tech, 2007; Embry-Riddle, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Two NAIA Regional titles (Indiana Tech, 2007; Embry-Riddle, 2008) Five Sun Conference Tournament Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015) Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2007) Five-time Sun Conference Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) Nine 40+ winning seasons Two 50+ winning season Has produced 18 All-Americans and 19 Honorable Mention All-Americans 19 players selected in the MLB Draft     Randy Stegall Cumberland (2002) In the summer of 2007, the athletic administration at Embry-Riddle was faced the daunting task of finding someone to take over the very successful Eagle baseball program. Following an extensive national search, Randy Stegall was named the third head coach in the history of Eagle baseball in July 2007. Stegall inherited a program that was considered a national power, having made five Avista-NAIA World Series appearances in six seasons. Stegall set about building on that tradition of success. In his first season, he led the Blue and Gold to a 44-18 overall and an 18-3 conference record. The Eagles started 2008 league play 3-3, but rebounded for a 15-game winning streak that led to a sixth conference championship in seven years. The league title gave the Eagles the No. 1 seed for the NAIA Region XIV tournament and they capitalized on the advantage, claiming the regional crown and earning a spot in the 10-team NAIA World Series as the sixth seed. The Eagles went 2-2 at the World Series to finish fifth in the nation. Stegalls success in his inaugural season with the Eagles earned him Florida Sun Conference and NAIA Region XIV Coach of the Year honors. Stegalls second season with the Eagles culminated in a 44-14 record and The Sun Conference regular season and tournament titles. Once again, Stegall was hailed as the conference Coach of the Year. The NAIA introduced a new format to postseason play, eliminating regional and super regional tournaments and introducing a National Championship Opening Round. Stegall and his ballclub showed that they were not only up to the task of hosting a five-team Opening Round tournament, they were also quite capable of winning it, collecting three straight victories to advance to the NAIA World Series.  Stegall garnered NAIA-Rawlings East Region Coach of the Year honors for his clubs NAIA National Championship Opening Round crown. In 2010, the Blue and Gold finished 47-19 overall and finished as the No. 3 team in the nation. ERAU won its third consecutive Sun Conference title during the regular season with a 21-6 record, then followed that up with The Sun Conference tournament crown, coming out of the losers bracket to beat St. Thomas twice to claim the title. The Eagles were granted a No. 1 seed in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round and the hosts did not dissapoint, getting a two-out, two-run double from senior Branden Roper-Hubbert in the bottom of the ninth inning against St. Thomas in the championship finale to win a thrilling 3-2 game over the Bobcats, sending ERAU to their ninth NAIA World Series. Stegall led his team to a 3-2 record in the 10-team event, including a win over national No. 1 Lewis-Clark State. The Eagles would eventually bow out in the semifinals, finishing as the third-best team in the nation, for the second-best finish in program history. Stegall again earned NAIA-Rawlings East Region Coach of the Year honors. Stegall accomplished additional firsts during the 2011 year, earning his first 50-win season, as well as getting his team ranked No. 1 overall over the final three weeks of the season. The Eagles breezed through The Sun Conference slate with a 24-3 record, the best in conference history. Next, the Eagles blew out all four of their opponents in The Sun Conference tournament, earning a No. 1 seed in the NAIA Opening Round - Daytona Beach bracket. ERAU continued its undefeated postseason, posting two wins over Brewton-Parker (Ga.) en route to the programs 10th NAIA World Series appearance. The Eagles entered the 2011 World Series as the No. 1 overall seed, winning their opening game aganst eventual national champion Concordia (Calif.) in convincing fashion. ERAU placed fifth in the 10-team event, ending the 2011 season with a 51-11 overall record. During the 2012 campaign, the Eagles captured their fifth straight and 13th Sun Conference regular season title and made the 11th trip to the NAIA World Series in program history. Stegalls squad finished 43-18, the 22nd consecutive winning season in Embry-Riddle history and the 14th 40-win season. Stegall led the Blue and Gold to the programs sixth straight Sun Conference regular season title in 2013, compiling the second-best league record in conference history (23-4). The Eagles lost the first game of The Sun Conference Tournament, but rolled through five consecutive elimination games, including three on the final day of the tournament, to claim the squads fourth tournament title in Stegalls tenure. Embry-Riddle hosted an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round for the fifth straight year in 2013, posting a perfect 3-0 record, becoming one of just two teams to reach the NAIA World Series in every season the Opening Round had been utilized. The Eagles won their first two games at the World Series (a program first), falling to eventual national champion Faulkner and eventual national runner-up Lewis-Clark State to end the season at 50-15, the second 50-win season for Stegall. The 2014 campaign saw the Eagles once again claim The Sun Conference regular season crown, posting a 22-5 record in league play. The Blue and Gold fell in the title game of the conference tournament, but the Eagles were still chosen to host an Opening Round for the sixth time in as many seasons. After coming out of the losers bracket to force a winner-take-all contest against Southern Poly, the Eagles postseason run stopped short of the World Series for the first time in Stegalls time at Embry-Riddle. In Embry-Riddles final season in the NAIA, Stegall again led the Eagles back to the World Series after capturing the programs fifth Sun Conference Tournament title and sixth NAIA National Championship Opening Round crown. ERAU advanced to the semifinals for the third time in the Stegall era, falling to eventual national champion, Lewis-Clark State. The Eagles went 41-19, marking the eighth 40-win season under Stegall and saw two players drafter in Tyler Cyr (10th round) and Zac Grotz (28th round). Stegall came to Embry-Riddle from Indiana Tech where he spent two seasons as the Warriors head coach, compiling a 69-44-2 overall record. In 2006, the Warriors were 29-29-1 overall, were third in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and finished second in the Region VIII tournament. A year leater, Stegall guided the Warriors to a 40-15-1 record and the WHAC regular season and tournament titles, earning him league Coach of the Year honors. Indiana Tech was also ranked 20th in the final NAIA poll. Prior to coaching at Indiana Tech, Stegall spent five years as the top assistant coach to Woody Hunt at Cumberland University in Tennessee where he worked primarily with hitters and infielders. During his time at Cumberland, the Bulldogs won three conference championships, two regional titles, two super regional titles and made two straight trips to the Final Four at the NAIA World Series. In 2004, the Bulldogs defeated Oklahoma City to capture the schools first NAIA World Series crown. Stegall has coached seven first-team All-Americans, 11 second-team All-Americans and 19 honorable mention All-Americans during his time at Embry-Riddle, Indiana Tech and Cumberland. Stegall began his collegiate career playing at the University of South Carolina where he earned honorable mention All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1995. After two seasons with the Gamecocks, Stegall transferred to Cumberland (Tenn.) where he set the school single-season record in hitting (.479) and finished fifth in the nation in runs scored (87), hits (113) and total bases (201) as a junior. His performance that year earned him Mid South Conference and Regional Player of the Year honors. He was also a first team All-American and was the runner-up to the NAIA Player of the Year. Stegall was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 25th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. During his four years as a professional baseball player, Stegall played for the Billings Mustangs, Clinton Lumberkings, Rockford Reds, Dayton Dragons and the Chattanooga Lookouts. In 1998, he earned All-Pioneer League honors after finishing ninth in the league in batting (.316) and hits (83). In 2000, he led the Midwest League in doubles (43), which was second in all of minor league baseball, and tied for fourth in batting average (.311), the second best among all Cincinnati Reds minor leaguers. He was also selected to the Midwest League All-Star game in 2000. Stegall is a native of Orlando, Fla. where he played high school baseball at Lake Brantley High School, and was inducted into the Lake Brantley High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. He earned his bachelors degree in History/Geography from Cumberland in 2002 and a Master of Science degree in Social Studies Education from Nova Southeastern. He resides in DeLand, Fla. with his wife Laura and daughters Sarah and Ashtyn, and son Brady. Coaching Highlights Seven NAIA World Series appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) Eight conference regular season titles (Indiana Tech, 2007; Embry-Riddle, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Two NAIA Regional titles (Indiana Tech, 2007; Embry-Riddle, 2008) Five Sun Conference Tournament Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015) Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2007) Five-time Sun Conference Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) Nine 40+ winning seasons Two 50+ winning season Has produced 18 All-Americans and 19 Honorable Mention All-Americans 19 players selected in the MLB Draft    

Biography Dave Therneau was selected to lead the Embry-Riddle baseball program in August 2024, continuing a career with Eagles baseball that has spanned nearly 10 years. He was the Eagles' assistant coach from 2008-15 before taking over as the pitching coach at nearby NCAA I Stetson. Therneau rejoined the Embry-Riddle baseball program in 2023 following a seven-year stint at Stetson. He transformed the Stetson pitching staff into one of the best in the nation over his seven seasons with the Hatters, developing nine hurlers who went on to pitch professionally, including Logan Gilbert, the highest drafted player in Stetson program history in 2018 when he was selected 14th overall by the Seattle Mariners. In his first season as the Eagles’ skipper, Therneau guided an injury-Riddle ball club to a 25-24 overall record. Over the course of his Stetson tenure, Therneau's staffs posted five of the top 20 single-season ERA performances and seven of the top eight single season efforts in terms of opponent batting average. Additionally, 10 of the top 13 single season individual performances in terms of strikeouts per nine innings were set during his seven seasons. Therneau was named the Collegiate Baseball National Pitching Coach of the Year in 2018 following Stetson's historic campaign that saw the Hatters win the ASUN regular season and tournament titles. The Hatters also hosted and won an NCAA Regional en route to a NCAA Super Regional appearance and five Hatter hurlers were drafted following the 2018 season. In eight seasons with the Eagles, Therneau’s pitchers combined to earn 17 All-American honors, while eight were selected in the Major League Baseball draft. Among those picks was Daniel Ponce de Leon, who made his MLB debut for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018 with seven no-hit innings against Cincinnati almost one year to the day after being struck in the head by a line drive and needing emergency surgery. Therneau also tutored Eagle pitchers who claimed a combined 27 All-Conference honors, including three consecutive Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year accolades from 2009-11. In addition, an Eagle was named the league’s Pitcher of the Week 36 times during Therneau’s tenure. The Eagles ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation in ERA in seven of Therneau’s eight seasons, including 2010 when Embry-Riddle’s pitching staff led the nation in ERA at 2.63. Therneau’s career as a coach began in 2004 when he served as a player-coach with the Independent San Angelo Colts. He then served as a two-year head coach in the Strike Zone Upper Deck Collegiate League before joining the Embry-Riddle staff in 2007. In addition to building an impressive reputation as a pitching coach, Therneau also made a name for himself as a pitcher and was poised to move up to the majors until he was derailed by an arm injury.  He was drafted three times and finally signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1998 after being drafted in the ninth round.   One of the fastest moving pitchers within the Reds organization in 1999, Therneau went from Class-A to AAA in a matter of months, moving from the Pioneer League (rookie level) in Billings, Mont., to the AAA Indianapolis Indians. In 1999, he was the first pitcher in all of professional baseball to reach eight wins and helped the Class-A Rockford Reds to the first-half division title.   Therneau’s 12-3 record with the Reds resulted in his promotion to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts where a 2-0 record and a 2.75 ERA in three starts earned him yet another promotion to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He finished the season with a 14-5 record, just one level away from the majors.   In 2000, Tommy John surgery brought Therneau’s career to an abrupt halt. Although he was able to compete after extensive rehab, his playing career ended in 2004 after he led the Schaumberg Flyers to the Northern League playoffs in 2003 and the New Jersey Jackals to a Northeast League title.   Before being drafted, Therneau was an NAIA World Series All-Tournament selection after leading Bellevue (Neb.) to a third-place finish in the 1998 campaign. While at Bellevue, he was an honorable mention All-American and was named to both the All-Conference and All-Region first teams.   Therneau transferred to Bellevue from Texas Tech where he went undefeated as part of a rotation that led the Red Raiders to a Big 12 championship in 1997. Prior to Texas Tech, Therneau was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 28th round, but opted instead to attend Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas where he led his team to two consecutive conference championships and was an All-Conference selection in 1995 and 1996. In the summer of 1997, Therneau played in the Jayhawk Summer League, where he led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. He also led his team to a second place finish at the NBC World Series, and capped his season by being named a first team NBC All-American and All-Tournament selection.   Therneau also played with the USA Juniors squad that traveled to Japan to take on the Japanese national team in 1996.   A native of Denton, Texas, Therneau played on Denton High School’s baseball team, and was a first team All-State member in 1994.   Therneau earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication from Bellevue in 2000.  Coaching History Year Ovr. Pct. Conf. Pct. Postseason 1 Season 25-24 .510 10-19 .345 2025 25-24 .510 10-19 ..345 PERSONAL Hometown Denton, Texas Education B.S. in Communication (Bellevue) ACCOLADES 13x Collegiate Baseball NCAA I National Pitching Coach of the Year 18 MLB Draft Selections 2 All-SSC Selections MILESTONES AT EMBRY-RIDDLE First Victory: at Montevallo, 13-4 (Feb. 1, 2025) First vs. Conference Win: at RV Barry, 8-3 (Feb. 21, 2025)  

Biography Chuck Stegall was selected as Embry-Riddle's Assistant baseball coach, by his brother Randy who was the Eagles' head coach from 2007-24. The longest tenured coach in Embry-Riddle Baseball history, Chuck Stegall was elevated to Associate Head Coach in August 2024. In 16 years at Embry-Riddle, Stegall has been instrumental in the Eagles' success, helping the Blue and Gold to a 551-321 overall record during that stretch. He has helped lead the Eagles to seven Sun Conference regular season titles, five Sun Conference tournament titles and six NAIA postseason appearances, including NAIA World Series Final Four finishes in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Stegall played a key role in the Eagles' successful transition from NAIA to NCAA II. Embry-Riddle made its first regional appearance in 2019 and in 2024, the Eagles advance to the NCAA II Super Regional before falling to eventual national champion Tampa. During his first year at Embry-Riddle, Chuck Stegall helped his brother lead the Eagles to their sixth appearance in seven seasons at the NAIA World Series after sweeping the NAIA Region XIV Tournament and winning the conference title with an 18-3 league record and 44-18 overall mark. In 2009, the Eagles repeated as conference champions and returned to Lewiston, Idaho, home of the Avista-NAIA World Series, after compiling a 3-0 record in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. In 2010, Embry-Riddle had one of their best years under the Stegalls, finishing 47-19 overall and making it to the final four at the NAIA World Series. The Eagles won both The Sun Conference regular season and tournament crowns and claimed their third straight trip to Lewiston with a National Championship Opening Round title in Daytona Beach. 2011 included a number of firsts for the Stegalls, who earned their first 50-win season, and were ranked No. 1 in the NAIA over the final three weeks of the regular season. ERAU finished 51-11 overall, including a Sun Conference record 24-3 in league play. The Blue and Gold advanced all the way to the Avista-NAIA World Series where the Eagles placed fifth. During the 2012 campaign, the Eagles captured their fifth straight and 13th overall Sun Conference regular season title and made the 11th trip to the NAIA World Series in program history. Stegall helped lead the Eagles to a 43-18 finish, the 22nd consecutive winning season in Embry-Riddle history and the program’s 14th 40+ win season. The 2013 season was yet another notch in the Stegall brothers’ coaching belt as the Eagles finished 50-15, making their sixth consecutive trip to the NAIA World Series after claiming the program’s 14th Sun Conference regular season title and the fourth league tournament title. The 2014 campaign saw the Eagles once again claim The Sun Conference regular season crown, posting a 22-5 record in league play. The Blue and Gold fell in the title game of the conference tournament, but still was chosen to host an Opening Round for the sixth time in as many seasons. After coming out of the loser’s bracket to force a winner-take-all contest against Southern Poly, the Eagles’ postseason run stopped short of the World Series for the first time in the Stegall’s time at Embry-Riddle. In Embry-Riddle’s final season in the NAIA, the Eagles went back to the World Series after capturing the program’s fifth Sun Conference Tournament title and sixth NAIA National Championship Opening Round crown. ERAU advanced to the semifinals for the third time in the Stegall era, falling to eventual national champion, Lewis-Clark State. The Eagles went 41-19, marking the eighth 40-win season under the Stegalls. In 2007, Stegall helped guide the Indiana Tech Warriors to a 40-15-1 record, the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles and a No. 20 ranking in the final NAIA poll. Prior to going to Indiana Tech, Stegall spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Neosho County Community College in Kansas. During his tenure at NCCC, the Panthers captured a Jayhawk East Championship and finished third in the Region VI race in 2006. He helped coach six All-Conference players, two All-Region selections, two All-Americans, a Rawlings Big Stick Award winner, and the 2006 Junior College Player of the Year. Under his guidance, Panther players broke 13 of the school’s 22 hitting records. Stegall played four seasons of college baseball for Coach Woody Hunt at Cumberland (Tenn.) where he helped the Bulldogs to four consecutive conference championships and four straight regional tournament appearances. He was a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2003. A native of Orlando, Fla., Stegall was a letterwinner at Lake Brantley High School where he played alongside former major leaguer Felipe Lopez and former MLB second baseman Rickie Weeks (Milwaukee Brewers). He helped the Patriots become the Florida State Champions in 1997 and was inducted into the Lake Brantley High School Hall of Fame in 2007. Stegall earned his undergraduate degree in History/Geography from Cumberland in 2003 and completed his masters in Sports Management at Nova Southeastern in 2004. Stegall resides in Port Orange, Fla., with his wife Melanie and their daughters Hayley and Paige.   Coaching History School Years Record Neosho Community College 2005-06 73-44 Indiana Tech 2007 40-15-1 Embry-Riddle 2008-Present 551-321 STEGALL FILE Before Embry-Riddle • 2006 Jayhawk East Champs • 2007 WHAC Champs • 2007 Regional Runner-Up At Embry-Riddle • 2008 NAIA Region Champs • 2008 NAIA World Series Appearance • 2009 Sun Conference Champs • 2009 Sun Conference Tournament Champs • 2009 NAIA World Series Appearance • 2010 Sun Conference Champs • 2010 Sun Conference Tournament Champs • 2010 NAIA World Series Final Four • 2011 Sun Conference Champs • 2011 Sun Conference Tournament Champs • 2011 NAIA World Series Appearance • 2012 Sun Conference Champs • 2012 NAIA World Series Final Four • 2013 Sun Conference Champs • 2013 Sun Conference Tournament Champs • 2013 NAIA World Series Final Four • 2014 Sun Conference Champs • 2015 Sun Conference Tournament Champs • 2015 NAIA World Series Final Four • 2019 NCAA II South Regional Appearance • 2024 NCAA II South Region Champs • 2024 NCAA II Super Regional Appearance    

Matt Swiderski joins the Embry Riddle baseball staff, arriving from neighboring Daytona State College where he served as an assistant coach for the past six years working with both the team’s offense and defense. While at Daytona State, the team’s offensive production continued to thrive under his guidance, finishing at or near the top in the state in both batting average and on base percentage every season since his arrival. The program also earned the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year Award consistently during his tenure.  Swiderski served as the head coach for both the Seminole County Snappers and Deland Suns in the Florida Collegiate Summer League, an assistant coach for the Leesburg Lightning where he won a championship in 2021, and an associate scout for the Cincinnati Reds.   He was invited as a guest speaker to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Conference in the Fall of 2020. Swiderski earned his AA Degree from Daytona State College where he served as the Falcons everyday first baseman as well as spending time patrolling the outfield.  He was selected to play in the JUCO All Star Game his freshman year and helped lead the Falcons to a regional playoff berth his sophomore season. Swiderski was named to both the President’s List and Dean’s List during his two years at Daytona and he was presented with the Who's Who of American College Students Award while earning an Academic All American.   Following Daytona, Swiderski went on to play at Coker University, an NCAA Division II program in South Carolina where he continued to put up strong numbers both offensively and defensively helping the Cobras advance to the SAC tournament his senior season.  He graduated from Coker with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Sports Management and earned his Master’s Degree in College Athletic Administration from Coker in September of 2020. He is a native of Port St. Lucie, Florida where he attended Port St. Lucie High School.

Camden Traficante joined the baseball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in August 2025. Traficante played baseball at Stetson University from 2021 to 2022 before transferring to Embry-Riddle. During his time with the Eagles, Traficante was named First Team All-Sunshine State Conference shortstop in 2024, D2CCA All-South Region, and NCBWA All-Region Second Team. He also led the Eagles in runs (55), RBI (53), doubles (17), home runs (6), extra base hits (27), total bases (111), walks (45), double plays turned (28), and fielding assists (172). Traficante received his BS in Business Administration from Embry-Riddle and is currently seeking a master's in Engineering management through Worldwide. He is a native of Ormond Beach, Fla. where he attended Spruce Creek High School.

Brady Bogart comes to ERAU after serving as pitching coach at Pasco Hernando State College during the 2024 season. Bogart helped lead PHSC to a 33-22 regular season record and a 20-10 mark in conference, finishing as regular season champions. PHSC led all of FCSAA with a 3.84 ERA during the season. That ERA also ranked 10th in all of NJCAA Division II and was led by Freshman Michael Savarese earning 1st Team All American status. This past summer, Bogart was the head coach for the Staunton Braves in the Valley League.  Prior to PHSC, Bogart served as pitching coach for the University of North Florida during the 2023 season. UNF finished the regular season with an overall record of 28-27 with midweek wins vs FSU, USF, UCF, and South Carolina.     Bogart's varied experience in the baseball world has seen him primarily work in the Sunshine State, while also sending him around the country to coach or play in independent and summer leagues. Bogart spent two seasons working with the Amarillo Dillas as the pitching coach and then three years as the field manager in the United League Baseball (ULB). His teams completed the league champion three-peat winning championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010.  In 2008 he was named ULB Manager of the Year. Bogart compiled the three year championship run with a 160-115 record.  Bogart is the single-season ERA record holder at Saint Leo University, The Saint Leo alum also spent time on the coaching staff of the Sunshine State powerhouse. During multiple stints as the pitching coach for the Lions, Saint Leo tallied a 179-95 record, while also reaching the 1996 Division II South Regional Tournament and setting multiple team single-season records including consecutive wins (20), shutouts (eight) and strikeouts (467). In addition to his professional and collegiate history, Bogart has produced a dominant 16-year tenure between time as the head coach at The Villages Charter High School and at Citrus High School. During those two stints, Bogart's teams went 255-172, making two final four appearances, five regional finals while winning two regionals and five district titles. Mixed in during that time, Bogart has also accrued 12 years of travel ball coaching experience with Gatorball Baseball Academy. Bogart played two years of junior college ball with Central Florida Community College before making his mark in two seasons at Saint Leo. He then played three seasons between time with the Sioux Falls Canaries, Mobile Bay Sharks and Abilene Prairie Dogs of the Northern League and Texas-Louisiana League respectively.   Bogart has been married to his wife, Barbie, for 30 years. Together the couple have four children, all of which have competed, or are currently participating in, college sports. Cody, a catcher for the Eagles, graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2018 with an engineering degree. Cody participated in ERAUs 2015 NAIA World Series team.  Austin graduated from Stetson in only three years and earned his graduate degree at UNF while competing as a two-way player and starter for the Ospreys in 2021. Garrett, was also a catcher at ERAU, earning his bachelor’s in civil engineering and later graduating with his MBA while finishing his playing career in 2023.  Their daughter, Carly, is currently a senior infielder at Valdosta State University, pursuing a master’s degree. All three Bogart boys have been fortunate to play for Coach Dave Therneau. Cody and Garrett at ERAU and Austin at Stetson University. The three brothers also made NCAA history on April 28, 2018 as they all hit a homerun on the same day. Cody hit his in the second game of a doubleheader vs Barry. Austin’s home run came on the road vs UNF while playing for Stetson, while Garrett was the first to hit his homer that day vs North Carolina Central as a member of the Savannah State Tigers.