Keiser University Men's Baseball

Ty Copper was named head coach of the Keiser spirit squad on July 28, 2025. Copper File Copper enters her first season with Keiser as head coach Pre-Keiser Copper joins Keiser after spending a year as the head cheer coach at Suncoast High School where she led Chargers to first place at the 2025 FSHAA Regional Cheer Competition, Game Day Division, fourth place at the 2025 FSHAA State Championship Semifinals, Game Day Division, first place at the 2025 No Stress Cheer Competition, Game Day Division, and first place at the Magic Touch Cheer Competition, Game Day Division. Before joining Suncoast High School, Copper was the head cheer coach at Boynton Beach High School for four season (2020-2024). There she guided the Tigers to first place at the 2024 No Stress Cheer Competition, Game Day Division. She was also selected as UCA All-American Chaperon for 2024 Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade. She began her career as assistant cheer coach at Royal Palm Beach High School (2016-2018). She has successfully led teams under USA Cheer, FHSAA, UCA, and NFHS guidelines, consistently building programs rooted in discipline, teamwork, and excellence.  As a member of USA Cheer, certified in NFHS safety and FHSAA compliance, and CPR/AED certified. Personal She was an all-American cheerleader at Nova Southeastern where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2014.

Jamaine Gordon will be entering his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Keiser University Track & Field program. Gordon’s Guidance Coached five NAIA Indoor National Champions (Anthony Applequist, 2019, triple jump), (Philip Stome, 2021, heptathlon), (Harriet Tuson, 2022, 600m), (Cole Wilson, 2022-23, heptathlon) and one NAIA Outdoor National Champion (Tom Paris, 2022, Pole Vault) Led the outdoor men's team to a program-best seventh place finish in 2022 Aided in the men’s team finishing third at the 2019 NAIA Indoor National Championship In indoor, Gordon has coached 23 NAIA All-Americans and two relay teams During outdoor, he has coached twelve NAIA All-Americans On the men’s side, he has 105 individual All-Conference athletes and eleven All-Conference relay teams Guided 51 men to Conference Championships and three relay teams to a Sun Conference Title The women have produced 51 individual All-Conference athletes and eight All-Conference relay teams Coached the women to 14 individual Conference Championships and one relay Conference Championship In the classroom, track & field has brought in 32 Academic All-Conference awards 2025 (Track and Field) Led five Seahawk women and 14 Seahawk men to conference champion status Sent 23 athletes to NAIA Nationals 12 school records were set Yanis Le Mouillour was named Sun Conference Cross Country and Indoor Track Freshman of the Year Keiser men placed third overall at SUN Indoor Championships and fifth in outdoor Seahawk women placed 5th overall at SUN Indoor Championships and 5th in outdoor 2024 (Track and Field) Helped Sacha Gangloff become an indoor long jump All-American with a 7.17m mark.  Seven Seahawks were named Academic All-Conference.  Will Hill was named Sun Conference Indoor and Outdoor Freshman of the Year. Yasmine Rogers swept the Sun Conference Indoor and Outdoor Freshman of the Year award. 13 school records were set.  Eight Seahawks became conference champions during the outdoor season.  Three indoor conference champions each for the men’s and women's team.  Three Seahawks from the women’s outdoor team became conference champions, along with five from the men's team.  2023 (Track & Field) Led the Keiser Men's Indoor Team to a No. 3 national ranking, and a No. 8 national ranking in outdoor.  Coached Cole Wilson to a national championship in the indoor heptathlon, with 5347 points.  Collected five conference champions in the indoor season, and six during outdoor. Totaled 11 All-Americans on the year.  25 new school records were set. Oversaw Keiser's record breaking women's 4x400m relay team that turned in a 3:59.62 time. 2022 (Track & Field) Led Harriet Tuson to a 600m Indoor National Championship with a time of 1:32.66 Coached Tom Paris to an Outdoor National Championship in the Pole Vault with a height of 5.00m Instructed four indoor NAIA All-Americans and four outdoor NAIA All-Americans Led the men's and women's teams to second-place finishes at the Sun Conference Indoor Championship Aided in the men's team finishing second at the Sun Conference Outdoor Championship while the women finished sixth Through the indoor season, coached six individual Conference Champions, 15 All-Conference honors, and four All-Conference relay teams Instructed the Freshman Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and the Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year, Cole Wilson  Collected eight individual Conference Championships, 23 All-Conference honors, and one All-Conference relay in outdoor   2021 (Track & Field) Guided Philip Stomne to an Indoor National Championship in the heptathlon with a point total of 5,211 Had two indoor NAIA All-Americans and two outdoor NAIA All-Americans Guided the men's and women's teams to a third-place finish in the inaugural Sun Conference Indoor Championship and Outdoor Championship During the indoor season, produced three individual and one relay Conference Championship, 13 All-Conference honors, and five All-Conference relay teams Instructed the Indoor Freshman and Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year, Philip Stomne Amassed three individual and one relay Conference Championship, 12 All-Conference honors, and two All-Conference relay teams in outdoor The team set 21 new school records during the indoor and outdoor seasons In the classroom, the team collected 11 Academic All-Conference awards 2020 (Track & Field) The Seahawks completed the indoor season and competed in one outdoor meet when the season was canceled by the NAIA on Mar. 16 Coached Chris Grinley to his second straight NAIA All-American honor for the indoor season in the 60-meter hurdles Had two men qualify for the NAIA Indoor National Championship Three women and three men earned Academic All-Conference honors and NAIA Scholar Athlete recognition   2019 (Track & Field) Aided in the men’s team finishing third at the 2019 NAIA Indoor National Championship Led Anthony Applequist to an Indoor National Championship with a leap of 15.54 meters in the triple jump Led the men’s team to a third place finish at conference and the women to a fifth place finish On the men’s side, coached eight All-Conference and eight All-Americans including six in indoor and two during outdoor. Gordon also coached one All-Conference relay team Gordon guided four All-Conference athletes on the women’s side Guided two men to conference championships and one relay team Helped the men’s team reach No. 3 in the USTFCCCA national coaches poll during the indoor season In the classroom, the team had seven Academic All-Conference awards   Pre-Keiser Prior to his arrival at Keiser, Gordon spent five years as the Head Coach at Lindsey Wilson, one year as the Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach at Western Kentucky, and three years at Union College as the Head Coach. While at Lindsey Wilson, Gordon coached four NAIA National Champions in the women's 100-meter, men's long jump, and a two-time triple jump champion. In his time, Gordon led the men's team to four outdoor and one indoor Mid-South championships and four outdoor and two indoor Mid-South titles on the women's side. For his efforts, he was a four-time Mid-South Coach of the Year and two-time Kentucky Coach of the Year. At the national level, he led the men's team to their best finish in 2017 of fourth. In his 11-year coaching career, he has mentored 165 All-Conference athletes, 102 national qualifiers, 68 All-Americans, 23 Academic All-Americans, nine Conference Athletes of the Year, nine National Champions, and eight Freshman of the Year. Playing Career Gordon ran track & field at Lindsey Wilson, winning the NAIA National Championship in the long jump during the 2005 season. He was a five-time All-American in the triple jump and three-time All-American in the long jump. In addition, he won the Mid-South championship once in the long jump and triple jump.   Personal Gordon graduated from Lindsey Wilson with a Bachelor's of Arts in Communication and an Associate of Arts in Social Sciences.   

Brook Fordyce enters his ninth season as the Head Baseball coach at Keiser University. In 2021, Coach Fordyce led the Seahawks to the New Orleans Regional Championship and an appearance in the NAIA World Series. Fordyce’s Fortitude Boasts a 270-149-1 record through eight seasons as the all-time leading head coach. Led the Seahawks to the 2021 NAIA World Series, winning the New Orleans Regional Have appeared in seventh NAIA Regionals and seven Sun Conference tournaments Coached 27 All-Conference players including 13 on the First Team Instructed three First Team NAIA All-Americans and one honorable mention Guided Simon Grinberg to 2025 Sun Confernce Player of the Year honors Coached Tim Bouchard to 2022 Sun Conference Player of the Year honors Guided Pablo Arevalo to 2021 Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year honors Off the field, the Seahawks have 24 Academic All-Conference and nine NAIA Scholar Athletes 2025 Guided Keiser to their seventh NAIA Regionals and their third championship appearance Posted a season record of 37-17 Made his seventh appearance at the Sun Conference tournament, making it to the championship game verus Webber International Collected five SUN All-Conference honorees, including four first-team selections Coached the Sun Conference Player of the Year, Simon Grinberg Posted nine Academic All-Conference honorees Earned five NAIA Top 10 wins over No. 7 Webber International, No. 6 Southeastern and No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett 2024 Led the Seahawks to their sixth NAIA Regionals and guided them to their second championship appearance. Made his sixth appearance at the Sun Conference Tournament Developed four SUN All-Conference honorees  In the classroom, he produced a total of seven SUN All-Academic 2023 Started the season in the NAIA Top 25  Made his sixth appearance at the Sun Conference Tournament Instructed three SUN All-Conference honorees  Off the field, notched a total of eight SUN All-Academic 2022 Guided Keiser to a 35-22 overall record and a 14-10 mark in conference play Advanced to the NAIA Regionals for a second straight season Instructed the Sun Conference Player of the Year, Tim Bouchard Collected two NAIA All-Americans and seven All-Conference honors Finished the season ranked in the top-25 for a third straight year Led the Seahawks to nine top-25 wins over the course of the season Advised four members of the Sun Conference All-Academic team 2021 Claimed the New Orleans Regional Championship with a perfect 3-0 record Advanced to the NAIA World Series for the second time in program history Coached the Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year, Pablo Arevalo Netted two First Team All-Americans and six All-Conference awards Boasted a 37-18 overall record and 14-10 mark in conference games Posted a 20-2 record in home games, winning their first 20 Ranked as high as No. 8 in the NAIA poll Led KU to six wins against teams ranked inside the coach’s poll Off the field, five players netted Academic All-Conference honors 2020 The Seahawks were 19-6-1 overall when the season was canceled on 3/16/20 due to COVID 19 Keiser was 6-2-1 in conference play with a sweep of No. 16 Webber International Ranked No. 15 in the first NAIA poll after starting the year unranked Started the season with five straight victories Posted a 3-3-1 record against teams ranked in the NAIA poll Aided in two Academic All-Conference players and two NAIA Scholar Athletes 2019 Led Keiser to a 32-21 overall record and their second straight 13-11 mark in conference play Developed four All-Conference players including two on the First Team and two on the Second Team The Seahawks upended five teams ranked inside the NAIA Top 25 poll Oversaw five Academic All-Conference players and four NAIA Scholar Athletes   2018 Guided Keiser to a 38-19 overall record and an appearance in the Lawrenceville Regional Coached two TSC First Team All-Conference honorees, in addition to three TSC Second Team All-Conference winners The Seahawks were 26-10 in games played at Silvester Field and 6-8 against teams ranked inside the Top 25 poll Keiser endured a season-best 14 game winning streak and were ranked as high as No. 13 in the NAIA Coaches Poll Pre-Keiser Fordyce retired from professional baseball in 2004, and opened up the Frozen Ropes Baseball Academy and Frozen Ropes Baseball teams. In 2011, Fordyce began coaching with the Palm Beach Rockets, where 14 of his 18 players received college baseball scholarships. While with the Palm Beach Rockets, Fordyce spent two seasons as the Co-Head Coach of the Benjamin School baseball team, racking up a 41-16 record.   Playing Career Fordyce is a former Major League catcher of ten years, where he spent time with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays. Fordyce enjoyed the most successful time of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, where he hit .301 and received the Roberto Clemente award for his work with the American Red Cross.   Fordyce received a scholarship from Clemson University before he was drafted in the third-round by the New York Mets. During his time in the Mets organization, Fordyce was selected to the rookie league All-Star game, and a pair of Single A All-Star games. In 1992, he was voted the MVP of the Eastern League Championship game and in 1996, he was named the MVP of the All-Star game while playing for Indianapolis.   Personal Fordyce resides in Jensen Beach, Florida and has two daughters, Blake and Parker. Fordyce Year-By-Year Keiser – Head Coach Year Record Pct. Conference Record Finish Postseason 2025 37-17 .685 15-13 4th Regional 2024 34-23 .596 9-15 4th Regional 2023 28-23 .549 9-12 5th n/a 2022 35-22 .614 14-10 4th  Regional 2021 37-18 .673 14-10 5th World Series 2020* 19-6-1 .750 6-2-1 n/a n/a 2019 32-21 .604 13-11 4th n/a 2018 38-19 .667 13-11 4th Regional * Season Cancelled on 3/16/20 due to CoVID 19 Virus

Caldwell File Caldwell enters his second year as the Seahawk's hitting coach During his first season in 2025, Caldwell coached five all-conference members with four position players earning honors Guided the Sun Conference Player of the Year Simon Grinberg Helped the Seahawks make their seventh regional appearance Pre-Keiser During his time at Point, Caldwell served as the head coach of the Michigan Monarchs in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. He also spent three seasons as the hitting and defense coach for the Wausau Woodchucks in Northwoods Summer League. Prior to his stint with the Skyhawks, Caldwell was the hitting coach for Salt Lake Community College. In 2018, he nabbed his first head coaching gig at Juan Diego Catholic High School.   Playing Career As a player, Caldwell was a four-year player at Brigham Young. He was a two-time West Coast Conference First-Team honoree and batted .283 in his career. He would go on to play professional baseball for the Ozark Mountaineers and the River City Rascals before traveling to play in Australia for one season with the Brisbane Bandits in 2016. Prior to his collegiate career, Caldwell batted .451, hit eight homers, and tallied seven doubles for Jordan High in his senior season. He was named to the Deseret News First Team All-State in 2009 and 2010.    

Thompson’s Thinking Thompson enters his fifth year as the Seahawks Pitching Coach Helped the Seahawks to an overall record of 37-17 in the 2025 season  Steered Keiser to their seventh NAIA Regional Apperance in program history Guided Kyle Keyes to First-Team All-Conference honors Coached Danny Galvin earning Sun Conference Honors in 2022, 2023 and 2024 Aided in Brandon McCabe earning NAIA All-American honorable mention honors   Pre-Keiser Prior to Keiser, Thompson spent a season at Point University as the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. In his lone season, he instructed seven All-Conference and two All-Region pitchers.   Thompson began his collegiate coaching career at Coastal Alabama Community College as the Pitching Coach for a season. He went on to spend three seasons as the Pitching Coach at NCAA Division II, Spring Hill College.   Thompson is the manager for the Wausau Woodchuccks in the Northwoods League. In 2024, he was named the Northwoods League Manager of the Year with an overall record of 132-80 in just three seasons. Under Thompson's tutelage, he has coached 20+ MLB draft picks, four of which were drafted in the top five rounds of the MLB draft. With several others moving on to play independent baseball.   Playing Career Thompson played and graduated from Point University in 2015 after transferring from Coastal Alabama Community College. In 2014, Thompson was a member of the Point baseball team that advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in school history.   Personal Thompson is originally from Lakeland, Florida, and currently resides in West Palm Beach. His brother serves as the national cross-checker of the San Francisco Giants of the MLB.

Harvey Simpson enters his fifth season as the Head Cross Country and Assistant Track & Field Coach at Keiser University. Simpson's Stride Coached Harriet Tuson to an NAIA Indoor National Championship in the 600 Meter Run in 2022. Helped Melvin Johnson become an All-American in the indoor 60m dash.  Oversaw the All-American relay team of Brandon Baker, Vindero Lightfoot, Omario Windett, and Cliff Desir.  Guided two indoor NAIA Track & Field All-Americans. Off the track, Darin Hinshaw, Gage Rasmussen, and Marie Marc, Ah'leeyah Strappier, and Nikola Vukelja were honored as Sun Conference Champions of Character.  2025 Seahawk women and men finished 5th at Sun Conference XC Championships Yanis Le Mouillour was named Sun Conference Freshman of the Year 2024 Helped the Keiser women to a runner up finish in the Sun Conference Indoor Championships. Coached two national qualifiers, and three Sun Conference Champions.  2023 Helped top KU men's runner Nikola Vukelja and women's runner Emily Guthrie set new PRs in the 8k and 6k, respectively. Mentored Chicago Marathon participant Juan Perez.  2022 Guided Keiser through a season that saw numerous individual PRs. Mentored Philippine Rey to four top-100 finishes, including a 13th place finish at the Ave Maria Invitational. Helped Keiser host the first home meet in school history, the Keiser University Flagship Invitational. Tutored Boston Marathon participant Juan Perez.  Steered KU to a sixth place finish at Sun Conference XC championships.  2021 Took over Keiser cross country and led the Seahawks to a sixth place finish in the Sun Conference.  Helped the Seahawks to 38 top-50 finishes, including nine top-10 finishes. Pre-Keiser Simpson brings 23 years of coaching experience to the Seahawks with his most recent stop coming at Brewton-Parker College where he served as the Head Track & Field Coach.   In his lone season, he coached the programs first Indoor National Champion (60m hurdles). Simpson led the men's outdoor team to a runner-up finish at the Southern States Conference Championship. Overall, he guided 25 student-athletes to All-Conference honors in outdoor track and saw 12 school records broken during the year.   Simpson began his collegiate coaching career at Cincinnati Christian University for a season. He coached the 2019 River States Conference Champion in the 60m. Simpson also made stops at Bishop Verot Catholic High School, IceUp Athletics & Track Club and Oasis High School. Personal Simpson graduated from Rasmussen University with a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management.