McPherson College Men's Baseball

Padraic Walsh will be entering his third season as an Assistant Baseball Coach for McPherson College. Walsh assists in coaching pitchers, outfielders, and is the Bulldogs First Base Coach. Coaching Highlights Padraic Walsh has served as an assistant baseball coach at McPherson College since 2023. During his time, 40 student-athletes have graduated while part of the baseball program. Walsh played a key role in helping Bulldog pitchers finish 17th in the nation in team strikeouts during the 2024-25 season, and he has coached multiple All-Conference selections, including Jace Essig, Fransico Paradis, Marcus Patton, and Peyton Starr. He has been instrumental in the team surpassing 100 stolen bases in consecutive seasons, setting a program record with 129 stolen bases in 2024, as well as coaching Jace Essig to the single-season stolen base record of 29 that same year. Serving as the Bulldogs’ outfield coach in 2024-25, Walsh coached one Gold Glove winner Jace Essig. Playing Highlights Before beginning his coaching career, Padraic Walsh was a right-handed pitcher at Fort Hays State University in the 2020-22 seasons and Dodge City Community College from 2018-19, where he earned All-Jayhawk West Honorable Mention honors in 2018. Across his collegiate career, Walsh logged 200 innings and made 30 starts. A graduate of Smoky Hill High School, he earned three varsity letters in baseball and received all-league honors as a senior (2015-17). Coaching History 2023-2025 | McPherson College 2022-2023 | Redline Athletics Denver Quick Facts Hometown: Aurora, CO College: Fort Hays State University ‘22 & Dodge City Community College ‘19

Mack Stephenson will be entering his third season as McPherson College Pitching Coach. Coach Highlights In 2025, Coach Mack Stephenson helped guide the pitching staff to a 17th-place national ranking in strikeouts. In his first season with the program in 2024, he played a key role in leading the team to Championship Sunday despite the pitching staff having lost 90% of its contributing innings from the previous year. Stephenson also developed an All-Conference closer during the 2025 season. Playing Highlights 5 Year Starter at William Jewell College Coaching History 2023 - Present | McPherson College 2024 - 2025 | Pitching Coach for Saint Joseph Mustangs 2023 | Waterloo Bucks Pitching Coach 2022 - 2023 | Emporia State University 2021 - 2022 | Saint Joseph Mustangs Pitching Coach Quick Facts Hometown: Weston, MO College: William Jewell College

Nathan Robl will be entering his fifth season as an Assistant Coach for McPherson College Baseball, and with this being his third season as the Hitting Coach.   Coaching Highlights Robl has been a mainstay on the Bulldogs’ Baseball staff for the last 5 years. As the Hitting Coach for the previous 2 seasons, the Bulldog offense has seen year-to-year increases in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, batting average, on-base Percentage, and slugging percentage. Also eclipsing 100 stolen bases in both seasons, while setting the single season stolen base record in 2024. With the 2025 squad hitting over 200 extra base hits.   Before taking over as the Hitting Coach, Robl was an assistant hitting coach with his main priority being catching development, while being an integral part of a staff that led the Bulldogs to the 2023 KCAC Tournament Championship, back to back NAIA Opening Round appearances (2022/2023), while helping guide the Bulldogs to their only 40-win season in 2022.   During his time at McPherson College, Robl has helped develop 2 NAIA All-Americans, Antonio Fernandez (2023) and Trevor Johnson (2022). Along with 13 All-KCAC Selections, including most recently Jace Essig, Peyton Starr, and Marcus Patton.   Playing Highlights Before joining the staff, Robl was a catcher for the Bulldogs from 2017 to 2021.   Coaching History 2021-2025 McPherson College   Quick Facts Hometown: Lyons, KS College:McPherson College ‘21 & East Central University ‘23 MEd - Sports Administration B.S. - Sports Management