Reedley College Men's Baseball

Anthony Essien begins his 7th year at Reedley College after spending 17 years as an Assistant Coach under legendary Valley coach James Patrick at Clovis High School.  In his 1st season with the Tigers, Essien was instrumental in guiding the Tigers to the California State playoffs for the 1st time since 1963.  Under Essiens tutelage, Tiger catcher Alan Crowley was selected Central Valley Conference Player of the Year, All-State, 2nd Team All American, and was selected and signed by the Atlanta Braves in the 2016 Amateur player draft in the 26th round.  In Essiens 2nd season the Tigers advanced to the state playoffs again defeating Lassen before losing to eventual state runner-up Santa Rosa in game 3 of the 3 game series.  In 2018 Essien took over the Pitching Coach duties and helped the Tigers to the State playoffs for the 3rd consecutive season.  The Tigers Pitching staff finished 6th in the state with a 3.28 ERA.  Cal State Fullerton commit, Brady Barcellos, was selected 1st team All Central Valley Conference along with closer Sid Lacy, who finished tied for Saves with 8 in the State.  In 2020 the Tigers were 15-6 at the mid-point of the season before the Pandemic shut down the rest of the season.  The Pitching staff at the time of the season stoppage was 2nd in the State of California in ERA with a 2.40 under Essien.  In the Summer of 2021, Essien was the Pitching Coach for Manager Jack McDowell and the Burlington Sock Puppets in the inaugural year of the Appalachian Summer Collegiate League.