Richland College Men's Baseball

Bio Jim Leggett was named head baseball coach at Dallas College Richland on Aug. 18, 2025. In his first season with the Thunderducks, Leggett coached Richland to a 24-29-1 overall, 16-14 Dallas Athletic Conference record to finish fourth in the league. Five Thunderducks earned All-DAC honors, including First Team selections Caleb Solis, Brandon Bell and JT Posten. Five Thunderducks received National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic honors, and Dillon Precht was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient.  Leggett served as Appalachian State University's pitching coach for the past two years. Prior to that, he was the director of baseball operations-pitching performance. App State went 33-21-1 in 2024 and 30-25 in 2023. The Mountaineers were 23-31 in 2025. In 2024 Leggett helped the App State pitching staff record 446 strikeouts, which was tied for the second most in program history. Jackson Steensma finished with 74 strikeouts, which ranked seventh in the Sun Belt Conference, while also ranking among league leaders in ERA and opponents' batting average. Zach Lewis also ranked among league leaders in saves, while Dante Chirico combined with Cody Little on a one-hitter against South Alabama on May 2. Chirico signed a professional contract with the Florence Y'alls following the season. Prior to App State, Leggett was the pitching coach at Travecca Nazerene in Nashville, Tennessee. He helped lead the Trojans to three straight 30-win seasons, including a 2021 NCAA Division II World Series berth and a 37-win season in 2022. In 2023, Travecca Nazerene claimed the division title, with two of Leggett's weekend starters earning all-conference honors with sub-3.00 ERAs.  In four seasons at Travecca Nazarene, Leggett groomed 10 all-conference pitchers, including a pair of all-region honorees and one All-American. His 2021 staff had a team ERA of 4.30 to lead the conference, and ranked as high as eighth nationally during the season. Leggett was the pitching coach at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, from 2017-18. The Patriots opened the 2017 season with a program-best 18-2 start. He began his coaching career at Lander University as a volunteer assistant and pitching coach. Lander's pitchers compiled a 3.98 ERA to lead the Peach Belt Conference in 2016, with a trip to the World Series and No. 3 national ranking. Leggett pitched for Belmont Abbey College, which advanced to the NCAA Division II College World Series in 2010. He transferred to Pitt Community College, which also qualified for the World Series in 2011. He earned his bachelor's degree from East Carolina University in 2014. He is married to Kate Leggett.

Bio Zach Westbrook was named an assistant baseball coach at Dallas College Richland in the fall of 2025. In 2026, Westbrook was part of a staff that coached Richland to a 24-29-1 overall, 16-14 Dallas Athletic Conference record to finish fourth in the league. Five Thunderducks earned All-DAC honors, including First Team selections Caleb Solis, Brandon Bell and JT Posten. Five Thunderducks received National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic honors, and Dillon Precht was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient.   

Bio Adam Bosch was named an assistant baseball coach at Dallas College Richland in 2023. He serves as the team's recruiting coordinator and pitching coach.  In the 2026 season, the Thunderducks went 24-29-1 overall, 16-14 Dallas Athletic Conference record to finish fourth in the league. Five Thunderducks earned All-DAC honors, including First Team selections Caleb Solis, Brandon Bell and JT Posten. Five Thunderducks received National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic honors, and Dillon Precht was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient.  In 2025, Bosch, who oversaw the pitchers, was on a staff that guided the Thunderducks to a third place finish at the NJCAA Division III World Series for the second straight year. Richland knocked out No. 1 SUNY Niagra 8-6 in 11 innings. The Thunderducks bowed out in the third place game, falling 3-2 to Century College in 11 innings. Richland went 38-24 overall, 21-9 in the DAC, winning the NJCAA Division III South Central District Championship for a second straight year. Bron Farr was named an NJCAA Division III Third Team All-American, and the DAC Pitcher of the Year.  In his second year with the Thunderducks in 2024, Bosch helped Richland to a third place finish at the NJCAA Division III World Series. Richland fell 5-4 to Dallas College Eastfield in the third place game after beating the Harvester Bees 3-2 earlier in the national tournament. The Thunderducks won the NJCAA Division III South Central District title, beating Eastfield 17-4 in the championship game. Richland went 42-20 overall, 22-8 in the DAC.