Mark Van Ameyde, who has served as the MSU baseball’s pitching coach since the 2009 season, has been promoted to associate head coach, head baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. announced Tuesday.
Under Van Ameyde, the Spartan pitching staff proved to be one of the strongest in the Big Ten in 2011, led by All-Big Ten selections Kurt Wunderlich and Tony Bucciferro. Wunderlich also was named the first Spartan to be named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year after compiling 10 wins, good for second most in the history of the program.
The pitching staff also blazed the trail for the Spartans to take home their first Big Ten championship in 32 years and only the fourth in the history of the program.
“I’m grateful and honored by this promotion,” Van Ameyde said in a statement to the athletics department. “I want to thank coach Boss and our administration, including (Athletics Director) Mark Hollis and (Senior Associate Athletics Director) Shelley Appelbaum, for being named associate head coach. Their support certainly means a lot to me.”
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