Donny Harrel

Donny Harrel (born December 17, 1969) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Seattle Redhawks baseball team. He was named to that position in the summer of 2008 and helped re-launch the program in the 2010 season.[1][2][3][4]

Donny Harrel
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSeattle
ConferenceWAC
Record243–310–2
Biographical details
Born (1969-12-17) December 17, 1969
North Bend, Oregon
Alma materCal State Bakersfield '95
Playing career
1989–1990Taft
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?Clackamas (Asst.)
1995Bakersfield (Asst.)
1996Taft (Asst.)
1997–2002Lane
2003–2004Oregon State (Asst.)
2005–2008Washington (Asst.)
2009–presentSeattle
Head coaching record
Overall463–400–2
TournamentsWAC: 7–10
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • WAC (2016)

Playing career

Harrel played at Taft College before being drafted in the 18th round of the 1990 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals. He played two seasons in the Royals organization as a first baseman and catcher, reaching Class A.

Coaching career

Harrel began his coaching career as an assistant in the junior college ranks. After serving at Clackamas, Bakersfield, and Taft, he earned the head coaching position at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. Over seven seasons with the Titans, Harrel compiled a record of 220–90 and claimed the 1999 NWAACC Championship. He was named Southern Division Coach of the Year four times and helped build the program with fundraising and facilities improvements during his tenure.[1] He also coached the Bend Elks collegiate summer team and a Eugene-based American Legion Baseball team.[2]

He then served two seasons as an assistant at Oregon State, serving as a volunteer to facilitate the jump from junior college to major conference Division I competition. After two seasons working with outfielders and catchers, Harrel became an assistant at Washington. He served four seasons, working with infielders, hitters and helping with recruiting and several other administrative tasks.[2] He then moved across town to Seattle to help re-establish the Redhawks baseball program. Harrel has led the program into the Western Athletic Conference, narrowly missing the conference tournament in 2013.[1]

Head coaching record

This table reflects Harrel's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Seattle Redhawks (Independent) (2010–2012)
2010 Seattle 11–39
2011 Seattle 22–29–1
2012 Seattle 23–30
Seattle Redhawks (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Seattle 21–3310–69th (10)
2014 Seattle 26–2713–116th (10)WAC Tournament
2015 Seattle 31–2719–82nd (10)WAC Tournament
2016 Seattle 37–2121–51st (10)WAC Tournament
2017 Seattle 20–35–18–167th (10)WAC Tournament
2018 Seattle 32–2113–114th (10)WAC Tournament
2019 Seattle 13–398–19T-8th
2020 Seattle 7–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Seattle: 243–310–292–76
Total:463–400–2

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Donny Harrel Bio". Seattle Redhawks. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. "Player Bio: Donny Harrel". Washington Huskies. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  3. Bob Broughton (June 13, 2008). "Donny Harrel Hired as Seattle University Head Baseball Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  4. "Donny Harrel". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
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