Ryan Brownlee

Ryan Brownlee in an American college baseball coach and former professional second baseman.

Ryan Brownlee
Biographical details
Born (1973-06-14) June 14, 1973
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1997Evansville
1997Evansville Otters
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999Evansville (assistant)
2000–2003James Madison (assistant)
2004–2012Iowa (assistant)
2013–2019Western Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall128–232
TournamentsSummit: 3–10
NCAA: 0–0

Playing career

A native of Evansville, Indiana, Brownlee played four seasons of college baseball under his father Jim[1] at the University of Evansville. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3][4] Brownlee went on to play one professional season in 1997 with the independent Evansville Otters.

Coaching career

Brownlee coached two seasons with the Purple Aces before moving to James Madison in 2000, where he remained for four seasons. Brownlee moved to Iowa in 2004, and added recruiting coordinator duties during his nine seasons with the Hawkeyes. During that time, 32 players he recruited or coached were drafted by Major League teams.[5] In September 2012, he was named to his first head coaching position with the Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball program.[6] He then served as the head coach of the Western Illinois Leathernecks.[7][6][5][1]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Summit League) (2013–2019)
2013 Western Illinois 19–379–175thSummit League Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2014 Western Illinois 21–3211–13T–3rdSummit League Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2015 Western Illinois 17–3310–206th
2016 Western Illinois 14–3611–196th
2017 Western Illinois 18–3212–154thSummit League Tournament
2018 Western Illinois 17–3114–124thSummit League Tournament
2019 Western Illinois 22–3116–144thSummit League Tournament
Western Illinois: 128–23283–110
Total:128–232
  1. The top four finishers of the Summit League's six teams, excluding Nebraska–Omaha which was reclassifying to Division I and therefore ineligible, qualified for the tournament in 2013.
  2. The top four finishers of the Summit League's six teams, excluding Nebraska–Omaha which was reclassifying to Division I and therefore ineligible, qualified for the tournament in 2014.

See also

References
  1. Gordon Engelhardt (March 23, 2013). "Ryan Brownlee finding a life in DI baseball, with some help from former UE coach Jim Brownlee". Courier-Press. Evansville, Indiana.
  2. Judd, Grant (June 13, 1996). "Champion Kettleers Open Cape League Season". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. p. 21.
  3. Judd, Grant (July 25, 1996). "Kettleers In Playoff Hunt". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. p. 20.
  4. "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  5. "Ryan Brownlee Profile". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  6. "Ryan Brownlee bio". Western Illinois Leathernecks. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  7. "Ryan Brownlee Named Head Baseball Coach". Western Illinois Leathernecks. September 28, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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