The two national assistant coaches of the year will be in the same Auburn dugout for the 2016 season.
Auburn head coach Butch Thompson announced the first member of his staff Tuesday afternoon with the hiring of Kentucky assistant coach Brad Bohannon.
Bohannon won the 2015 Baseball America and American Baseball Coaches Association National Assistant Coach of the Year award one season after his new boss Thompson took home that title in 2014.
Bohannon, 40, spent the last 12 seasons at Kentucky, where he assisted in overseeing the best 11-year run in program history. Bohannon is noted as one of the nation’s best recruiters and has been a major element to the talent influx to the Wildcats baseball program over the last decade that has included their first Southeastern Conference championship in program history, the first NCAA Regional held in Lexington and three record-breaking win seasons including a program record 45 wins in 2012.
Judging by the overall reaction on Twitter, yes. He's apparently a great recruiter and coach.Is this a good hire? Not familiar with him.
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I'm waiting for the call. I can teach hitting to a blind man.I like the hire assuming he brings in a quality hitting and pitching coach.
Michael Lananna of Baseball America tweeted he's hearing Dave Serrano is the pick for pitching coach.I like the hire assuming he brings in a quality hitting and pitching coach.