August 22, 2008

Schultz Hired as Assistant Baseball Coach

     PITTSBURG -- Pittsburg State University head baseball coach Steve Bever announced today (August 22) that Beau Schultz has been hired as a full-time assistant baseball coach for the Gorillas.
    Schultz steps into the full-time position after serving as a graduate assistant coach for the Gorillas in 2008. He had spent the previous three years as a special education teacher -- two years in the Carl Junction (Mo.) school district after working at Pittsburg High School for one year. He served as an assistant baseball coach at both PHS and CJHS, serving as head freshman coach at Carl Junction.
    “The addition of Beau Schultz to the coaching staff full time will make an immediate impact on our team,” Bever said. “Beau has the respect of the players and coaches alike. His knowledge of the game, ability to teach and ability to recruit will make the program better.”
    Schultz, an Independence, Kan., native, garnered first-team All-MIAA, first-team All-Central Region and honorable mention NCAA Division II All-America honors as a catcher for the Gorillas as a senior in 2005. He finished his career as a three-time All-MIAA performer, earning honorable mention All-MIAA honors in his first two seasons in the Pitt State program (2003-04), after transferring to PSU from Cowley County Community College.
    Schultz started 195 games for the Gorillas, compiling a .349 career batting average with 89 runs scored, 95 RBIs and a .988 career fielding percentage. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Pittsburg State in 2005.