Tulane Baseball Winter HS Showcase

Adam Core is in his second season as the Green Wave baseball team’s Volunteer Assistant where he serves as the primary catching coach. Freshman catcher Bennett Lee was tabbed American Athletic Conference Newcomer Position Player of the Year, AAC First Team, Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America, Second Team NCBWA Freshman All-America, Second Team American Baseball Coaches Association South All-Region and was named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) College Baseball Team

Before joining the Tulane staff, Core served as an assistant coach at Pensacola State College for the 2020 campaign where he coached the hitters and the catchers helping guide the Pirates to 13 wins in a shortened season. Following the season, PSC catcher Allante Hall signed with the Minnesota Twins as a free agent.

Prior to his tenure at Pensacola State, Core spent the 2019 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Southern Illinois University. During his time with the Salukis, Core assisted with the hitting program and served as the primary catchers coach, while also coaching first base.

During his tenure at Southern Illinois, the Salukis ranked fifth in the nation in stolen bases. In addition, SIU players Alex Lyon was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team, while Ian Walters earned MVC All-Tournament team honors.

Prior to SIU, he served as a graduate assistant coach at Lincoln Memorial University in the fall of 2018.

In the summer of 2019, Core was the head coach of the Spearfish Sasquatch, a collegiate team in the Expedition League in Spearfish, South Dakota. The Sasquatch finished the season 28-33 (18-11 in the first half) and led the league with 192 stolen bases.

A Nashville, Tennessee native, Core played collegiately at Dyersburg State and Harris Stowe State University. While at HSSU, he was a team captain and Academic All-Conference selection. He graduated magna cum laude from HSSU with a degree in business administration in 2017.

He also coached at the prep level with the Knights Baseball Organization from 2015-18, based out of Nashville where he served as the head coach at one of the nation’s premier travel baseball organizations.