Hendrix College Baseball Camps

Brandon Schmidt enters his fifth season as the Hendrix pitching coach and strength and conditioning coach and first as recruiting coordinator in 2022.

He has coached four All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) pitchers – one Newcomer of the Year, one first team, one second team and one honorable mention.

In 2021, Schmidt’s pitching staff averaged 6.83 strikeouts per nine innings, fourth best in program history. It registered the second most number of strikeouts looking and allowed the fourth fewest number of hits and fifth fewest number of walks.

Under Schmidt’s tutelage, Jack Hodgins tied for the most strikeouts looking in program history and allowed the second fewest walks per nine innings. Andrei Stoyanow set the single-game record for strikeouts, averaged the second most strikeouts per nine innings and recorded the third most strikeouts looking.

Hodgins and Kyle Wellman each pitched the second most innings in a game in Hendrix history. Hodgins also tied for fifth in the same category.

In 2020, Warriors pitchers allowed the fewest hits, runs, earned runs and walks in program history, third lowest opponent batting average and averaged the second most strikeouts per nine innings.

Hodgins set the Hendrix record for lowest opponent batting average, ranked second in the SAA and school history in earned run average (ERA) and sixth in the SAA and 48th nationally in strikeouts. Evan Ingram allowed the third fewest walks per nine innings in program history.

In 2019, Schmidt helped guide the Warriors to a share of its first SAA title.

Schmidt’s pitchers led the SAA and ranked third nationally in shutouts. It ranked third in the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio and fewest walks allowed per nine innings.

The Hendrix staff posted the most wins, shutouts, saves and innings pitched in school history, posted the second most strikeouts and allowed the second fewest runs and losses and lowest ERA, third fewest earned runs and lowest opponent batting average and fourth fewest walks per nine innings.

Stoyanow was voted the league’s Newcomer of the Year. Hodgins was named to the All-SAA first team, while Taylor Barker was a second-team selection.

Under Schmidt’s guidance, Barker led the conference and ranked ninth nationally in saves. Hodgins ranked first in the SAA and 45th in the country in ERA, while Stoyanow was second in the league and 76th nationally. Stoyanow was also second in the SAA and 35th nationally in wins.

Barker set the program record for saves in a season, while Hodgins recorded the most innings pitched. Stoyanow tied for second in wins. Hodgins tied for third in starts and strikeouts. Hodgins also posted the fourth best ERA, while Stoyanow was fifth.

In 2018, Schmidt’s pitching staff recorded the most strikeouts looking and third most shutouts in Hendrix history.

Ingram was named All-SAA honorable mention.

Barker tied for the most strikeouts looking in a single season in program history, while Ingram and Evan Orren tied for fourth most.

Barker threw the most innings ever in a Hendrix game. Ingram threw the fourth most, and Seth Tucker tied for fifth.

The top 17 spots on most innings pitched in a single game in program history have all occurred during Schmidt’s tenure.

In 2020, Schmidt was the skipper for the Texarkana Twins of the Texas Collegiate League and coached five Division I signees, including catcher Charlie Welch, a 19th round pick of the Seattle Mariners out of Arkansas in the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Prior to Hendrix, Schmidt served as pitching coach for his alma mater, Little Rock Central (Ark.) High School, for three seasons (2015-17). He coached Aaron Mann, a 2021 second team and 2019 first team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference infielder who also pitches for the Panthers. With Schmidt’s help, Mann became a two-time all-state selection for the Tigers.

Schmidt pitched the 2015 campaign at Crowder (Mo.) after transferring from Central Arkansas, where he spent two seasons (2013-14). As a redshirt sophomore with the Roughriders, he appeared in 11 games, with seven starts, and went 4-2. Schmidt pitched 47.2 innings, including two complete games, and averaged 10.95 strikeouts per game.

As a redshirt freshman with the Bears, Schmidt appeared in three games, with two starts, and posted a 1-1 record.

In 2013, Schmidt and Central Arkansas won their first Southland Conference Tournament title and in the school’s first appearance in the Division I Baseball Championship advanced to the if necessary game of the Starkville Regional against College World Series runner-up Mississippi State.

Schmidt, a Little Rock, Ark. native, earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Central Arkansas in 2016.

Matt Marsh was named as an assistant coach in August of 2023 and will coach Hendrix’s hitters, baserunners and infielders while running the offense and assisting in recruiting efforts. Marsh comes to Conway after making stops at George Mason, UMBC, the University of Maine, Ward Melville High School, Motus Academy and working in a number of travel baseball organizations from 9U – 18U.

Coach Marsh was most recently in Fairfax, VA at George Mason. At George Mason, Coach Marsh was responsible for coaching the catchers, infielders, outfielders, hitters and baserunners. George Mason had reached the NCAA Regional Final that year— going the furthest in school history. The Patriots had won their first Atlantic 10 Championship in 2023 since 2014. Their offense set the school stolen base record at 164 and was third in the country in stolen bases. Additionally, it was the best batting average for the program since 2015 and best on base percentage since 2010, while being the toughest team in the Atlantic 10 to strikeout. Several Mason hitters improved in production from 2022 into 2023 season. Defensively the Patriots fielded .972 which was third best in school history. Marsh was also heavily involved in prospect camps, team camps, youth camps, scouting opposing pitchers, defensive positioning, leadership classrooms, writing the alumni newsletter, organizing meals, planning and running practices, academic check ins and 11 recruits to commit to George Mason.

Prior to George Mason, Marsh was at UMBC from May 2020 to June 2022. In his first year there Coach Marsh worked alongside current George Mason Assistant Coach, Ryan Terrill and the UMBC offense ranked in the top 50 in the country in On Base Percentage, #20 in the country in stolen bases and at the top of the conference in many offensive categories. He was responsible for working with the infielders and catchers along with the baserunners and offense. During that year the UMBC Infield completed the most plays of any team in the America East in 2021. The UMBC Catchers received 99% of pitches in the zone for strikes and 90% of pitches a baseball or two off the plate for strikes. He was also heavily involved on the recruiting side of things with recruiting efforts on the high school front, junior college front and transfer portal as well. In his second year at UMBC, the program continued to have success offensively, defensively and on the basepaths. In 2022, UMBC ranked 22nd in the country and second in the conference in stolen bases with 97, first in the conference in OBP, second in the conference in toughest to strikeout, first in the conference in K:BB/HBP. We had the conference leader in defensive assists as our SS in Drew Roberts, the top fielding percentage for a second basemen in Myles Nicholson, 10 hitters over .270, 8 over .280 and 5 over .300 in batting avg. Coach Marsh also was involved in recruiting 23 players at UMBC including Leewood Molessa who was a freshman All American.

Prior to UMBC, Marsh was a volunteer assistant at University of Maine from July of 2017 to April of 2020. At Maine he most recently served as their outfield coach, while assisting with the hitters, coaching the baserunners, and coaching first base in-game. In year two, he was also responsible for pitcher defense and runner control.  Coach Marsh also developed a vast network of AAU, Junior College, and high school coaches, served in on-campus recruiting, filled recruitable coach positions when needed, attended several camps and clinics every summer, and acted as a camp director. He recruited two players during those spans including 2X All American Jeremiah Jenkins and freshman weekend starter Caleb Leys. As a camp director, Maine camps exponentially grew with Prospect Camps, Team Camps, Summer Youth Camp, Winter PDP, and the Maine Grizzlies AAU Program. With the increases in fundraising, the program was able to purchase both Rapsodo and Synergy. Coach Marsh has a lot of experience working with synergy to prepare reports and to enhance player development. In his first two years at Maine, he also managed program social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Marsh began working as a camp counselor at a youth camp at age 16. Coach Marsh worked his way up from working with young travel baseball players to high school travel players to high school student-athletes and into college athletics. Coach Marsh made several stops along the way in starting his own AAU program three different times in multiple locations with Longhorns Baseball Club at age 18, Motus Academy at age 21, and the Maine Grizzlies while working at University of Maine. Coach Marsh has also worked for the NY Nationals, Long Island Lookouts, Long Island Patriots, Long Island Prospects, Rawlings A’s Prospects and Ward Melville High School.

Coach Marsh has had experience on both sides of the recruiting process in his time coaching, He has coached over 500 youth baseball players, of which over 200 have gone on to play college baseball. During his time in running Motus Academy, the program expanded from 91 players to 238 players within three years, seeing 73 college commitments and one draft pick. During his time there he managed the athletes’ recruitment processes, developed recruitment videos, attended college visits with the athletes, built rosters, tournament schedules, practice schedules, and budgets for 16 teams, managed the website and social media account, interviewed, and hired coaches. He also directed and marketed for a tournament in which they had over 50 teams in a weekend and 15 college coaches attend. For three years he directed a showcase, which had between 50 – 85 attendees a year and 15 – 20 college coaches.

Marsh has seen eleven players that he has coached go on to play professional baseball starting with Ben Brown (Philadelphia Phillies), who he coached for seven years. Other notable players of Marsh’s include Jeremy Pena (Houston Astros), Travis Honeyman (St. Louis Cardinals), Chris Bec (Toronto Blue Jays), Brandon Vicens (Chicago Cubs), Cody Laweryson (Minnesota Twins), Nick Silva (Chicago White Sox), Danny Casals (Milwaukee Brewers), Nick Sinacola (San Francisco Giants), Alex McKenney (Philadelphia Phillies), Justin Courtney (Los Angeles Angels) and Matt Pushard (Miami Marlins). Coach Marsh has also coached several that have gone on to play independent professional baseball including Myles Nicholson, Matt Geoffrion, Dylan Wilkinson, Tony Krueger and Nolan Lamere.

After being brought in to coach at Ward Melville High School by Lou Petrucci and Athletic Director, Pete Melore, Marsh received the Section XI League I JV Coach of the Year Award in 2017. In 2017 his club was JV League Champions and set the school record for most wins in a high school season in going 19-1. On that Ward Melville team were 31 players in 2016 and 32 players in 2017 without an assistant coach. Coach Marsh had an overall High School Record 30 – 9 in two years. Coach Marsh was also voluntarily assisting with Varsity program during the playoff season.

Marsh is originally from East Setauket, N.Y. He graduated from Loyola University of Maryland in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Information Systems before receiving his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maine in 2020. He currently resides in Conway, Arkansas with his wife, Keanna Marsh and their dog, Mandy.