Temple University Athletics
Baseball
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- ryan.wheeler@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-8639
Ryan Wheeler, who has 17 years of Division I coaching experience is in his third season as the head baseball coach at Temple University after serving the previous five as an assistant at the University of Richmond.
In his two seasons, he has guided the Owls to 37 total wins and to seven Atlantic 10 Conference wins in each season. On Feb. 23, 2013, he coached Temple to its first win over a nationally ranked non-conference opponent in 32 years when the Owls defeated No. 24 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
Wheeler, who directed the Spiders' recruiting efforts while focusing on instruction for both the hitters and infielders, joined the Richmond coaching staff for the 2007 season, after serving one year as an assistant at Penn. He had previously served a nine-year stint as an assistant at the College of William & Mary.
Richmond posted a 29-27-2 record in 2011, advancing to the Atlantic 10 Conference championship game. It marked the most wins by the program since the Spiders posted 32 victories in 2007, his first season on the staff.
While at William & Mary, Wheeler helped the Tribe set several school records during his tenure, including a ranking of No. 10 nationally in team hitting and 14th in the country in runs scored per game in 2004.
Wheeler helped guide the 2001 William & Mary squad to a then-school record 35 wins en route to its first-ever Colonial Athletic Association Championship and berth in the NCAA Regionals.
He has mentored a total of 16 players taken in the Major League Baseball Draft, including Joe Mahoney (Baltimore, 2007) Brendan Harris (Chicago Cubs, 2001), Chris Ray (Baltimore, 2003), Chris Shaver (Chicago Cubs, 2004), Bill Bray (Montreal, 2004) and Steve Nikorak (Chicago White Sox, 2012).
Wheeler has also helped several student-athletes attain All-America and Freshman All-America honors, including Michael Brown (2003), Chris Rahl (2004), Forest Cory (2003) and Greg Sexton (2004).
A graduate of Penn State, Wheeler was a 31st-round draft pick of the California Angels in 1994. Wheeler and his wife, Nora, have three children: Jack, Kevin and Kate.
