Brett Harker
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLimestone
ConferenceSAC
Record23–69
Biographical details
Born (1984-07-09) July 9, 1984
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2005College of Charleston
2005Batavia Muckdogs
2006Lakewood BlueClaws
2007–2008Clearwater Threshers
2008Reading Phillies
2009Jupiter Hammerheads
2009New Orleans Zephyrs
2010Schaumburg Flyers
2011Lincoln Saltdogs
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013Greenville (SC) H.S. (asst.)
2014Newberry (asst.)
2015–2016Furman (asst.)
2017–2020Furman
2021Hillcrest H.S. (P)
2022–presentLimestone
Head coaching record
Overall114–165
TournamentsNCAA DI: 0–0

Brett Keaton Harker (born July 9, 1984) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Limestone Saints. He played college baseball at the College of Charleston for head coach John Pawlowski from 2003 to 2005 before playing professionally from 2005 to 2011. Harker then served as head baseball coach of the Furman Paladins (2017–2020).

Amateur career

Harker attended Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He then committed to the College of Charleston, where he was a member of the Cougars baseball team. In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2]

Professional career

Harker was drafted in the 5th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]

Coaching career

On July 9, 2014, Harker was named the pitching coach of the Furman Paladins baseball team.[4]

On July 6, 2016, Harker was introduced as the head coach of Furman.[5] Furman University announced on May 18, 2020 that the Paladins baseball team would be terminated due to budget concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In February 2021, Harker was named the pitching coach at his alma mater Hillcrest high school. The team won the Region 1 AAAAA championship, District 1 AAAAA championship, AAAAA upper-state championship, and AAAAA state-championship. This was the first state championship in school history.

Harker was named the head baseball coach at Limestone University August 3, 2021.[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2017–2020)
2017 Furman 33–2814–10T-3rdSouthern Tournament
2018 Furman 24–289–127thSouthern Tournament
2019 Furman 26–3113–115thSouthern Tournament
2020 Furman 8–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Furman: 91–9636–33
Limestone Saints (South Atlantic Conference) (2022–present)
2022 Limestone 4–411–2313th
2023 Limestone 19–2811–13T-8th
Limestone: 23–6912–36
Total:114–165

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "2004 Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ Brian MacPherson (August 11, 2004). "Pitching and Defense propel Y-D to Championship". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gardner, Harker, Edell Selected in MLB Draft". www.cofcsports.com. College of Charleston. January 1, 1970. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Scott Keeler (July 9, 2014). "Ex-Hillcrest star Harker joins Furman baseball staff". www.greenvilleonline.com. Greenville News. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ Scott Keeler (July 6, 2016). "Hillcrest High alum hired as Furman baseball coach". www.greenvilleonline.com. Greenville News. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ Connolly, Matt (May 18, 2020). "Furman cuts two sports, including baseball, amid coronavirus budget hits". The State. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ Mark Whiteman (August 4, 2021). "Limestone introduces Brett Harker as baseball head coach". www.wyff4.com. Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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