ORU Baseball 2013
HEAD COACH RYAN FOLMAR
Ryan Folmar Head Coach - First Season - Oklahoma State, 1994 Coaching Experience • Head Coach - Oral Roberts - 2013-Present • Assistant Coach - Oral Roberts - 2005-12 • Director of Operations - Oklahoma State - 1999-2003 Ryan Folmar was named the ninth Head Baseball Coach in Oral Roberts University history at a press conference on June 13, 2012. Folmar had spent the past nine seasons as ORU’s top assistant coach.
Folmar’s 2012 offense ranked as the finest in the Summit League, leading the conference in runs scored and home runs.
“My philosophy has always been that if our program is in good shape, we need to look internally first,” said ORU Athletic Director Mike Carter. “In this case we have a great person to take over in Ryan Folmar. He is well-respected and loved by our players and coaches, he has strong leadership skills, and he is a great mentor to our student-athletes.” “I’m grateful to Dr. Rutland and Mr. Carter for giving me the chance to build on the success we’ve had here over the last decade,” said Folmar.“I am very excited about the challenge in front of me, and I look forward to working with our returning staff and players to bring more championships to ORU.” Folmar has spent the past nine seasons developing a reputation as one of the finest hitting instructors in all of college baseball. ORU won the Summit League championship in each of Folmar’s nine seasons on the ORU staff, advancing to NCAA Regional play each season. The Golden Eagles advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in 2006, finishing the season ranked in the top-25 nationally in every major college baseball poll. Folmar’s offense was the backbone of the squad, finishing in the national top-20 in batting average, runs scored and slugging percentage. The 2008 season was another banner year for Folmar’s offense. The Golden Eagles won 48 games that season and posted one of the best offensive efforts in program history. That season, ORU placed in the top-20 nationally in hits, runs, batting average and doubles. Golden Eagles 19