Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Brentz named Assistant Coach of Blue Raider Softball
8/24/2023 4:30:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee Softball head coach Jeff Breeden has announced five-time, first-team All-American and Middle Tennessee Baseball all-time home run leader, Bryce Brentz, as the newest assistant coach. Brentz starts his coaching career after playing ten seasons in Major League Baseball where he was a first-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in 2010.
"We are super excited to get Bryce on board with this program," said Breeden. "He will be working with our hitters and infielders and will bring unmatched knowledge of hitting to our staff. Bryce completely sold me in the interview process on the fact that no one else in America loves this university as much as him. He has what it takes to get us to the next level, and it is going to be fun to watch Bryce mature into a great coach!"
Brentz was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 2020, while his wife Anne Marie Brentz will be inducted later this year for her integral part in one of the greatest eras in Lady Raider basketball.
"We are super excited to get Bryce on board with this program," said Breeden. "He will be working with our hitters and infielders and will bring unmatched knowledge of hitting to our staff. Bryce completely sold me in the interview process on the fact that no one else in America loves this university as much as him. He has what it takes to get us to the next level, and it is going to be fun to watch Bryce mature into a great coach!"
Brentz was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 2020, while his wife Anne Marie Brentz will be inducted later this year for her integral part in one of the greatest eras in Lady Raider basketball.
The Knoxville native was named the 2009 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year after leading NCAA Division 1 in home runs and helping lead the Blue Raiders to a school-record 44 wins. Brentz is the all-time home run leader and in the top three of seven career categories: home runs (1st), slugging percentage (1st), multi-home run games (1st), batting average (2nd), runs scored (2nd), total bases (2nd) and RBI (3rd).
"I'm just honored to be back," said Brentz. "This has been home since 2007 and always will be. I love this university. It's been so good to me and having the chance to give back daily and help the softball program is just a blessing I could not pass up. I've been obsessed with hitting and studying the swing. That and the incredible amount of knowledge I gained from instructors and experiences is what I want to pour into these girls so they can make faster adjustments and become more efficient to the ball. We're going to keep building off the championship culture Coach Breeden has created. I understand the expectations are high, and I love that. The swing is the swing, and we are going to produce."
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