William T. Mohl (born June 1, 1984) is an American college baseball coach, who is the pitching coach for the Creighton Bluejays. He previously was the head baseball coach of the South Florida Bulls from 2018 to 2024. Mohl played baseball for the Tulane Green Wave baseball team while obtaining a degree.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach/pitching coach |
| Team | Creighton Bluejays |
| Conference | Big East |
| Annual salary | $210,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 1, 1984 Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Tulane |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2009 | Tulane (Asst.) |
| 2010–2014 | Illinois State (Asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | South Florida (P) |
| 2018–2024 | South Florida |
| 2025–present | Creighton (P) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 174–187–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
| Freshman Team All-C–USA (2003) | |
Playing career
editMohl played college baseball at Tulane University during the 2003 through 2006 seasons. As a freshman in 2003, Mohl was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team.[2] After the 2003 season, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[3][4] Mohl completed his career at Tulane with a 25–7 record. He still ranks in the top 10 in several pitching categories at the school.[5]
Mohl was then drafted in the 25th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.[6]
Coaching career
editAfter spending a season as an assistant while wrapping up his undergraduate degree at Tulane and two years as a volunteer assistant, Mohl became an assistant at Illinois State in 2010.
South Florida
editWhen Mark Kingston was hired by the South Florida Bulls baseball team, he brought Mohl with him to be his pitching coach.[7]
On June 30, 2017, Mohl was promoted to head coach of the Bulls beginning the 2018 season.[8]
On May 20, 2024, South Florida dismissed Mohl after 7 seasons.[9]
Creighton
editOn July 2, 2024, Mohl was hired as the pitching coach for the Creighton Bluejays baseball team.[10]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida Bulls (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2024) | |||||||||
| 2018 | South Florida | 36–22–1 | 14–9–1 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | South Florida | 26–27 | 8–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2020 | South Florida | 6–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | South Florida | 31–30 | 14–14 | 6th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2022 | South Florida | 28–29 | 8–16 | 8th | American tournament | ||||
| 2023 | South Florida | 21–39 | 7–17 | 8th | American tournament | ||||
| 2024 | South Florida | 26–29 | 11–16 | T–8th | |||||
| South Florida: | 174–187–1 | 65–88–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 174–187–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Joey Knight (July 11, 2017). "USF baseball coach Billy Mohl's deal: 5 years, $1.05 million". Tampa Bay Online. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "2017 C-USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Amazonaws. Conference USA. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "2003 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Falmouth to host All Star Game Saturday". capecodbaseball.org. July 23, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Tulane Green Wave Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane Green Wave. Tulane University. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 2006 Draft Selections". Phillies.com. Philadelphia Phillies. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Randy Reinhardt (June 4, 2014). "Baseball coach Kingston leaving ISU for South Florida". The Pantagraph. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Jeff Odom (July 1, 2017). "USF promotes Billy Mohl to baseball coach". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Knight, Joey (May 20, 2024). "USF dismisses baseball coach Billy Mohl after 7 years". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Sisk, Glen (July 2, 2024). "Bluejay Baseball Rounds Out Staff, Adding Billy Mohl and Mike Current". gocreighton.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- South Florida Bulls bio
- Creighton Bluejays profile