Brad Stromdahl (born April 12, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at Georgia State University. Stromdahl played college baseball at Bethany Lutheran College from 1996 to 1997 before transferring to Southwest Minnesota State University where he played for coach Paul Blanchard in 1998 and 1999. He served as the head coach at Georgia Gwinnett College from 2012 to 2019.

Brad Stromdahl
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorgia State
ConferenceSun Belt
Record112–130
Biographical details
Born (1977-04-12) April 12, 1977 (age 47)
Napa, California
Playing career
1996–1997Bethany Lutheran College
1998–1999Southwest Minnesota State
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003Marshall (assistant)
2004–2006Central Michigan (assistant)
2007–2011Georgia State (assistant)
2012–2019Georgia Gwinnett
2020–presentGeorgia State
Head coaching record
Overall112–130 (NCAA) 328–104 (NAIA)
TournamentsSun Belt: 2–3

Playing career

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Stromdahl attended Justin-Siena High School in Napa, California before transferring to Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Trout played for the school's varsity baseball, basketball and soccer.[1] Stromdahl then enrolled at Bethany Lutheran College to play college baseball for the Bethany Lutheran Vikings team. After graduating with an associate's degree from Bethany Lutheran, Stromdahl transferred to Southwest Minnesota State University. As a senior in 1999, Stromdahl was named First Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.[2]

Coaching career

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On August 14, 2002, Stromdahl became an volunteer assistant at Marshall University.[3] On August 18, 2003, Stromdahl was named an assistant at Central Michigan University.[4] The following year, Stromdahl became an assistant at Georgia State University.

On October 18, 2011, Stromdahl was named the first head coach in the history of the Georgia Gwinnett College program.[5]

On June 26, 2019, Stromdahl was named the head coach of the Georgia State Panthers baseball program.[6]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies (Independent) (2013–2019)
2013 Georgia Gwinnett 30–25 0–0
2014 Georgia Gwinnett 53–13 0–0 NAIA World Series
2015 Georgia Gwinnett 50–14 0–0 NAIA Opening Round
2016 Georgia Gwinnett 57–6 0–0 NAIA Opening Round
2017 Georgia Gwinnett 40–21 0–0 NAIA Opening Round
2018 Georgia Gwinnett 50–12 0–0 NAIA World Series
2019 Georgia Gwinnett 48–13 0–0 NAIA World Series
Georgia Gwinnett (NAIA): 328–104 0–0
Georgia State Panthers (Sun Belt Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Georgia State 9–7 0–0 (East) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Georgia State 18–37 12–12 5th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2022 Georgia State 30–26 15–15 7th
2023 Georgia State 30–28 16–14 5th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2024 Georgia State 25–32 13–17 6th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
Georgia State: 112–130 56–58
Total: 112–130

      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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LUHS announces class of 2014 Wall of Fame inductees". www.eedition.lakelandtimes.com. Lakeland Printing, Inc. December 12, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Paul Blanchard". www.smsumustangs.com. Southwest Minnesota State Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baseball Announces Hiring of Two Assistant Coaches". www.herdzone.com. Marshall University Athletics. August 14, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jaksa Completes Baseball Coaching Staff". www.cmuchippewas.com. Central Michigan University. August 18, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Vanzetta Evans (October 18, 2011). "GGC Hires First Baseball Coach". www.patch.com. Patch Media. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Christine Troyke (June 26, 2019). "Georgia State hires GGC's Brad Stromdahl as head baseball coach". www.gwinnettdailypost.com. Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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