Nicholas Harlan is an American baseball coach and former first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Central Arkansas Bears. He played college baseball at York College (Nebraska). He has also been the head coach of the York College Panthers (2004–2013).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Central Arkansas |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Record | 73–90 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Oroville, California |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | First baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2003 | Feather River College (P) |
| 2004–2013 | York (NE) |
| 2014–2021 | Central Arkansas (P/AHC) |
| 2022–present | Central Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 73–90 (NCAA) 363-181 (NAIA) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
editHarlan attended Oroville High School and played college baseball at Feather River College and York College (Nebraska).
Coaching career
editHarlan began his coaching career at Feather River College during the 2002 season. He also served as an associate scout for the Philadelphia Phillies during his stint at Feather River.[1]
Harlan was named the head baseball coach of his alma mater, the York Panthers in 2003.[2]
In August, 2013, Harlan decided to leave York to become the pitching coach for Allen Gum at Central Arkansas.[3] After 8 years as the pitching coach and associate head coach to Gum, Harlan was promoted to head coach upon Gum's retirement.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York (NE) (Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2013) | |||||||||
| 2004 | York (NE) | 33–23 | 14–13 | ||||||
| 2005 | York (NE) | 39–17 | 20–7 | ||||||
| 2006 | York (NE) | 31–25 | 13–9 | ||||||
| 2007 | York (NE) | 33–23 | 14–9 | ||||||
| 2008 | York (NE) | 28–23 | 10–10 | ||||||
| 2009 | York (NE) | 45–7 | 19–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2010 | York (NE) | 38–14 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2011 | York (NE) | 42–16 | 13–7 | 1st | |||||
| 2012 | York (NE) | 42–12 | 17–3 | ||||||
| 2013 | York (NE) | 32–21 | 14–10 | NAIA World Series | |||||
| York (NE) (NAIA): | 363–181 | 148–73 | |||||||
| Central Arkansas Bears (ASUN Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Central Arkansas | 24–29 | 18–12 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Central Arkansas | 23–31 | 14–16 | T-9th | |||||
| 2024 | Central Arkansas | 26–30 | 12–18 | 8th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| Central Arkansas: | 73–90 | 44–46 | |||||||
| Total: | 73–90 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Nick Harlan Named to UCA Bears Coaching Staff". www.sportinglifearkansas.com. Sporting Life Arkansas. August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Sidelines: Harlan gets York to NAIA nationals". www.marinij.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Ken Kush (August 10, 2013). "Harlan fell in love with York and Nebraska". www.yorknewstimes.com. York News-Times. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Eli Lederman (May 24, 2021). "Gum, UCA baseball coach since 2011, to retire". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2021.