Vanderglas promoted to fulltime assistant with FSU baseball
Special to the Outlook
Brad Vanderglas is no longer a volunteer coach, after FSU head baseball coach Link Jarrett promoted him to a fulltime assistant.
Vanderglas spent the past two seasons as Jarrett’s volunteer coach — at Notre Dame in 2022 and with the Seminoles this past season.
As part of the NCAA’s updated legislation allowing a third full-time assistant coach, Vanderglas will be able to recruit off-campus, on top of his work as FSU’s first-base coach, coordinator of defensive positioning and catching instructor.
Vanderglas also helps with all hitting, base-running and bunting while organizing camps and clinics.
“We are thrilled the NCAA has allowed a third baseball assistant coach to recruit off campus,” Jarrett said. “Fortunately, Brad was on our FSU staff last year and is now back in a position allowing him to dive in fully to our recruiting efforts. With 40-man rosters, the complicated draft system of our incoming recruits and existing players being draft eligible, no sport has more recruiting nuances than college baseball. Having another experienced evaluator helping off campus to sort this out goes a long way.”
Before joining Florida State for the 2023 season, Vanderglas was at Notre Dame, helping lead the Irish to the College World Series for the first time since 2002 and just the third time in school history. Vanderglas worked with the Seminole outfielders, managed practices and led all instructional camps and clinics.
He also assisted with scouting reports, defensive alignments, infield instruction and all phases of team offensive instruction.
“I’m extremely grateful to work for such a prestigious university and storied baseball program,” Vanderglas said. “It’s a privilege to show up to work every day alongside coach Jarrett. The empathy and passion he has for developing our guys on and off the field will lead Florida State to new heights, and I’m eager to step into this new role.”
Prior to coaching at Notre Dame, Vanderglas spent five seasons at Indiana State (2017-21) and three years at Lincoln Trail College in Illinois (2014-16) as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.
He played four seasons of college ball at Northern Kentucky, making 148 starts over his career before graduating in 2013.
Vanderglas’ experience made him an easy choice, Jarrett said.
“He was a stand-out assistant and recruiter at Indiana State, helping build complete teams with Mitch Hannahs. They have been a nationally-competitive, classy organization all around. Joining us at Notre Dame for the 2022 season he made instant impacts in our offensive and defensive work – all the way to Omaha. Camps and clinics run like clockwork under his direction, and our players at Notre Dame and Florida State loved working with Brad. He can coach every position on the field, and nobody is more organized and prepared.
“It is awesome that he now has the ability to venture back out on the road to help in that capacity. He has national connections on every level of the game, and we are very fortunate to have Brad in an expanded role at Florida State. He is a first class person, and an exceptional coach.”
