Bryan Hodge joins the Lenoir-Rhyne baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach, serving as the recruiting coordinator, catching coach, and working with the offense, specifically focusing on the run game.
(2024): Before arriving at Lenoir-Rhyne, Hodge spent the 2024 season at Arkansas State University, where he played a key role in transforming the team’s offensive approach. He implemented a new run game system that resulted in a 60% increase in stolen bases, coached third base, and contributed to daily offensive development. As the team’s catching coach, he successfully transitioned a former first baseman into the program’s No. 2 catcher. His recruiting efforts also made history, landing the first-ever No. 1 ranked player in a state for Arkansas State.
(2023):Â Prior to his time at Arkansas State, Hodge served as the recruiting coordinator at Eastern Oklahoma State College in 2023, where he oversaw an offense that led the nation in stolen bases per game. His influence helped the program set a record for stolen bases, and five of his hitters signed with Division I programs.
(2022): Hodge also gained experience coaching at Penn State-Behrend in 2022, where he helped develop five all-conference hitters and contributed to an offensive resurgence that tripled the team’s home run total from the previous season. From 2020-2021, he coached at East Texas Baptist University, mentoring catchers and assisting with an offense that produced 10 all-league hitters and four all-region selections. His recruiting efforts helped ETBU land two Perfect Game top-30 recruiting classes, and in 2021, the coaching staff earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors in both the American South Conference and Division III West Region.
Hodge began his coaching career at his alma mater, Houghton College in New York, where he served as an assistant for one season. As a player, he was a four-year starter, a team captain, and an All-Empire 8 Conference Second Team selection in his senior season.
With his strong recruiting background, extensive experience developing catchers, and expertise in offensive strategy—particularly in the run game—Hodge is set to make a significant impact on the Lenoir-Rhyne baseball program.
