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| Rusty Greer 817-531-7548 |
Cooper Vittitow 817-531-7548 |
Mike Jeffcoat, Head Coach 817-531-7547 Mike Jeffcoat is in his eighth year at the helm of the Texas Wesleyan baseball program. The 10-year Major League veteran has led Texas Wesleyan to five 30-win season in the last six years, and back-to-back 40-win seasons for the first time since 1979-80. Last year, the Rams posted their highest win total, 42, since 1980. The team advanced to the RRAC Final for the third consecutive season. In 2007, his Rams went 41-10 and Mike earned RRAC Coach of the Year honors. The Rams took their first Red River Athletic Conference tournament championship and advanced to the Region VI final. The team featured nine All-Conference performers and an All-American in Hayden Lackey. Five members of that team went on to play professionally in the following summer. In 2006, the Rams rode All-American selections Shea Harrison and Zach Archer to a 31-23, an appearance in the Red River Athletic Conferenc championship game, and a trip to the Region VI tournament. In 2005, Jeffcoat led the Rams to a 34-26 overall record and the RRAC North Division Championship with a conference record of 13-2. In his second season (2003) he led the Rams to their best record (38-22-1) since the 1995 season when they won 39 games. That team produced two first-team all-conference players in freshmen, Shea Harrison and Matt Putman, and a Relief Pitcher of the Year selection, Seth Manning. The team had a 14-game winning streak and knocked off 2nd ranked Oklahoma City. Mike was born and raised in Pine Bluff, AR, where he excelled as a high school pitcher. He attended Louisiana Tech University on a baseball scholarship, but left before his senior year to sign a professional contract with the Cleveland Indians. He would later complete his degree in physical education in 1986. On August 21, 1983, Mike made his major league debut against the Seattle Mariners, and on September 18th, he out dueled the Yankees' Dave Righetti for his first major league victory. In May of 1985, Mike was traded to the San Francisco Giants, where he remained until becoming a free agent at the end of the 1986 season. He then signed with the Texas Rangers and spent the next six years in Arlington. In 1989, Mike had arguably the best year of his career, posting a 9-6 record in 22 starts, with a 2-to-1 K/BB ratio and a 3.58 ERA. On August 2, 1991, Mike doubled home a run in the 9th inning of a 15-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, making him the first American League pitcher since the inception of the designated hitter rule in 1973 to record an RBI in a regular season game. He also became the first American League pitcher to record a hit since the Rangers' Ferguson Jenkins did so in 1974. Although Mike finished his career with the Florida Marlins in 1994, he has continued to make his home in the metroplex. He and his wife Elaine live in Arlington with their children Drew, Haley, Ryan, and Kaley. |
Rusty Greer,
Assistant Coach Rusty Greer is beginning his first season with the Texas Wesleyan baseball team. One of the best and most popular players in Texas Rangers history, Greer brings a legendary work ethic and competitive nature to the program. Greer was elected to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame on August 11, 2007. He ranks seventh in Rangers history with a career .305 batting average. He also ranks in the franchise’s top-10 with 1,166 hits (6th), 543 runs scored (5th), 119 home runs (10th), 614 RBI (5th), and 258 doubles (tied for 5th) in nine seasons. Greer helped lead the team to American League West Division Championships in 1996, 1998, and 1999, batting a career-high .332 in the 1996 campaign. He set career highs with 112 runs scored, 193 hits, 42 doubles, and 26 home runs in the following season and drove in a career-best 108 runs in 1998. He finished third in the AL Rookie of the Year balloting in 1994 and 22nd in the 1997 AL MVP vote. Greer attended the University of Montevallo before the Rangers drafted him in the 10th round of 1990 amatuer draft. Greer managed the Colleyville Lone Stars of the Texas Collegiate League in 2007. In 2008 he is coached the Dallas Baseball Academy of Texas (D-Bat) 17-year old team. The native of Fort Rucker, AL, currently resides in Colleyville, TX, with his wife Lauri and their sons Mason and Clayton and daughter Taylor.
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Cooper Vittitow, Assistant Coach Cooper Vittitow joined the Rams coaching staff in the fall of 2007. Vittotow came to Texas Wesleyan from Galveston College where he served as an assistant for the previous two seasons. An accomplished player, Vittitow was an All-State selection at Monterey High School in Lubbock, TX. He went on to play at Lubbock Christian University where he earned All-American recognition at shortstop in 2002. Vittitow also played professionally, spending three seasons in the Frontier League. From 2002-04 he played with the Canton Coyotes, Mid-Missouri Mavericks, and the River City Rascals. In 2003 he was a league All-Star selection with Mid-Missouri. While serving as an assistant coach, Vittitow will also be working toward his Masters in Business Administration. |
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