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On Monday, Troy University Baseball announced the hiring of new assistant coach Ryan Fineman and the promotion of three other coaches.

Fineman will not only serve as an assistant coach but also recruiting coordinator for the Trojans. Fineman comes to Troy after one season as an assistant coach at Old Dominion and another season at Alabama as Director of Player Personnel. Fineman has been considered one of the top recruiters in the nation over the past two years. Prior to becoming an assistant coach at Alabama, Fineman served as volunteer assistant coach at New Orleans from 2021 through 2022 and assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Chipola College from 2020 through 2021.

“First off, I want to thank our outgoing coaches and staff for their well-earned new positions and what they brought to Troy Baseball over the years,” Troy Head Coach Skylar Meade said. “Ethan Landon, Hunter Reeves and Jesse Hall will crush it at their new positions at Toledo, East Carolina and Quincy, respectively. Next, I am extremely happy to announce our newest addition in Ryan Fineman.

“He is a killer on the road, an elite people person, and to me, one of the brightest young stars in the game. We are lucky to have him, and his early work is already paying off on the recruiting front.”

The Westlake Village, Calif., naïve, was a starting catcher at Indiana from 2016-2019, earning All-Freshman honors in 2016. He signed with the Tampa Bay Rays following his college career and played for their Gulf Coast rookie minor league team in 2019 before entering coaching.

Also, Meade has promoted Ben Wolgamot to associate head coach, Adam Godwin to outfield and base running coordinator and Joe Bialkoski to director of player development and operations.

“Our returning staff has elevated our program during our three years together and they will continue the upward momentum of Troy Baseball,” Meade said. “I am excited for Ben, Adam and Joe for their increased roles within our program.”

Wolgamot was the leader of Troy’s offensive game plan during the 2024 season. Godwin, an Enterprise native, played at Troy where he set the school’s single-season and career stolen base record. He has been with Troy since 2020, after spending six years with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies as a base running and third base coach for their minor league affiliates.

Bialkoski is entering his fourth season with Troy and adds the role of director of operations role to his resume along with Director of Player Development and Analytics. Before coming to Troy, Bialkoski served as baseball operations assistant at Virginia for four seasons.

Additionally, Heade will now take full responsibility over coaching the pitching staff at Troy along with his head coaching duties. Meade’s forte before coming head coach at Troy was as one of the top pitching coaches in the country.