Murray State University Athletics
Baseball Adds Lucas Howard To Staff
8/7/2007 5:00:00 AM | Baseball
Murray State baseball head coach Rob McDonald announced the hiring of Lucas Howard as an assistant coach on the Thoroughbreds' staff.
Howard served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati last season, helping the Bearcats to a 28-28 mark.
Howard earned his bachelor of specialized studies degree in marketing, real estate and sociology from Ohio in 2006. As a pitcher, he completed his collegiate playing career there in the 2005 season, after sitting out 2004 with an injury after transferring from Purdue, where he appeared in 35 games over three seasons. At Purdue, Howard served on the Purdue Captain's Table, an organization comprised oif captains of all of the Boilermaker varsity teams.
A native of Lebanon, Ohio, Howard broke into coaching in 2006 as an assistant varsity coach at his alma mater, Springboro High School. He helped the Panthers to a 21-9 record, a sectional championship and a runner-up district finish.
"We are very happy to have Lucas join our staff," McDonald said. "He's got a very good background, and he's a very hard working young coach. I feel that he will be an outstanding addition to our staff."
