Clint Chrysler begins his seventh season on the Winthrop baseball staff and is the Assistant Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, and Pitching Coach
Chrysler has been instrumental in developing the Eagles' pitching staff. Five Winthrop pitchers have gone on to sign professional contracts during Chrysler's five seasons on the staff.
Winthrop's pitching staff has ranked among the top 50 nationally in strikeouts/base on ball ratio and fewest base on balls per nine innings from 2012-2016.
Chrysler has coached two All-Big South Performers (Tyler Mizenko, Matt Crohan) as well as numerous Big South Pitcher of the Week recipients.
Chrysler has also helped bring in high-caliber recruiting classes during his tenure at Winthrop. The 2013 class was ranked #1 in the Big South Conference and #63 nationally. The 2014 class was rated #2 in the Big South and top 100 nationally, while the 2015 class was likewise ranked among the nation’s top 100.
Chrysler came to the Eagles after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Stetson University. During his time with the Hatters, Chrysler was in charge of the outfielders, assisted with the hitters and pitchers, as well as serving as the first-base coach and baseball camp coordinator.
“I am very excited about having Clint on our staff,” said head coach Tom Riginos. “Clint brings a competitive spirit and wealth of knowledge to the program. He is one of the bright and up-and-coming pitching coaches in college baseball. He is an extremely valuable member of our program.”
A native of Clear Lake, TX, Chrysler was a member of the first recruiting class that Coach Riginos brought in at Stetson University in 1994. He played three seasons as a two-way player for the Hatters and accumulated a 14-10 record on the mound with a 3.80 ERA. As a hitter, Chrysler had a career average of .309, including a career-high .344 average as a junior. He helped lead Stetson to two NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons and currently holds the single-game pitching record by throwing 11 innings against Florida International on May 15, 1997.
Chrysler was named the 1996 Cape Cod League Reliever of the Year playing for the Wareham Gatemen. He also set the Cape Cod League save record that season and still holds the Gatemen team saves record. Chrysler was named to the Mid-Season All-Star Team during the season as well.
Chrysler left the Hatter baseball program after his junior season when he was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 17
th round of the 1997 Major League Draft. He spent nine years playing professional baseball with the Mariners (1997-99) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2000-04), and reached as high as the AAA level playing for the Pirates (Nashville Sounds). During his professional career, Chrysler was named to two minor league All-Star teams.
In 2010, he spent this summer as the head coach of the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League. The Diamond Dawgs won a league-record 31 games and the 2010 Florida League Championship, which was played at the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field. Chrysler was also recognized as Manager of the Year.
He graduated from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, FL in 1994. As a player at Boca Ciega, Chrysler earned First Team All-Suncoast and All-State honors. He was drafted in the 47
th round of the 1994 Major League Draft by the New York Yankees, but instead chose to attend Stetson.
Chrysler earned his bachelor’s degree in Supervision and Management from Daytona State College in December of 2009.
