Ben Wolgamot: Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator

Ben Wolgamot joins the Troy Baseball staff following three seasons at Western Kentucky, where he helped lead the Hill Toppers to productive offensive seasons each year. He joined the WKU staff following six years as an assistant coach at Valparaiso. At Valpo, Wolgamot served as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the Crusaders. Before his hiring at Valpo, Wolgamot was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Illinois University from 2012 to 2013.

Adam Godwin: Assistant Coach

Godwin was selected in the 11th round of the 2005 MLB Draft out of Troy University by the Los Angeles Dodgers and played professionally for 10 seasons. He then joined the coaching ranks with the Pittsburg Pirates’ and Philadelphia Phillies’ organizations for four years before joining the Troy baseball staff as the director of player development starting in the 2020 season. Godwin now moves into an on-field role beginning with the 2022 season as an assistant coach. In 2005, Godwin led the NCAA and set Troy’s single-season record with 84 stolen bases. He also set the single season record for singles (75) and is fifth in hits (90). A member of Troy baseball’s 2013 Hall of Fame class.

Ethan Landon: Assistant Coach

Ethan Landon enters his first year with Troy baseball. Registering a career 3.98 era with 14 career wins over 72 appearances with 39 starts, Landon began his career at Kansas State. He was 0-0 with a 3.26 ERA in 30.1 IP in 24 appearances, leading all Big 12 freshmen in the category. He led the Wildcat pitching staff in appearances, logging 10 strikeouts and holding opponents to a .257 batting average. In 2015 Landon transferred to Michigan State, where he was redshirted. In 2016 he led the Spartan pitching staff with eight wins, going 8-3 with a 2.75 ERA in 15 starts and 85.0 innings pitched. He was the only pitcher to win six Big Ten games (won six of eight Big Ten starts), which is the most by any pitcher in school history, and led the conference. When he was not competing in the Big 10, he was the TCL Summer League pitcher of the year with a 7-0 record and 0.92 ERA, including the league's only career playoff no-hitter in 2015. The following year he pitched for the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod Baseball League. For the last three years, Landon has been a part of the Motor City Hit Dogs in Michigan and the GRB Rays out of Wisconsin. His first team with Motor City produced seven division one commits, and the GRB organization has produced over 135 division one players in the last 12 years, including 19 draft picks. Landon attended Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. under head coach Steve Phillips.

Joseph Bialkoski: Director of Player Development

Joe Bialkoski joins the Troy staff following four years at Virginia, where he served as a baseball operations assistant. The Cavaliers advanced to the College World Series in 2021 for the first time since 2015. Before joining the Virginia staff, Bialkoski served as the director of baseball operations at North Florida from 2016-17. As an undergraduate, he was a student manager for both the men’s basketball and baseball programs at UNF. He spent the summer of 2017 with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod League as an MLB Scout Liaison. He has held internships with the Jacksonville Suns (AA-Miami Marlins) and the Drayton Florence 7v7 Football Tournament.

Gavin Pence: Director of Baseball Operations

Gavin Pence joins Troy’s staff as the director of baseball operations after three years with the baseball program at South Carolina. Pence began his time with the Gamecocks as a student manager for two years before assuming the role of interim director of equipment for the program in 2021, which saw the Gamecocks host an NCAA Regional.

Logan Blackmon: Student Assistant

Logan Blackmon joins Troy Staff as a Student Assistant after two years of playing at Pensacola State University as a catcher. Logan came to Troy last year and played for one year. Logan primarily works with the catchers while assisting with the offense. Logan is pursuing a degree in Exercise Science and plans to attain his master's in Exercise Science while working to obtain his CSCS.

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January 19th, 2022

January 19^th, 2022