Coach Frank Pufall was named the Head Coach of the baseball program in November of 2021.
In his first season leading the Mountaineers, the team broke the school record for stolen bases in a season with 77.
Prior to Berea, Pufall served as an assistant coach at Northland College and head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where he led the Yellowjacket’s program for five years. In his third season with the Yellowjackets, Pufall led his squad to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship by winning three games in two days as the tournament’s No. 4 seed. Pufall mentored 13 All-UMAC selectees, 17 UMAC All-Academic selections, and three all-region athletes in his five seasons.
Frank also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota – Duluth (NCAA Division II). While at UMD, Pufall coached the 2016 NCAA Division II Player of the Year and Philadelphia Phillies draft pick Alex Wojciechowski, as well as two other players who signed professional contacts, Bo Hellquist (Minnesota Twins) and Jimmy Heck (Tucson Saguaros, independent baseball).Â
Pufall played collegiately at Vanderbilt University, graduating in 1999, and is working towards completion of a Master's degree in Education from Minnesota - Duluth.
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