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Ted Mahan
Head Baseball Coach
tmahan@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-4184

 

Ted Mahan is in his second season as the head baseball coach at Olivet College. From 1996-2005, Mahan served as head baseball coach at Michigan State University (MSU). His 256 career wins rank fourth on MSU's all-time list.

Two of Mahan's MSU ballclubs surpassed the 30-win plateau. In 2004, Mahan led the Spartans to a 33-26 overall record, including a third-place finish in the Big Ten at 19-13. The 19 conference wins marked a single-season school record. His 2002 team went 38-19 overall and was third in the Big Ten at 16-12. The 38 victories marked the second-best single-season total in school history.

During his stint as head coach, Mahan saw seven of his players earn first-team All-Big Ten honors. He also helped develop five players who were named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team. In addition, nearly 60 of his Spartan players signed professional baseball contracts. His players were also successful in the classroom, with 28 student-athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Prior to being named head coach at MSU, he served as a Spartan assistant coach for four years (1992-95) under Tom Smith. He also coached five years (1987-91) at the University of Michigan, where he served as a graduate assistant and full-time assistant.

Before entering the collegiate coaching ranks, Mahan served as head coach at Davison High School for five years (1983-87), where he compiled an overall record of 127-56 (.694) and earned three conference championships and one district title. He also spent seven years as the head coach of the Grossi Connie Mack Baseball Club in Flint, where he posted a record of 257-98 (.724).

Mahan was a four-year letterwinner as a catcher at Michigan from 1974-77, where he helped the Wolverines win back-to-back Big Ten championships in 1975 and 1976. He played in three straight NCAA Tournaments, earning a spot on the 1975 NCAA All-Mideast Region Team. Mahan was named third-team All-Big Ten three times and shared team Most Valuable Player honors with Rick Leach in 1977.

Mahan earned a bachelor's degree (1977) and master's degree (1991) from Michigan. His family includes wife, Jayne, and two children, Drew and Jillian.
    

Korey Heppeard
Assistant Baseball Coach

kheppeard@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-4184


Korey Heppeard begins his second season as an assistant baseball coach. Heppeard will help Mahan with the varsity team and will serve as the head junior varsity coach.

Heppeard earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Malone (Ohio) College in 2006. A lefthanded pitcher for the Pioneers, he earned four varsity letters. In 2005, Heppeard earned National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-East Region, NCCAA East Region Pitcher of the Year and All-American Mideast Conference (AMC) North honors.

As a senior in 2006, Heppeard won two games for the Pioneers as they captured the NCCAA national championship. Among the honors he received were NCAA All-Tournament Team, NCCAA Tournament MVP, NCCAA All-East Region and All-AMC North. He posted an 8-2 record and 4.29 ERA in 77.2 innings pitched.

For his career, Heppeard had a 24-9 record and led his team in wins and winning percentage each of his last three years. His career ERA was 4.16.

A native of Van Wert, Ohio, Heppeard was a graduate assistant at Malone from August 2006 to January 2007.

Sean Howard
Assistant Baseball Coach

srhoward@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-4184


Former Comet Sean Howard is in his first season as an assistant baseball coach, working with the outfielders.

A native of Potterville, Howard was a four-year letterwinner for the Comet baseball team from 2004-07. Last season, he played in 36 games, including 34 starts in leftfield, and had a .234 batting average. For his career, Howard saw action in 59 games and posted a .239 batting average, .345 slugging percentage and .372 on-base percentage.

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