Head Coach - Rick Ferchen
607-436-2661
Email: FERCHERK@oneonta.edu

In 2010, Ferchen enters his 15th season as the head coach of the Red Dragon baseball program and his 29th overall in collegiate baseball.  Over the last 14 years he has guided Oneonta State baseball to an overall record of 349-209 and 11 SUNYAC and ECAC tournament appearances.  In 2009 he guided the program to a 27-12 record overall and 6-6 in the conference. Ferchen has been honored twice by the SUNYAC as its Coach of the Year (2002 and 2006).

Prior to last spring, Ferchen led the program to back-to-back 30-win seasons, a feat that had never been accomplished in the history of the program.  In 2005, the program won a school-record 32 wins while playing in the SUNYAC championship game.  Ferchen has enjoyed success at every level as a player and coach and has amassed a 663-467-17 record over 28 years as a head coach, which currently has him 12th all-time in Div. III in coaching victories.

Prior to coming to Oneonta, Ferchen took over a Hobart program that hadn't had a winning season in ten years.  During his eight-year tenure with the Statesmen his program compiled a 168-120-5 record, won a conference championship, an ECAC championship and made two NCAA Tournament appearances.  Ferchen's coaching success earned him Empire Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors in 1988 and 1994.

Before his tenure with Hobart Ferchen spent six years as the head coach at his alma mater, Division I Valparaiso, and led the program to a 147-137-8 record including four winning seasons and two appearances in the Mid-Continent Conference Championships.  He was selected as Coach of the year in 1985 and 1987 for his efforts on the field.

A native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Ferchen graduated from Valparaiso in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.  He was signed by the Pittsburgh Prates organization before deciding to continue his education going on to earn a master's degree in arts and liberal studies.

Marks is entering his 13th year as an assistant with the Oneonta State Baseball team. In his 11 years as a member of the coaching staff the team has made nine appearances in the SUNYAC and ECAC tournament.

Tom is a 1978 graduate of Dean Junior College in Franklin, Massachusetts where he played both football and baseball for the Bulldogs before continuing his education at Cortland State. In 1981 he received his Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Cortland and continued on to receive a Master’s degree from Oneonta State in 1987.

Tom is currently employed as a physical education teacher at Oneonta Middle School and is the varsity wrestling coach at Oneonta High School. The past eight summers he has served as Tournament Director of Cooperstown Baseball World. He resides in Oneonta with his wife Carolyn, and their son Kyle.

Lum is entering his seventh year as an assistant with the Oneonta State Baseball team. In his five years as a member of the coaching staff the team has qualified for four SUNYAC and ECAC tournaments.

A 2001 graduate of Oneonta State, Mike was a four-year starter for the Red Dragons where he saw time both on the pitchers mound and in the infield.

The Edmeston, NY native was a two-year captain for Oneonta State and compiled an 8-2 record on the mound with a career 3.15 ERA. When not pitching he saw time in the infield and finished his career with a .255 batting average. His most notable season came in 1999 when he went 3-0 on the mound without allowing an earned run.

Mike is currently employed as a Licensed Teaching Assistant at Center Street School while working on a master degree in Elementary Education. In 2002 he attended and graduated from the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring in Florida and is currently a Rule Interpreter for the Schoharie Board of Umpires.