Drew Ward begins his first season as hitting coach for the Saltdogs. Prior to joining Lincoln, Ward has been in a similar position in Major League Baseball's Arizona Fall League as a Hitting and Infield Coach for the Surprise Saguaros. Ward also started a baseball academy with his father in Oklahoma City, providing personal lessons [...]
Kash Beauchamp returns to Lincoln for his second coaching stint in Lincoln, the first coming in 2001. Beauchamp is a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and attended Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Beauchamp is a former first round draft pick in the 1982 MLB Draft to the Toronto Blue Jays. He spent six seasons at the [...]
The Saltdogs hitters have enjoyed solid success in Carcione’s seasons in Lincoln. The ‘Dogs improved from a .254 batting average before he arrived, to .262 his first season, to .270 his second season. The Saltdogs smacked 97 home runs in 2017 and then clubbed 116 homers in 2018 — the second-highest tally in franchise history. [...]
Adam Donachie joins Jodie for a second season in Lincoln after spending five seasons playing for the skipper in Somerset (Atlantic League). Donachie was with Jodie from 2012-15 and for his final season of pro baseball before retiring in 2017. Donachie was a former 2nd-round pick of the Kansas City Royals in 2002 out of [...]
Veteran coach Tommy Gregg is joining Brett Jodie and the ‘Dogs for his first season as the club’s hitting coach for the 2021 season. Gregg, 57, has over three decades of experience in pro baseball and spent most of the last decade as a hitting coach at the Triple-A level, including eight years with nearby [...]
