Interim Head Coach - Mike Corn (pictured above)
Corn will start his first season at Columbia State as the new interim baseball coach for the Chargers during the fall 2009 semester. Corn comes to Columbia State Community College from the University of Tennessee where he served as director of baseball operations. He joined the baseball program at University of Tennessee in August of 2008. In addition to having played and coached at the collegiate level, the Erwin, Tennessee, native also boasts an extensive familiarity with the college and prep baseball landscape throughout the Southeast. His primary responsibilities at Tennessee included managing all baseball camps, oversight of student managers, serving as an academic liaison to the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center and assistance with on-campus recruiting. Click here for Coach Corn's full bio.
Assistant Coach - Matthew Little
Coach Little is entering his first season as Columbia State assistant coach. He will be coming on after serving as assistant coach for the runner- up Union City Greyhounds in the KIT League. Matthew graduated from Delta State University where he received a Business Administration Degree. He finished up his playing career in 2009 at Delta State University where he lettered for two years, and was the 2009 recipient of the Boo Ferris Sportsmanship Award. While at Delta State Matthew helped the Statesmen accomplish many winning feats including winning the conference tournament in 2008 as part of a 27- game win streak (a school record), while hosting a regional and finishing as runner-up, winning four regular season western division titles, appearing in three of four NCAA tournaments, with one world series appearance in 2005. Matthew also lettered one year at Hinds CC in baseball and football.
Assitant Coach - Ryan Pfleger
Coach Pfleger enters his first season as an assistant at Columbia State. Pfleger comes to Columbia State after spending one season at Seymour High School in Seymour TN. While at Seymour H.S. Pfleger assisted in all areas of the team also while in charge of the Eagle pitching staff, a staff which help lead the Seymour Eagles to a regular season distract championship along with run to the regional finals. This past summer Pfleger helped coach in the Northwood’s Collegiate Summer League for the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The Northwood’s league is a premier summer wooden bat league that brings in some of the countries best College players to showcase their talent. During his time with the Woodchucks, Coach Pfleger assisted the pitching staff in running all pre-game bullpens, pitchers conditioning while also serving as bullpen coach during games. During his time in Wausau, Wisconsin, Pfleger helped direct the Woodchucks to the fourth lowest E.RA. In the ten team league. Pfleger played his College Ball at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee. During his four years at Tusculum, he was a part of four conference championship teams, two conference tournament championships along with three NCAA participant teams. During Pfleger senior season he compiled a 3-0 record all coming out of the pen along with a 3.27 ERA and finishing third in appearances among the Pioneer pitching staff during the 2008 season. Pfleger graduated in 2008 from Tusculum College with a degree in history.
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