Joe Wilkins is in his first year as the head coach of the Tiffin University baseball team.  This is his fifth year overall with the program having served as an assistant coach in 2006-07 and 2011-12. 

At Pepperdine, Wilkins helped second-year catcher Nate Johnson grind through a 54-game season in 2010, in which he caught all but one of 473.1 innings pitched and threw out 17 opposing base stealers - the fourth highest season total in team history. At the plate, Johnson led all Waves with nine home runs and 36 RBI en route to being named to the All-WCC Honorable Mention squad. 

He spent the 2009 season as the Catching Coach at Wake Forest University, where he tutored Cape Cod All-Star catcher Mike Murray. Murray has recently signed with the San Francisco Giants.  

Prior to his hiring at Wake Forest, Wilkins spent more than a year working at the Florida-based IMG Academies where he worked under former Cleveland Indians bench coach Ken Bolek as the full-time catching instructor.

Wilkins helped in the development of 2009 New York Yankees second-round draft pick J.R. Murphy while at IMG. A catcher, Murphy hit .627 in the spring of 2009 with 11 home runs in 102 at-bats. He added 34 extra-base hits and struck out just four times.

Prior to IMG, Joe was an assistant here at Tiffin for two years, where he coordinated the recruiting efforts that helped in the transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and developed athletic marketing fundraising ideas to improve facilities. At Heminger Field, a new press box, back stop and pro-style seating have been added since Joe's departure in 2007. Plans for a locker room, lounge area and coaches offices attached to the home dugout are being finalized and are to be completed in 2011.

In the summer of 2007, Wilkins was the head coach for the Stark County Terriers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. As head coach of the Terriers, he worked with players from such collegiate programs as Wake Forest, Kent State and Cincinnati.

Wilkins was an assistant coach for the Delaware Cows of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League during the summer of 2006. While with the Cows, Wilkins was the third base coach and worked with the hitters, catchers, outfielders and infielders. Wilkins began his coaching career at Dublin (Ohio) Scioto High School during the 2005 season, where he worked with the catchers and served as the off-season hitting instructor.

Wilkins played professionally for three years, spending time in the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks' farm systems. He led the Northwest League's Yakima Bears in hitting in 2002.

A four-year letterwinner at Ohio State, Wilkins was named second team All-Big Ten during the 2002 season and also earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 Big Ten Tournament after hitting a walkoff home run vs. Indiana. The Buckeyes won two Big Ten regular season championships and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments, including a Super Regional appearance in 1999, during Wilkins' collegiate career.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Wilkins graduated from Ohio State in 2005 with a degree in human ecology and a specialization in consumer affairs. He earned his master's of business administration in 2007 from Tiffin University.

Wilkins was a two-sport student-athlete at Dublin Scioto High School, where he was an all-state selection in both baseball and football.

 

Kurt Rammel enters his seventh season with the Tiffin University Dragons baseball program and his third season as a full time assistant. His on field duties include assisting Coach Wilkins with catchers and assisting Coach Allen with hitters. In addition, Kurt coaches first base, works with outfielders, helps with practice organization, and field maintenance. Off the field, Rammel assists in recruiting, plans travel arrangements, helps with camp development, and builds alumni relations.

Prior to being hired at Tiffin University, Kurt graduated from Coldwater High School in 2002. Rammel spent one season at Defiance College before transferring to Tiffin University. While in college, Rammel saw action as a catcher and first baseman. He was Honorable Mention All-Conference team, once at Defiance College and once at Tiffin University. In his sophomore season and first at Tiffin, Rammel was the 11^th toughest strikeout in the nation.

Kurt graduated from Tiffin University with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a double major in sports management and marketing in 2007. He also received his master's degree in business administration with a concentration in sports management in 2009. Outside of Tiffin University, Rammel was the assistant coach for the Grand Lake Mariners of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, in 2008. Kurt currently resides in Tiffin, Ohio.

Brian Coleman enters his seventh year of coaching with the Dragons baseball junior varsity program.  Coleman, who is also responsible for working with hitters and outfielders, is a Tiffin native who graduated from Calvert High School and played four years as a starter in centerfield for Heidelberg College, serving as captain and an Academic All-American. Coleman, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education, served as Head Baseball Coach at Bettsville High School for four years, turning the Bobcats around from a 1-22 record in 1998 to a 16-10 record in 2001. He also holds a Certificate of Education (K-12). Coleman, who also served as a Assistant Baseball Coach for TU in 2002, has run his own pitching/hitting school since 1998. He owns and operates Sticks Lawn and Landscape LLC and lives in Tiffin with his wife, Duana, and daughter, Bria (10) and son Branyan (2).