Bryan Henry named new Head Baseball Coach
TALLAHASSEE, FL (July 6, 2022) – Tallahassee Community College is pleased to announce the hiring of Bryan Henry as Head Baseball Coach. Henry will be the second head coach in program history, with Mike McLeod serving in the role since the program's inception in 1990.
"We are excited to have Bryan Henry as part of our TCC family, and lead our baseball program," said Chuck Moore, Director of Athletics. "Bryan's experience at the collegiate level and knowledge of the game is exactly what we were looking for to begin this new chapter."
"The tradition of TCC Baseball and the program that Coach McLeod built is one of excellence," said Henry. "I am honored and beyond excited that Dr. Murdaugh and Chuck Moore have entrusted me with the opportunity to continue to build on that tradition. I am really looking forward to working with the student-athletes here at TCC. We want to develop them into good baseball players but more importantly great men."
Henry looks forward to competing in the Panhandle Conference, against some of the toughest teams in the country.
"It was an extremely tough conference as a player and I know it will be the same as a coach," said Henry. "The number of players that continue their baseball careers, whether it be professionally or collegiately, out of the Panhandle Conference is second to none. Every team is loaded with talent and it will make for some great competition."
Henry was most recently an assistant coach at Florida A&M University, overseeing the pitching staff and assisting in recruiting. During his time there, the Rattlers won two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships in 2015 and 2019. Those seasons also marked the program's first two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In 2015, his pitching staff had a 4.71 ERA, the lowest in school history.
A Tallahassee native, Henry attended and played baseball at Florida High School, where he was named the Class 2A Player of the Year in 2003. That summer, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft, but chose to play collegiately at North Florida Community College. After one season, he transferred to Florida State University. During his time there, he was named to the All-ACC First Team in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2007, he was named ACC Pitcher of the Year. He graduated with a degree in Physical Education.
He was then drafted in the 12th round of the draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he played professionally for seven seasons. During his career he won league championships at the AA (Mobile BayBears) and AAA (Reno Aces) levels.
Before becoming the pitching coach at FAMU, Henry returned to his alma mater and served as a volunteer assistant coach at Florida State University under legendary Head Coach Mike Martin Sr., the winningest head coach in NCAA history.
"He's a big-time competitor," said Martin Sr., "and he will be a tremendous addition at TCC."
Henry is also heavily involved in the Tallahassee community. Each year, Henry hosts a Father-Son baseball camp with David Ross, another Florida High graduate and current manager of the Chicago Cubs.
On top of on-field success, Henry understands the importance of junior college athletics, and has goals for his student-athletes to develop off-the-field.
"We want our student-athletes to create memories that they will never forget," said Henry. "Some of my best baseball memories came from my one year at North Florida Community College. We will really push them to take advantage of the great education that they will receive here at TCC and make sure they do what needs to be done in the classroom to prepare them for their next stage of life."
"That discipline that is created off the field will carry over to how we prepare on the field. We are going to really get after it at practice and develop these players and prepare them for every situation that will arise over the course of a game and season."
Bryan Henry currently lives in Tallahassee with his wife Laura-Lee, and their children Andrew and Brylee. He will begin working immediately.