FERRUM, Va. – Director of Athletics Abe Naff announced in
July that Ryan Brittle has been hired as Head Baseball Coach at
Ferrum College. Brittle served as assistant baseball coach
four years at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma.
He was the assistant head coach, lead infield instructor and third
base coach for the Hillcat baseball program, which was ranked in
the NAIA Top 25 all four years Brittle was with the program.
Brittle replaces Darren Hodges who resigned his position to pursue other interests. Hodges was 12-22 in the 2013 season for the Panthers.
Prior to Rogers State, Brittle was assistant baseball coach and
recruiting coordinator for seven years at Radford University, and
assistant baseball coach two years at Virginia Tech. Both are
NCAA Division I programs.
Brittle attended Ferrum two years before completing his bachelor's
degree at Virginia Tech, where he played two seasons for the
Hokies. He was a member of the 1997 Virginia Tech team that
went to the NCAA Division I Regionals. At Ferrum, he was part
of the 1996 Panther baseball team that competed in the NCAA
Division III Regionals.
Brittle earned his bachelor's degree in forestry from Virginia
Tech in 2000, and then went on to earn his master's degree in
education (sports administration) from East Central (Okla.)
University in 2011. He begins work immediately at
Ferrum.
Brittle is married to Rebecca Lynn Cooper Brittle from Stafford,
Virginia. The Brittles have two children, two-year-old Cooper
Analynn (2) and seven-month-old Ryland Coleman.