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2010 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA BASEBALL COACHING STAFF

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MATT HANCOCK
Assistant Coach


Matt Hancock enters his fifth season as a member of the University of North Alabama coaching staff this Spring, and his second as the Lions’ full-time assistant coach.

Hancock was a one-year student assistant coach with the Lions and served two years as a graduate assistant before being elevated to the assistant’s position prior to the 2009 season. His primary duties have been with the UNA pitchers.

He helped lead the Lions to a 32-20 record last season.

Hancock was a four-year letterman for the Lions as a pitcher from 2002-05 and posted a 20-5 career record on the mound at UNA. He was 6-0 as a freshman, 5-0 as a sophomore, 2-2 as a junior and 7-3 as a senior. His 20 wins rank third best in school history.

Hancock pitched 206.6 innings in 58 career appearances for the Lions, striking out 128 batters while walking just 46.
As a senior, Hancock helped UNA to a Gulf South Conference East Division title that included 16 straight league wins and a 39-19 overall record. UNA advanced to the championship game of the GSC Tournament and he was an All-GSC Tournament selection.

He received his B.S. degree in History from UNA and is in the Health and Physical Education graduate program.
“From him being in our program as both a player and coach, he understands our program and is a good fit in trying to continue our success,” said UNA head coach Mike Keehn. “He has done a good job working with our pitchers and was instrumental in signing some players as a graduate assistant coach. He is an even greater asset to our program as an assistant coach.”

Hancock is married to former UNA soccer standout Emily Cotham.  He received his B.S. degree in History from UNA and his Masters of Health and Physical Education from UNA as well.

MITCH HILL
Graduate Assistant Coach

JOSH GRAHAM
Student Assistant Coach

Mitch Hill is in his second season as a graduate assistant coach with the Lions after serving as a student assistant coach in 2008.

Hill was a member of the UNA pitching staff from 2003-04 and 2006-07.
The 2006 season was his most succesSful on the mound as he posted a 3-0 record in 18 appearances and had a 2.66 earned run average.

Hill was redshirted at UNA in 2003 and then lettered on the Lion pitching staff in 2004, 2006 and 2007. He had 56 total innings pitched in his career.

A native of Florence, Ala., Hill prepped at Wilson High School where he was an all-county and all-state selection.

Hill received a B.S. degree in Physical Education from UNA in 2008.

 

Josh Graham is in his second season as a student assistant coach with the Lions after two seasons playing first base at UNA. In 2008 Graham led UNA with a .420 batting average, going 55-for-131 at the plate. He had eight home runs, 15 doubles and drove in 52 runs.

Graham was a first-team All-Gulf South Conference selection in voting by the league’s head coaches in 2008.

As a junior in 2007, Graham hit .237 with nine homers, 15 doubles and 42 runs batted in.

A native of Pontotoc, Miss., Graham lettered in basketball and football at Pontotoc High School.

He later played two seasons at Itawamba Community College where he was first-team all-state and All- Region 23 in 2006.