Alex Sogard

Alex Sogard
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Wright State
Conference Horizon League
Record 0–0
Biographical details
Born (1987-07-25) July 25, 1987
Phoenix, Arizona
Playing career
2007 Oregon State
2008–2010 NC State
2010 Tri-City ValleyCats
2011 Lexington Legends
2012 Lancaster JetHawks
2012–2014 Corpus Christi Hooks
2012 Mesa Solar Sox
2013 Oklahoma City RedHawks
2013 Peoria Javelinas
2014 Mobile BayBears
2015 St. Paul Saints
2015 Wichita Wingnuts
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017–2018 Wright State (asst.)
2019–present Wright State
Head coaching record
Overall 0–0
Tournaments Horizon: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

Alexander Kyle Sogard (born July 25, 1987) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. Sogard is the head coach of the Wright State Raiders baseball team.

Playing career

Sogard attended Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Sogard played for the school's varsity baseball team all four years. As a senior, Sogard was a 2nd Team All-State pitcher and first baseman, behind Ike Davis. Sogard then enrolled at the Oregon State University, to play college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team.[1] At Oregon State, Sogard was a redshirt freshman when the Beavers won the 2006 College World Series. He pitched for Oregon State in 2007, as the Beavers won their second College World Series in as many years.[2] Sogard then transferred to North Carolina State University, where he continued his college baseball career with the NC State Wolfpack. He was a starter and reliever during his 3 years at N.C. State. Sogard was instrumental in the Wolfpack reaching the postseason in two of his three years there, including N.C. State's third Super Regional appearance in 2008.[3]

The Houston Astros selected Sogard in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Alex was also drafted by the Diamondbacks in 2008 but did not sign. Sogard continued winning in pro ball as his Short Season Valley Cats won the N.Y. Penn League in 2010. Alex continued his ascent through the Astros minor league system playing for a strong Lexington Legends team in 2011, AA Corpus Christi in 2012, and AAA Oklahoma City in 2013. After the 2013 season, they assigned him to the Arizona Fall League.[4]

Sogard was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Cesar Carrasco on July 7, 2014.[5]

Sogard would play the 2015 season for the St. Paul Saints and the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.[6]

Coaching career

On August 9, 2016, Sogard began his coaching career as an assistant at Wright State University.[7]

On July 6, 2018, Sogard was promoted to head coach of the Wright State Raiders.[8]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2019–present)
2019 Wright State 0–00–0
Wright State: 0–00–0
Total:0–0

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Sogard is the son of Anna Vodicka Sogard & Bruce Sogard and the younger brother of Eric Sogard.[9][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Beavers Sign Eight For Baseball". www.pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. December 3, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "College World Series notebook: Sogard siblings giving Mom a hard time". East Valley Tribune. June 19, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wolfpack rely on pitching, defense to advance in NCAA tournament - College Sports - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. June 4, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "After work in Arizona Fall League, Alex Sogard hopes to crack Astros bullpen | astros.com: News". Houston.astros.mlb.com. November 5, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Andrew Nemec (July 7, 2014). "Hillsboro Hops third baseman Cesar Carrasco traded to Houston Astros organization". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Orioles Purchase the Contract of Wichita's Sogard". www.americanassociationbaseball.com. American Association Baseball. March 22, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sogard Named WSU Pitching Coach". www.wsuraiders.com. Wright State University. August 9, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "WSU assistant baseball coach promoted". www.xeniagazette.com. Xenia Daily Gazette. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ Marc Pendleton (July 6, 2018). "WSU promotes assistant to succeed Mercer as baseball coach". www.daytondailynews.com. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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