The University of Akron Athletics
General
- Title:
- Assistant Baseball Coach
- Email:
- gsalisbu@uakron.edu
Salisbury was hired as the recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at the University of Akron in July of 2023.
He previously was with the Southeastern Baseball coaching staff in July 2020. He spent the 2021 season as assistant pitching coach and camp coordinator. In 2022 he was promoted to pitching coach. In 2022, SLU was a regional participant in the Auburn Regional. In 2023, the SLU pitching staff finished 72nd in the country in ERA and compiled 6 ranked wins in his time as pitching coach at SLU.
Freshman right-hander Brennan Stuprich enjoyed a breakout season, being named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in addition to earning multiple Freshman All-America honors. He joined with right-hander Will Warren to form the top 1-2 punch in the conference, ranking in the Southland’s Top 5 in ERA, Wins and Innings Pitched. After the 2021 season, Warren was selected in the 21st round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. After the 2023 season, Andrew Landry was selected in the 16th round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees.
Salisbury came to SLU after serving as the Director of Pitching Development at his alma mater, Ohio University, in 2020. He spent the previous season there as a graduate assistant coach. A four-year letter winner, he averaged 7.2 K/9 in 248 career innings and compiled a 2.0 K/BB ratio. Salisbury logged a team-high in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts in both 2017 and 2018. The left-hander from Brunswick, Ohio helped lead the Bobcats to the 2015 and 2017 MAC Tournament championships, earning a start against Indiana in NCAA Regional action. Following his collegiate career, Salisbury played two years of professional baseball for the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers in the United Shore League. Salisbury earned a bachelor's degree in sport management in 2017 and a master's degree in coaching education in 2019, both from Ohio. He resides Brunswick, Ohio.
