Bio

Named head coach on June 18, 2009, Kory Hartman is the only head coach in the history of the University of Northwestern Ohio baseball program.

In 2018, Hartman was selected as a NAIA Regional Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association as the Racers posted a 43-20 record and make their first-ever appearance at the Avista-NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. UNOH went 1-2 in that tournament, including a victory over #3 St. Thomas (FL), and finished #9 in the NAIA Postseason Coaches Poll.

Northwestern Ohio won four straight games at the Williamsburg (KY) Bracket to qualify for the World Series, outscoring the opposition 40-14 in doing so.

The 2018 squad also set single-season school records for at bats (2175), hits (705), doubles (133), RBI (466), home runs (74) and walks (254). In the NAIA national rankings, the Racers were fifth in hits, seventh in RBI, 10th in doubles and batters struck out (498), 11th in runs scored (490) and 16th in slugging percentage (.502).

Relief pitcher Jacob Hulcher was named as a Second Team All-American while starting pitcher Olivier Mailloux was selected as an Honorable Mention All-American along with the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year.

In 2021, Hartman and his Racers returned to the NAIA Tournament after winning the WHAC Tournament title over Madonna as the No. 3 Seed. UNOH finished the regular season on a 14-4 tear before going 5-1 through the WHAC Tournament including playing host for the WHAC Championship Series.

The 2021 team set a new single-season record for triples (20) and earned the lowest opponents batting average since 2017 (.262).

Center Fielder Don Goodes was named WHAC Newcomer of the Year. First Baseman Yadi Rivera earned the programs first Gold Glove since 2017 (Kyle Fisher). Five Racers were named First Team All-WHAC, Erick Castro, Drew Clavenna, Don Goodes, Christian Perez and Kyle Perrett.

Hartman earned his third Coach of the Year award in 2022 as his Racers repeated as WHAC Tournament Champions with another trip to the NAIA Tournament but also added the regular season title to their list becoming just the second team in program history to sweep both in a season (2017). UNOH ripped 67 home runs while hitting .328 as a team, both top 15 in the country and set a new program record with a .533 slugging percentage.

Yadi Rivera became the first UNOH player to repeat as Gold Glove winner and the third in program history to win more than once. Erick Castro also earned a Gold Glove for his work behind the plate, the program's first since 2015. Six Racers made All-WHAC First Team; Christian Perez, Bryant Diel, Tyler Grigalis, Shakur Jackson, Yadi Rivera, Alex Velasco.

The 2024 Racers were dominate in all facets of the game earning the program's fourth regular season WHAC title under Hartman going 25-6 in conference play. UNOH hit .329 as a team, the third best in program history, logging a single season record with 157 stolen bases. The team's pitching staff combined for a 4.21 team ERA holding opponents to just .244 hitting, both the lowest since 2017. Defensively, Hartman's Racers tied the single season record with a .970 fielding percentage while holding opponents to a program record .676 stolen base percentage.

Joskar Feliciano continued the long history of top shelf catchers for Hartman becoming the fifth to earn a Gold Glove. Michael Joyce, Darius Freeman and Will Myklebust were all named First Team All-WHAC with a program record ten players earning all-academic honors.

In 2025, Hartman led his program to its first ever back-to-back regular season championship going 26-2 in WHAC play, the most conference wins since 2017, and 40-15-1 overall, the program's most wins since 2018, to pick up his fifth WHAC Coach of the Year award. The team earned its fourth trip to the NAIA Opening round in the last five years and seventh under Hartman.

The Racers finished with a .431 on base percentage which is the second highest in program history. UNOH was led by Fabian Romero who set the single season records for batting average (.442) and on base percentage (.572) as well as Eliomar Otero who logged 67 RBI and twelve home runs, both the program's second most in a season. On the mound, Jeremy Yurcak became the NAIA's all-time leader in total appearances and reilef appearances making 29 in 2025, all in relief, to give him 108 total and 107 in relief for his career. 

Freshman Daniel Healy was named the WHAC Pitcher of the Year becoming the program's first since 2018 and the first ever as a freshman. Healy also earned First Team All-WHAC honors joined by fellow starting pitcher Brayden Lybarger and closer Eliott Traver. Fabian Romero, Eliomar Otero and Tyler Huff also picked up first team honors. 

Through 15 seasons at UNOH, Hartman has an overall record of 475-275-2 (.633) and a conference record of 289-96 (.751), including five years of 40 or more wins and 10 seasons of 30 or more, and has led the Racers to seven apperances in the NAIA Tournament (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025) with five WHAC regular season and three tournament championships.

UNOH UNDER HARTMAN

TEAM HONORS

13 players have signed professionally since the program’s inception in 2010 with one former Racer earning a spot in the MLB (John Schreiber: Boston Red Sox - 2021-Current).

First Team NAIA All-American

2017: Damon Proctor

Second Team NAIA All-American

2017: Jeff Cardenas

2018: Jacob Hulcher

Honorable Mention NAIA All-American

2016: Jon Bobea, John Schreiber

2017: Kyle Fisher

2018: Olivier Mailloux

WHAC Pitcher of the Year

2015: Ryan Burns

2016: Jon Bobea

2017: Damon Proctor

2018: Olivier Mailloux

2025: Daniel Healy

WHAC Newcomer of the Year

2021: Don Goodes

First Team All-WHAC

2011: Kael Campbell, Kyle Jeffries

2012: Austin Park, Zach Petrick, Ben Smith

2013: Ben Schubert

2014: Jose Cruz, Brodie Mitchell, Ben Schubert, Pichi Torres

2015: Jhonniel Alvarez, Ryan Burns, Zyler Cosby, Jose Cruz, Rafael Lozada, Ryan Petrangelo

2016: Brett Akins, Jon Bobea, Felix Correa, Kyle Fisher, Alex Leach, Dayfran Ortiz, John Schreiber

2017: Jeff Cardenas, Kyle Fisher, Junior Gomez, Erich Gonzalez, Damon Proctor, Jonathan Rodriguez, Kyle Thomas

2018: Mike Alexander, Felix Correa, Junior Gomez, Jacob Hulcher, Olivier Mailloux, Blake Maines

2019: Michael Knollman

2021: Erick Castro, Drew Clevenna, Don Goodes, Christian Perez, Kyle Perrett

2022: Christian Perez, Bryant Diel, Tyler Grigalis, Shakur Jackson, Yadi Rivera, Alex Velasco

2023: Erick Castro, Rolando Heredia-Bustos, Eliott Traver

2024: Darius Freeman, Michael Joyce, Will Myklebust

2025: Eliott Traver, Fabian Romero, Tyler Huff, Daniel Healy, Brayden Lybarger

Second Team All-WHAC

2017: Mike Alexander, Rafael Lozada, Blake Maines, Jose Paulino

2018: Jack Barrie, Erich Gonzalez, Misael Lebron, Dayfran Ortiz

2019: Misael Lebron, Olivier Mailloux

2021: Yadi Rivera

2022: Erick Castro, Michael Joyce, Josue Ortiz, Tyler Zarembka

2024: Tyler Grigalis, Joskar Feliciano, Drake Miller

2025: Joskar Feliciano, Noah Matheseon, Sinjon Bobolia

Honorable Mention All-WHAC

2011: Justin Binegar, Dylan Brammer, Austin Park, Zach Petrick, Ben Schubert, Pichi Torres

2012: Dylan Brammer, Cory Cook, Kevin Cyrus, Juan Espinosa, Ben Schubert, Pichi Torres

2013: Vince Anello, Chris Bell, Pichi Torres

2014: Brandon Collins, Alex Leach

2015: James Cardona, Alex Leach, Brodie Mitchell

2016: James Cardona, Kelvin Flores

WHAC Gold Gloves

2011: Ben Schubert (1B), Pichi Torres (LF)

2013: Alex Leach (SS)

2014: Brett Akins (LF), Cory Cook (C), Ben Schubert (1B)

2015: Jhonniel Alvarez (C), Brandon Collins (1B), John Schreiber (P)

2016: Alex Leach (SS)

2017: Kyle Fisher (CF)

2021: Yadi Rivera (1B)

2022: Yadi Rivera (1B), Erick Castro (C)

2023: Ben Jackson (CF), Tyler Grigalis (1B)

2024: Joskar Feliciano (C)

WHAC Player of the Week

2011: Kyle Jeffries

2015: Zyler Cosby, Jose Cruz

2016: Kyle Fisher, Alex Leach

2017: Junior Gomez

2018: Jack Barrie, Erich Gonzalez, Misael Lebron, Blake Maines

2022: Bryant Diel

2024: Tim Hanible, Darius Freeman

2025: Eliomar Otero

WHAC Pitcher of the Week

2015: Ryan Burns, John Schreiber

2016: Jon Bobea

2017: Damon Proctor, Kyle Thomas

2018: Mike Alexander, Jacob Hulcher

2019: Andres Medina

2023: Rolando Heredia-Bustos

2024: Michael Joyce, Will Myklebust

2025: Josh Mauney, Sinjon Bobolia, Brayden Lybarger

NAIA Scholar-Athlete

2013: C.J. Hernandez, Ryan Staton

2015: Mark Armbruster, Ryan Burns, Alex Dillon, Jason Fukumoto, Ruben Medina

2016: James Cardona

2017: James Cardona, Damon Proctor

2018: Steven Amos, Jacob Hulcher, Michael Knollman, Ryan Mahaffey

2019: Michael Knollman, Clay Longo, Brett McEldowney

2024: Grant REeve, Jacob Landers, Seth Freeman, Sinjon Bobolia, Wyatt Johnson

2025: Seth Freeman, Sinjon Bobolia, Josh Ledgard

WHAC All-Academic Team

2011: Dylan Brammer, Austin Park

2012: Kevin Cyrus, Austin Park, Robert Riley, Ryan Staton

2013: Jose Gonzalez, C.J. Hernandez, Ben Smith, Ryan Staton

2014: Mark Armbruster, Ryan Burns, Kael Campbell, Jason Fukumoto, C.J. Hernandez, Ruben Medina, Brodie Mitchell

2015: Mark Armbruster, Ryan Burns, Alex Dillon, Jason Fukumoto, Gage Lasley, Ruben Medina, Brodie Mitchell, Randal Muhlenkamp, John Schreiber

2016: Austin Bueter, James Cardona, Casey Claflin, Francisco Gonzalez, Zach Kimmett, Gage Lasley, Muerenty Lourens, Damon Proctor

2017: James Cardona, Damon Proctor

2018: Steven Amos, Jacob Hulcher, Michael Knollman, Ryan Mahaffey

2019: Jordan Bonomo, Michael Knollman, Clay Longo, Olivier Mailloux, Jack McCreery, Brett McEldowney

2021: Bobby Chapman, Drew Clavenna, Jason Cross, Don Goodes, Noah London, Kyle Perrett, Tyson Scheumann

2022: Noah London, Devin Brown, Bryant Diel, Shakur Jackson, Colin Noeth, Noah Richard, Josue Ortiz, Grant Reeve

2023: Josue Ortiz, Grant Reeve, AJ Buchman, Alex Velasco, Brandon Kyle, Jacob Landers, Jeremy Suarez, Payton Wooten, Rolando Heredia-Bustos

2024: Grant Reeve, AJ Buchman, Kyle Brandon, Jacob Landers, Sinjon Bobolia, Seth Freeman, Tyler Grigalis, Wyatt Johnson, Austin Culbertson, Caleb Yarnell

2025: Sinjon Bobolia, Seth Freeman, Austin Culbertson, Josh Ledgard, Zach King, Adam Barbarich

THE HARTMAN FILE

Family: Daughter: Madison, Son: Cooper

Alma Mater: Kent State University (1999)

Previous Coaching Stops: Ohio Dominican University - Pitching Coach (2006-09), Columbus State Community College - Pitching Coach (2003-05), Denison University (2003), Johnstown (OH) High School (2002)

Playing Career: London Werewolves (Frontier League, 2001), Richmond Roosters (Frontier League, 1999-2000), Kent State University (1996-99), Team USA Baseball (1995)

IN THE TROPHY CASE

Individual

American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond NAIA Regional Coach of the Year (2018)

WHAC Coach of the Year (2015, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025)

WHAC Champions of Character Coach (2013, 2014)

Ohio Mr. Baseball (1994, 1995)

Honorable Mention All-America (1994, 1995)

OHSAA All-State (1993, 1994, 1995)

All-Mizuno First Team (Twice)

Team

Coaching: WHAC Regular Season (2015, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025), WHAC Tournament (2017, 2021, 2022)

Playing: Mid-American Conference (1996)