Pitt’s Megahee Accepts Recruiting Coordinator Position at Florida State
7/18/2023 9:05:00 AM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Pitt baseball's Ty Megahee will become the newest baseball recruiting coordinator at Florida State University, the school announced Tuesday morning.
Megahee has spent the past five seasons as Pitt's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During his time, he has worked predominantly with the offense and infield, and has served as the primary recruiting coordinator.
"We are extremely excited for Coach Megahee and his family as they move forward with their new opportunities," said head coach Mike Bell. "We will be forever thankful for his time and dedication towards our program, but more importantly for the development of our student athletes. We saw this program reach new heights in a short period of time. There is no doubt his work ethic and personal touch had a major impact on the growth and rise of our program."
Megahee has recruited transfers to play at Pitt that have seen success at the next level. Players such as Logan Evans (drafted by Seattle in 2023), Dylan Simmons (drafted by Cincinnati in 2023), Jeffrey Wehler (signed by Toronto in 2023), Tatem Levins (drafted by Seattle in 2022), and Mitch Myers (drafted by Oakland in 2021) are now all playing professional baseball.
The 2023 starting infield of Noah Martinez (1B), Justin Acal (2B), Anthony LaSala (SS), and Sky Duff (3B) recorded a combined fielding percentage of .960, with Martinez committing only one error at first base this past season.
Two of Megahee's previous infielders, David Yanni and Sky Duff, earned Third Team All-ACC honors during the 2021 season. Yanni and Duff are also first and second all-time in multiple statistical categories throughout Pitt baseball history.
Before coming to Pitt, Megahee spent three seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Western Kentucky, where he served as the infield coach and headed the development of the Hilltoppers' position players.
As the Hilltoppers' top assistant and recruiting coordinator, Megahee has over- seen the recruitment of three top-100 classes, including a top-40 2018 class. He served as the program's academic liaison and had six position players named to the Conference USA all-league teams, in addition to three MLB draft selections.
In his first season at Western Kentucky, he coached All-American Danny Hudzina, who was drafted in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He joined the Hilltoppers' staff after a two-year stint at Mercer University, where he helped the Bears to a record of 73-30 (34-16 SoCon) in addition to a 2015 league title and NCAA Regional bid.
In his two years with the Bears, 10 players were named to the All-SoCon teams, as he coached 2015 SoCon Player of the Year Kyle Lewis in 2015.
Before joining the Bears' staff, Megahee was an instrumental part of SEC power- house Auburn's staff for four seasons. He served as the Tigers' infield and catchers coach, helping the Tigers to a record of 136-101 (60-60 SEC). The 2010 Tigers squad won the SEC Western Division title enroute to being the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
While at Auburn, Megahee had 11 position players named to the All-SEC teams, in addition to a pair of All-Americans. Each of his signing classes were ranked in the Top 25, including a No. 6 ranking for the class of 2013. He saw 25 players drafted, in addition to three recruits, in that span.
Megahee got his collegiate start at Mercer in 2005, serving as a volunteer assistant coach for three seasons before accepting a full-time role at Monmouth for the 2009 campaign. He has also worked in the summer ball scene, coaching the Florence Red Wolves of the Coastal Plains League in 2006.
