ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul head baseball coach
Neil Lerner has announced that
Jeff Fasching has been promoted to full time pitching coach for the upcoming season.
"Jeff did an outstanding job as our graduate assistant last year and we are thrilled to promote him to our full time assistant," said Lerner. "Jeff was a leader in the baseball program during his playing days at the University of Minnesota and those leadership skills were quickly apparent in his role as our GA. In addition to doing a great job running our pitching staff, Jeff is outstanding at developing positive relationships with our student athletes and supporting them both on and off the field. We look forward to the positive impact that we he will continue to have on our baseball program and our CSP community."
Fasching enters his second season at CSP, joining the coach staff as a graduate assistant pitching coach in the summer of 2019 after wrapping up his playing career with the University of Minnesota.
"I am thrilled to be able to stay at CSP in this new position and look forward to building upon the great tradition and legacy already established here," said Fasching. "I want to thank Coach Lerner and the CSP athletic department for the opportunity, and I can't wait to get started soon in the fall. I have had many great influences in my career, and I hope to be able to pay it forward to the next generation of athletes."
During his career with the Gophers, Fasching compiled a 4-0 record with a 3.12 ERA over 56 appearances out of the bullpen. Over his final two seasons, Fasching combined for 35 appearances with a 1.72 ERA, helping the Gophers win the 2018 Big Ten Championship, while they hosted a regional for the first time in over 40 years. The Gophers would go on to win the regional, with Fasching closing out the first game, before losing to eventual National Champions Oregon State in the super regional.
During his senior season, Fasching was named to the Big Ten All Sportsmanship Team in addition to being named Phil Isaakson Teammate of the Year by his teammates.
After his career with the Gophers, Fasching started his coaching career as a pitching coach with the Saugerties Stallions of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. The Stallions pitching staff led the league in saves and shutouts, while finishing second in opponent batting average, WHIP, and ERA. Three of Fasching's pitchers made the All-Star Game, and two were named to the All PGCBL Teams at the end of the season, with P Lane Miller being named PGCBL Pitcher of the Year.
Fasching's parents are St. John's head football coach Gary Fasching and Cindy Fasching. Jeff has four siblings and resides in Plymouth.
