Temple University Athletics

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Kevin Small
Kevin Small
Kevin Small enters his third year as an assistant coach at Temple under head coach Ryan Wheeler.  At Temple, Small primarily works with hitters and position players along with coaching first base.  His responsibilities range from recruiting to gameday and practice organization.  On top of team and recruiting responsibilities, Small is heavily involved in coaching and running youth and high school baseball camps across the country during the offseason.

As the volunteer assistant for the Owls in 2012, Small was involved with the team’s offensive development and helped coach Temple’s third baseman and 31st round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox, Steve Nikorak. Small also coached the local MucDawg’s college bound high school baseball team in the fall of 2011.

Small comes to Temple after having two years of professional baseball experience internationally. 
In Canberra, Australia , Small played infield for the ACT Bandits in the Australian Capital Territory Baseball Association, while working with hitters and infielders throughout the organization.

Before his time in Australia, Small help lead the Embrach Mustangs in the NLA (Swiss Pro-Ball) to their most successful season in organization history.  In his time in Switzerland, he played infield for the Mustangs and was also hired to coach teams within the organization.

Prior to coming to Temple, Small graduated from Juniata College with a degree in management where he was a three-year starter and 2008 all Landmark Conference selection for the Eagles. 

Small’s coaching and instruction and experience dates back to 2004 at the DuPage training academy where he spent six years teaching infield and hitting mechanics and studied coaching methods and hitting approaches.  Small continues to work as a private hitting instructor in the Philadelphia area.