Brandon Tormoehlen enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Creighton baseball program. His on the field duties will include coaching the catchers as well as assisting with the hitters and running the bullpen during games. Off the field, he will assist with on-campus recruiting as well as other day-to-day baseball operations.
This past summer Tormoehlen was the head coach of the Grand Lake Mariners of the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League. His squad finished the season with a 25-10 mark, good enough for second place in the league.
Last year, Tormoehlen was an assistant coach at Indiana Tech, a NAIA program in Fort Wayne, Ind. Off the field, he was in charge of the team’s strength and conditioning program along with coordinating team travel arrangements and recruiting.
Prior to that, Tormoehlen spent two seasons as a high-school coach. He coached for Noblesville HS in the 2007-2008 season and Bishop Chatard in the 2005-2006 season. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, he was a head coach in the Indiana Bulls Baseball Program; one of the nation’s premier amateur baseball organizations.
Tormoehlen played his college ball at Butler. He saw action behind the plate during the 2004 and 2005 seasons; but an injury forced him out in 2006. After a rehab year, he was able to get back to action in 2007. During his career he compiled a .972 fielding percentage.
Tormoehelen graduated valedictorian from Brownstown Central HS in Brownstown, Ind., and graduated from Butler University in 2007 with a degree in secondary education. He sent two years teaching high school mathematics before coming to Omaha.
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