Toby Fisher enters his second season in the dugout for his alma mater, La Salle, as its pitching coach. In his first year, Fisher inherited a staff with a total of 98 innings pitched the prior season (23% of the total innings in 2007) and seven freshmen. The first-year pitchers combined for 246 innings (57% of innings thrown), won 10 games, and struck out 148. They earned a pair of Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week awards, and, at the end of the season, Kevin Fuqua earned All-Rookie Team honors, after ranking second in the conference in innings, fourth in strikeouts, and 12th in ERA and saves. Previously, Fisher worked for Temple University under Skip Wilson as the Owls' pitching coach for three seasons (2003-05) and helped rebuild the Germantown Academy program from 2000-02 as its pitching coach and hitting instructor. He began his collegiate career at Virginia before transferring to La Salle in 1995. He was a team captain from 1997 through 1999 and led the Explorers to the A-10 Conference Championships his senior year with a .370 batting average and an 8-2 record on the mound. A 1999 graduate of La Salle with a degree in criminal justice, Fisher is an Upper Merion police officer and resides in Willow Grove, PA. |
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