Fritz Rosenberg

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH FIFTH SEASON AT MSU

Fritz Rosenberg was hired on April 23, 2022 as the Mississippi State volleyball associate head coach.

A 2008 graduate of Ball State University, Rosenberg concluded his eigth season as an assistant women’s volleyball coach at his alma mater in 2021.

In his eight years with the program, Rosenberg helped guide the Cardinals to a 145-97 overall record, including an 88-47 mark in Mid-American Conference play. His expertise helped lead Ball State to a pair of NCAA Division l Women’s Volleyball Championship appearances (2019 &2021), including the program’s third-ever first round victory in the 2021 event.

Rosenberg also helped coach the Cardinals to a pair of MAC Volleyball Tournament tites (2019 & 2021), the 2021 MAC regular season crown, and four MAC West Division championships (2017, 2018, 2019 & 2021).

In addition, he served as acting head coach for a portion of the COVID-19 adjusted 2020-21 season, guiding the Cardinals to a 5-3 record while head coach Kelli Miller Phillips was on maternity leave.

His training helped Ball State players earn All-Mid-American Conference First Team honors 15 times; Hayley Benson (2014), Jenna Spadafora (2014 & 2015), Brooklyn Goodsel (2016 & 2017), Ellie Dunn (2018), Sydnee Vanbeek (2018), Natalie Risi (2019), Kia Holder (2020-21), Jaclyn Bulmahn (2021), Natalie Mitchem (2021), Marie Pitt (2021), and Megan Wielonski (2021).

In addition, Ball State’s student-athletes have earned two All-MAC Second Team awards, three All-MAC Honorable Mention accolades and eight MAC All-Freshman Team honors during his time on staff.

Benson was also recognized on both the 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention Team after she finished the year ranked first in the league and 44th nationally with a .368 (341-77-717) attack percentage.

In the classroom, Rosenberg has helped the Cardinals earn the prestigious AVCA Team Academic Award five times (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21). He has also helped mentor Benson (2014) and Kate Avila (2017 & 2018) to College Sports Informations Directors of America (CoSIDA) Acadmeic All-District Second Team honors.

In addition, Ball State student-athletes have captured Academic All-MAC honors 58 times and MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors 18 times during his tenure.

Prior to joining the Ball State staff, Rosenberg was an assistant coach at Missouri State for three seasons. As part of Melissa Stokes’ staff at MSU, helped guide the Bears to a 59-35 record during his tenure. Missouri State posted a pair of 20-win seasons with Rosenberg’s help and advanced to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship in 2011.

In his final seaon with the Bears, Rosenberg helped Missouri State senior setter Carly Thomas become just the fifth American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American in program history, as she was named to the honorable mention. He also helped Missouri State student-athletes earn 13 all-conference selections and one MVC Freshman of the Year honor during his time on staff.

Prior to joining the Missouri State staff, Rosenberg spent the 2010 season as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Kentucky under head coach Craig Skinner, who was a four-year letterwinner for the Ball State men’s volleyball program from 1990-93. He helped guide the Wildcats to a 17-14 record and a trip to the NCAA Championship. While on the UK staff, he worked with Southeastern Conference Libero of the Year Stephanie Klefot and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American middle blocker Lauren Rapp.

Rosenberg started his collegiate coaching career in 2009 as an assistant at the University of Saint Francis, in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he helped guide the Lady Cougars to a third-place finish in the Mid-Central Conference and to the highest grade-point average among all USF Athletics programs.

A 2008 graduate of Ball State University with a degree in sport administration, Rosenberg worked with both the men’s and women’s club teams at BSU from 2006-09. He was head coach and captain of the men’s club program, he was named the 2008 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Co-Coach of the Year after guiding the program to a No. 1 national ranking. The women’s club program posted a 108-6 record over his three seasons and placed third at nationals in 2007 and 2008.

In addition to working with Ball State’s club teams, Rosenberg was an assistant coach at Muncie Central for two seasons, helping guide the program to a Class 4A state runner-up finish in 2006.

He was an assistant at Plainfield North in 2008, helping four players move on to NCAA Division l programs. He also had a three-year stint at Munciana, with his 2010 17U team placing fifth at the AAU National Championships.