Brady Bogart ASSISTANT COACH,

First Season

Saint Leo, 1993

North Florida baseball welcomed assistant coach Brady Bogart to its coaching staff in October of 2022. Bogart specifically serves as the pitching coach with the staff in this role.

Bogart, a familiar name for those that know collegiate baseball in Florida, has more than 30 years of experience working in the high school, collegiate and professional ranks of baseball.

His son, Austin Bogart, was a three-year letterwinner with the Stetson Hatters as a two-way player. He would join North Florida as a graduate transfer during the 2021 season, posting some impressive numbers on the mound, at the dish and in the field as UNF’s everyday outfielder and weekend starter.

"I am very honored and fortunate to have this opportunity to contribute as the UNF pitching coach. The UNF baseball program has a rich history in competing at a high level. I would like to thank Coach Parenton and the UNF administration for this opportunity. SWOOP!"

Bogart’s varied experience in the baseball world has seen him primarily work in the Sunshine State, while also sending him around the country to coach or play in independent and summer leagues.

The single-season ERA record holder at Saint Leo University, Bogart spent five years working with the Amarillo Dillas as the pitching coach and field manager. In 2008 he was a part of the 2008 United League Baseball (ULB) All-Star Game Coaching Staff. That same year he was named ULB Manager of the Year, an award he earned during the midst of a three-peat as league champions.

The Saint Leo legend also spent time on the coaching staff of the Sunshine State powerhouse. During multiple stints as the pitching coach for the Lions, Saint Leo tallied a 179-95 record, while also reaching the 1996 Division II South Regional Tournament and setting multiple team single-season highwater marks including consecutive wins (20), shutouts (eight) and strikeouts (467).

In addition to his professional and collegiate history, Bogart has produced a dominant 16-year tenure between time as the head coach at the Villages Charter High School and at Citrus High School. During those two stints, Bogart’s teams went 252-157, making two final four appearances, five regional finals while winning two regionals and five district titles. Mixed in during that time, Bogart has also accrued 12 years of travel ball coaching experience with Gatorball Baseball Academy.

Bogart played two years of junior college ball with Central Florida Community College before making his mark in two seasons at Saint Leo. He then played three seasons between time with the Sioux Falls Canaries, Mobile Bay Sharks and Abilene Prairie Dogs of the Northern League and Texas-Louisiana League respectively.

Personal Info & More

Brady Bogart has been married to his wife, Barbie, for 28 years. Together the couple has four children, all of which have competed or are currently participating in college sports. His son, Cody, graduate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2018 and is a catcher. Their son, Garrett, is also a catcher at ERAU in Daytona Beach, Fla.

As mentioned early, Austin graduate from Stetson in only three years and earned his graduate degree at UNF while competing as a two-way player and starter for the Ospreys in 2021.

BROOKS AT A GLANCE

Playing Experience:

2012-16 North Florida Shortstop

Education: 2016 North Florida Bachelors, Sport Management