SALISBURY, Md. – Salisbury University head baseball coach
Troy Brohawn is set to join the very best to ever play the sport within the Old Line State. Brohawn has been selected for
induction into the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches (MSABC) Hall of Fame, as confirmed by the organization this week.
Brohawn, along with the rest of the Class of 2025, will be enshrined during the 29th annual MSABC Preseason All-State Team and Awards Banquet, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 3-6 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Tickets for the banquet may be
purchased at this link no later than Friday, Jan. 24.
A legendary ballplayer at the Eastern Shore's Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Brohawn represented the Vikings on the 1990 U.S. Junior Olympic team, which earned a bronze medal at the Junior World Championship in Cuba. In 1991, he was recognized as USA Baseball Maryland Amateur Player of the Year and made appearances on Team Maryland and in the Crown All-Star Game.
Following an All-America baseball career at the University of Nebraska, Brohawn was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 1994 MLB Draft. He played professionally for 11 seasons across three major league organizations, pitching in 82 games in the majors from 2001-03 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers. A World Series champion with the D-backs in 2001, Brohawn posted elite numbers against MLB home run king Barry Bonds, who went 0-for-10 with one walk and four strikeouts in 11 career plate appearances against Brohawn.
Brohawn first served as pitching coach at SU under 2013 MSABC Hall-of-Fame
Doug Fleetwood from 2006-09 before returning to lead Cambridge-South Dorchester from 2010-14, winning a 1A state championship in 2013. During his time he also played six seasons for the Perdue Chicks in the semi-pro Eastern Shore Baseball League from 2008-13.
Brohawn returned to Salisbury as head coach in 2015 and is entering his 11th season leading the program in 2025. In 10 seasons under his watch, the Sea Gulls have won 312 games and six conference championships, made nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, qualified for four Division III World Series and two championship series, and captured the 2021 national title.
Brohawn was named American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) National Coach of the Year in 2021 and ABCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2024, as well as Conference Coach of the Year on three occasions. He was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame as a player in 2008.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 201 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
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