Micah Posey - Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach - Baseball Coaches

Micah Posey

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Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach

Micah Posey, a Tallahassee native and Florida State graduate with 13 years coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level, is in his third season as the Seminoles’ pitching coach in 2026.

Posey has helped guide FSU to back-to-back NCAA Super Regional appearances in 2024-25, one of five programs to achieve that feat, with a berth in the College World Series in 2024.

Florida State again reached the Super Regionals in 2025 after a runner-up ACC finish and No. 2 seed at the conference tournament, both the team’s best since 2014. Alex Lodise won the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy as the nation’s top amateur player, FSU’s first since 2008, and was named the ACC Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Lodise and Jamie Arnold were named consensus All-Americans, the second consecutive year the program has reached that mark, as Arnold was the team’s first multiple-time All-American in consecutive years since 2021-22. Arnold was selected 11th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft to headline a program-record 11 draft selections, a total which led the country. The Seminoles’ highest overall draft pick since 2008 and third-highest pitcher, Arnold gives the team three first-round picks in two years, the third time that has happened and first since 1994-95.

Posey’s first year in 2024 saw the Seminoles return to the NCAA Tournament and College World Series, as sophomore left-hander Jamie Arnold earned First Team All-America honors under Posey’s tutelage. Four pitchers were selected in the MLB Draft, with all four coming in the top 15 rounds for the first time since 2014.

The 2023 Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year, Posey came to FSU after three seasons at Dallas Baptist, where he helped lead the Patriots to the NCAA Tournament every year, setting school record with 656 strikeouts in 2023.

“Micah has a proven track record of development through his implementation of detailed training and application of modern technology with an individualized approach,” FSU head coach Link Jarrett said. “His use of technology also provides great insight into scouting reports and game management. Micah has groomed his recruiting skills on a national, regional, and state level, with the ability to evaluate & recruit high-impact arms. Building a pitching staff always starts with recruiting, and the experience he has on that front will help immensely.

“He has worked for outstanding head coaches in Mike Kennedy at Elon, Joe Pennucci at East Tennessee State and most recently Dan Heefner at Dallas Baptist. All three run great programs, and are highly respected in the industry. In addition to his coaching and recruiting talents, he has extensive professional pitching experience which provides relational abilities in recruiting and coaching.

“We can’t wait to have Micah, his wife Julie and their sons Maddux and Cal back in Tallahassee. His father is a legendary coach at North Florida Christian, the baseball blood runs deep in the family, and we know how exciting this return will be for all involved.”

Dallas Baptist set a school record for strikeouts per nine innings all three years under Posey, including 10.6 K/9 in 2023, 12^th in the country and first in CUSA. DBU was also first or second in the conference in ERA (4.40), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.8), hits allowed per nine innings (8.56), shutouts (four), WHIP (1.37) and walks allowed per nine innings (3.77).

“I am truly honored and grateful to be the next pitching coach at Florida State University,” Posey said. “Link Jarrett is a proven leader and winner, and I am thankful for the opportunity to continue the storied tradition of Seminole baseball. Anyone that knows me knows that Florida State and the Tallahassee community are special to me, and my family and I are excited to return home. We can’t wait to hear the Warchant, the Animals and K-Time again at Dick Howser Stadium.”

In 2023, the Patriot pitching staff placed four players on the All-CUSA teams, three on the ABCA All-Region team and two – first-team relief pitcher Kyle Amendt and third-team starting pitcher Ryan Johnson – were named All-Americans. Amendt was one of a school-record six DBU pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, led by 8th-round pick Braxton Bragg.
In 2021, Dominic Hamel was an All-American and third-round MLB Draft pick after setting the DBU single-season strikeout record.

Before joining Dallas Baptist, Posey spent three seasons at East Tennessee State (2018-20) and five seasons at Elon (2013-17). Posey began his coaching career at North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, helping lead NFC to the Class 3A state championship in 2011.

A 2001 graduate of NFC, Posey was selected in the 15th round of the MLB Draft by the Anaheim Angels. He spent four years in the minor league system and was a Midwest League All-Star in 2004. Following his professional career, Posey graduated from Florida State in 2011.

Posey and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Maddux and Cal.

ACCOLADES:

Served as pitching coach at Florida State (2024-25), Dallas Baptist (2021-23), East Tennessee State (2018-20) and Elon (2013-17). Named the Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2023.
Has coached 45 players who have been drafted or signed professional baseball contracts, including No. 11 overall pick Jamie Arnold in 2025
At Dallas Baptist, led the Patriots to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2021 Columbia Super Regional, just the second super regional in program history.
DBU set the school record for strikeouts per nine innings all three seasons, topping out at 10.6 in 2023, the 12^th-best mark in the nation and tops in Conference USA. DBU’s 656 strikeouts in 2023 were a school record and eighth nationally.
At DBU, coached 11 all-conference selections, three All-Americans and 11 players were selected in the MLB Draft. Dominic Hamel set the DBU single-season record for wins at the Division I level (13) and strikeouts (136) in 2021 and was a third-round pick in the 2021 draft. A school-record six DBU pitchers were drafted in 2023.
In 2020 at ETSU, Buccaneers were sixth in the country with a 4.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 19^th in strikeouts per nine innings. In 2019, Bucs were Top 20 nationally in walks allowed per nine innings, ERA, WHIP and strikeout-to-walk ratio, while Posey led staff to second-most strikeouts in program history.
Developed Landon Knack into a second round draft pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Knack led the nation in strikeouts in 2020 with a 4-0 record and 1.08 ERA.
Led Elon to 2013 Charlottesville Regional and in 2017, Elon ranked 25^th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings and set a school record with 491 strikeouts and two no-hitters. Kyle Brnovich was the Colonial Athletic Association Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American after striking out 103 batters in 90.0 innings.
Coached eight MLB Draft picks at Elon, including 2019 first-rounder George Kirby. Kirby was named an MLB All-Star in 2023.
A 2001 graduate of North Florida Christian, Posey began career coaching the Eagles under his father, Mike, in 2008. NFC won the 2011 Class 3A state championship and were nationally ranked at season’s end by Baseball America. Posey coached five pitchers that were selected in the MLB Draft, including future Florida State arms Cole Sands and Gage Smith.
Selected in the 15th round of the 2001 MLB Draft out of NFC by the Anaheim Angels. Posey was a 2004 Midwest League All-Star before pitching two seasons in independent ball prior to beginning his coaching career.
Graduated from Florida State in 2011 with a marketing degree.