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Mark Royer Joins Baseball Staff as an Assistant Coach
July 19, 2017 | Baseball
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts baseball head coach Matt Reynolds has announced that Mark Royer has joined his staff as an assistant coach. Royer comes to UMass from Penn where he spent three seasons as a volunteer assistant coach, working with the Quakers' outfielders and assisting with the hitters. During his time at Penn, Royer helped coach six Major League Baseball draft picks and four All-Ivy First Team outfielders in three years.
"I am very excited to announce that Mark Royer will be joining our staff here at UMass," said Reynolds. "I have known Mark for a few years now as he has broken into the coaching world. Along the way, he has proven himself as a tireless worker and an outstanding person, which was exactly what I was looking for. Mark has already made an impression in the industry and came highly recommended by many, including the entire staff at Penn. We are looking forward to getting him up and running on the recruiting trail immediately."
In 2017, Royer helped oversee a Penn offense that ranked first in the Ivy League in slugging percentage (.494), second in batting average (.282) and doubles (88) and third in home runs (33) as the Quakers reached their first Ivy League Championship Series since 2007.
Royer was vital in reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Tim Graul's transition to the outfield for the 2017 season, as Graul was named a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection in the outfield after earning second team honors at catcher in 2016. Graul also ended the year as the Ivy League batting champion with a .468 average in 20 games. Royer's three everyday outfielders combined for a .964 fielding percentage in 45 games.
In his first season with the Quakers in 2015, the squad's outfielders made just two errors under Royer's direction. He helped Penn finish top-10 nationally in slugging (ninth) and doubles per-game (seventh) that year, while the squad ranked first in the Ivy League in slugging and second in batting average, doubles and home runs. The following season in 2016, Penn was first in the Ivy in batting average, on-base percentage and doubles.
Prior to his time with the Quakers, Royer spent the 2014 season as an assistant coach at Swarthmore College.
Royer played collegiately at Eastern University in St. David's, Pennsylvania, where he was a three-year starter and captain for the Eagles. In 2013, Royer graduated from Eastern with a degree in interpersonal communication studies.
A native of Fairfax, Virginia, Royer graduated from Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, in 2009.
For continued coverage of UMass baseball, follow the team on Twitter @UMassBaseball and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassBaseball.
"I am very excited to announce that Mark Royer will be joining our staff here at UMass," said Reynolds. "I have known Mark for a few years now as he has broken into the coaching world. Along the way, he has proven himself as a tireless worker and an outstanding person, which was exactly what I was looking for. Mark has already made an impression in the industry and came highly recommended by many, including the entire staff at Penn. We are looking forward to getting him up and running on the recruiting trail immediately."
In 2017, Royer helped oversee a Penn offense that ranked first in the Ivy League in slugging percentage (.494), second in batting average (.282) and doubles (88) and third in home runs (33) as the Quakers reached their first Ivy League Championship Series since 2007.
Royer was vital in reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Tim Graul's transition to the outfield for the 2017 season, as Graul was named a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection in the outfield after earning second team honors at catcher in 2016. Graul also ended the year as the Ivy League batting champion with a .468 average in 20 games. Royer's three everyday outfielders combined for a .964 fielding percentage in 45 games.
In his first season with the Quakers in 2015, the squad's outfielders made just two errors under Royer's direction. He helped Penn finish top-10 nationally in slugging (ninth) and doubles per-game (seventh) that year, while the squad ranked first in the Ivy League in slugging and second in batting average, doubles and home runs. The following season in 2016, Penn was first in the Ivy in batting average, on-base percentage and doubles.
Prior to his time with the Quakers, Royer spent the 2014 season as an assistant coach at Swarthmore College.
Royer played collegiately at Eastern University in St. David's, Pennsylvania, where he was a three-year starter and captain for the Eagles. In 2013, Royer graduated from Eastern with a degree in interpersonal communication studies.
A native of Fairfax, Virginia, Royer graduated from Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, in 2009.
For continued coverage of UMass baseball, follow the team on Twitter @UMassBaseball and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassBaseball.
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