Josh Galvan - Baseball Coach - Ball State University Athletics

Josh Galvan

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
jgalvan@bsu.edu

Josh Galvan, an all-region and all-conference player in college, came to Ball State as volunteer assistant before the 2020 season. His primary duties at BSU include coaching catchers and assisting with the team's offensive attack. He also helps head coach Rich Maloney and the staff with everyday program operations.

Prior to coming to BSU, Galvan coached at Hillsdale College in 2019 and worked with hitters who broke the single-season conference record for home runs. He also coached a player at Hillsdale who ranked sixth nationally in home runs with 18 and another standout who was drafted in the 28th round by Texas in 2019.

His first coaching position came at his alma mater, Kentucky Wesleyan, in 2018. His team at KWC was also a prolific slugging squad, hitting a school record 59 that year with one individual ranking fourth in the country.

A native of Cicero, Illinois, Galvan was a first team all-conference and two-time all-region player at Kentucky Wesleyan. He helped the team to a Great Midwest Athletic Conference tourney title and the school's first NCAA regional appearance in 30 years. He started his playing career at Kaskaskia College before going to KWC.

He graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.