Kevin Post is in his second year as Lakeland's head baseball coach in 2024-25.
Post took over the head coaching position in November 2023 after two years as an assistant with the Muskies. He joined the Muskies staff in August 2021, coming to Lakeland with a wealth of successful collegiate coaching experience at multiple levels.
Post served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at NCAA Division II Upper Iowa University from 2004-15. He has also served as pitching coach at NAIA Doane College in Nebraska, Jefferson Davis Community College (NJCAA Division 1) in Alabama and NAIA Union College in Kentucky. In addition, he has held head coaching positions with the Due West Indians (S.C.) of the Southern Collegiate League and the Sheboygan A’s of the Wisconsin State League. He also spent time as an Associate Scout for the Seattle Mariners during the mid-2000s.
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In his coaching career, Coach Post has seen two of his pitchers taken in the MLB amateur draft (Nate Zettler, 20th round, Kansas City, 2002 and Joaquin Canizal, 31st round, Toronto, 2003) and two signed to free agent contracts (Bryan Heaston, Seattle, 2002 and Josh McKeon, Cleveland, 2011). In addition, catcher Ryan Arp was drafted in the 45th round in 2008 and reached AAA with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Coach Post graduated cum laude with a degree in Sports Management from the University of Charleston, an NCAA Division II member in Charleston, W.Va. A varsity pitcher, he compiled a 5-0 record with one save and a 3.68 ERA his junior season which helped UC to set the then-school record for most wins in a season. He holds master’s degrees in health and physical education from Union College in 2003 and his master of arts in teaching from Carroll University in 2021. Post is a graduate of Kiel High School and lives in Kiel.
