DBU REPORT 20 CLINT HURDLE HEADLINES 30TH ANNUAL PATRIOT BASEBALL BANQUET The 30th Annual DBU Patriot Baseball Banquet once again welcomed a sold-out crowd to the campus to celebrate Patriot Baseball and kick off the 2022 season. This year, guests had the opportunity to honor past Patriot greats Josh Causey and Jason Krizan, congratulate former player Jackson Glenn, hear from Head Coach Dan Heefner, and experience a special interview with legendary MLB player and manager, Clint Hurdle. The evening kicked off as Reagan Ratcliff, the voice of DBU Baseball and Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, sat down with Hurdle for a one-on-one interview that spanned Hurdle’s journey of 45 years in professional baseball, from player to manager. From his time as the ninth overall draft pick by the Kansas City Royals, to moving into the coaching role, Hurdle described life on the field and behind the scenes. In 1978, Sports Illustrated dubbed Hurdle as “This Year’s Phenom” on the cover of their magazine. Two years later, Hurdle and the Kansas City Royals reached the World Series where they eventually fell in six games to the Philadelphia Phillies. Following his 11-year playing career, Hurdle spent time in the minor leagues as a hitting coach and manager before breaking back into the Majors, and in 2002, he was named the manager for the Colorado Rockies. After eight seasons in Colorado, Hurdle joined the Texas Rangers in 2010 as their hitting coach and saw the Rangers advance to their firstever World Series. In 2011, Hurdle became manager of the Pittsburgh
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