Ryan Overland

Ryan Edward Overland (born October 25, 1985) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is the head baseball coach at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), a position he has held since 2023. He played college baseball at Fresno State from 2005 to 2008.

As a college baseball player, Overland was a catcher under head coach Mike Batesole and helped Fresno State win the 2008 College World Series during his senior year. After graduating from Fresno State, Overland began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State from 2009 to 2010. He then spent over a decade on Batesole's Fresno State coaching staff, starting as an intern in 2011, volunteer assistant in 2012, and assistant coach from 2013 to 2022.

Shortly before the 2023 season, Batesole retired, resulting in Overland being named interim head coach that year. Overland led Fresno State to a 30–27 record, and Fresno State promoted him to a multi-year contract.

Early life and education Overland was born in Atascadero, California, one of two children of Dale and Jean Overland, who both worked as teachers. At Atascadero High School, Overland graduated in 2004 as a two-sport athlete, with two letters in basketball as a guard and three letters in baseball as pitcher and catcher. In 2003 and 2004, Overland earned first-team all-league honors and was part of league championship baseball teams, as a junior and senior at Atascadero High.

After high school, Overland attended California State University, Fresno, where he played at catcher for Fresno State Bulldogs baseball from 2005 to 2008 under head coach Mike Batesole.

Overland completed his bachelor's degree in communication studies at Fresno State in 2008 and master's degree in health, physical education, and recreation at South Dakota State University in 2010.

Fresno State Assistant coach (2011–2022) In 2011, Overland was hired as a coaching intern at his alma mater, California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), reuniting with Mike Batesole. In 2012, he became a volunteer assistant coach. In his early years as a Fresno State assistant coach, Overland was the third base coach and specialized in coaching catchers. Beginning in 2018, Overland was the pitching coach for Fresno State. Overland led Fresno State to a 30–27 record, including 16–14 and fourth place in Mountain West Conference standings, a three-win improvement from Batesole's final season in 2022. Fresno State elevated Overland from interim status on May 31, 2023, signing him to a long-term contract.

In 2024, his first season under his new contract, Overland led Fresno State to a 33–29 (16–14 MW) record, Mountain West Tournament championship, and NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Mountain West Tournament, Fresno State won four straight elimination games, including the final two against rival San Jose State.

Improving to second place in Mountain West standings at 18–12, Fresno State won a second straight Mountain West Tournament title in 2025.

In 2026, the Bulldogs regressed in their final season in the Mountain West, finishing with a 14–38–1 record and ninth in the conference.

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