Northwest Florida State College

• Location: Niceville, FL
• Nickname: Raiders
• Conference: Panhandle Conference

History

Northwest Florida State College was founded in 1963 as Okaloosa-Walton Junior College. Its name changed a couple of times over the years, before settling on Okaloosa-Walton College from 2003 to 2008. That year, it abandoned the historical name in exchange for a geographically-based moniker, after it was allowed by a legislative change to issue four-year degrees.

NW Florida State won the NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series in 2015.

Notable Alumni

• Jamie Brown, pitcher
• Robert Coello, pitcher
• Brian Conley, minor league infielder
• Ryan Crowley, minor league pitcher
• Tony Cruz, catcher
• Dylan DeLucia, minor league pitcher
• Adam DiMichele, drafted pitcher
• Michael Dubee, minor league pitcher
• Jeff Farnsworth, pitcher
• Chris Madera, minor league outfielder and manager
• Jason Michaels, outfielder
• Peter Munro, pitcher
• Eric Orze, pitcher
• Cam Sanders, minor league pitcher
• Carlton Smith, minor league pitcher
• Nic Touchstone, minor league pitcher
• Daniel Webb, pitcher
• Mark Woodyard, pitcher

Coaches

• Keith Griffin, 2003-2008
• Doug Martin, 2009-present

Assistant Coaches

• Keith Griffin, 1993-1996
• Bryan Lewallyn
• Nate Murrie, 2009-2010