Rick Ferchen

Richard K. Ferchen

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
• School Valparaiso University

• Born ~1955

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Biographical Information

Rick Ferchen has been a longtime college coach and a former minor league player.

Ferchen signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates after college, playing one year with the Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League.

He then returned to Valparaiso as assistant baseball and football coach. He was head coach at Valparaiso for six years (1982-1987), going 147-137-8 and twice being named Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year. He then was coach at Hobart College from 1988-1995, where he was 168-120-5. He was named Empire Athletic Association Coach of the Year twice.

Ferchen joined SUNY Oneonta in 1996 and went 349-209 over his first 14 seasons. He was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2006. His career record after 28 years was 663-467-17, putting him 12th in NCAA Division III history in wins. He was let go after the 2011 season and was replaced by Benjamin Grimm.

In 2014 Ferchen returned to the dugout in 2014 as head coach of Keuka College. He retired after the 2022 season.

Source: Keuka bio

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1982	Valparaiso University	15-27-3	3-1
1983	Valparaiso University	18-21	1-2
1984	Valparaiso University	26-20-1		AMCU
1985	Valparaiso University	35-21-1	5-3	AMCU
1986	Valparaiso University	22-25-1	4-7
1987	Valparaiso University	31-23-2	8-4	AMCU
1988	Hobart College	24-16
1989	Hobart College	20-15-2
1990	Hobart College	13-18-1
1991	Hobart College	26-13
1992	Hobart College	25-12-1		Division III Regionals
1993	Hobart College	17-18-1
1994	Hobart College	27-10
1995	Hobart College	16-18
1996	SUNY Oneonta	20-13	4-8
1997	SUNY Oneonta	21-17-1	4-8
1998	SUNY Oneonta	23-15-1	8-4
1999	SUNY Oneonta	27-19	7-5
2000	SUNY Oneonta	21-16	6-6
2001	SUNY Oneonta	18-20-1	3-9
2002	SUNY Oneonta	25-17	8-4
2003	SUNY Oneonta	26-14	7-7
2004	SUNY Oneonta	23-15	8-6
2005	SUNY Oneonta	32-10-1	12-2
2006	SUNY Oneonta	31-11	12-2
2007	SUNY Oneonta	29-13	8-6
2008	SUNY Oneonta	25-18	9-5
2009	SUNY Oneonta	27-12	6-6
2010	SUNY Oneonta	31-13	7-5	Division III Regionals
2011	SUNY Oneonta	21-17	11-7
2014	Keuka College	22-14	12-6
2015	Keuka College	13-26	5-9
2016	Keuka College	17-15-1	5-7
2017	Keuka College	17-18	9-6
2018	Keuka College	19-17	11-6
2019	Keuka College	25-16	15-3
2020	Keuka College	0-3	0-0
2021	Keuka College	6-16-1	5-14-1
2022	Keuka College	15-19-1	7-12-1