Joshua Pike was named the Assistant Coach for the San José State baseball team in August 2023.
A standout high school and collegiate pitcher, Pike's playing career was unfortunately cut short due to injury while playing at North Carolina State. Following his injury, he transitioned into coaching for the Wolfpack. The Summerfield, N.C. native quickly rose in the organization, starting as a student assistant and eventually becoming the team's Assistant Pitching Coach. Under Pike's guidance, the Wolfpack were consistently one of the top programs in the ACC with above-average pitching, ranking in the top half of the conference in ERA in each of the previous three seasons. He helped lead the Wolfpack to two NCAA Tournament appearances in three years and the semifinals of the College World Series in 2021.
In the summer of 2023, Pike was the pitching coach for the Asheboro Zookeepers of the Coastal Plain League. He spent the prior two summers working with the USA Collegiate National Team bullpen staff as the pitching coach technician, helping develop several of the top pitching prospects in the country.
What they are saying about Coach Pike
Elliott Avent, Head Coach at North Carolina State
"Brad Sanfilippo just made a heck of a hire for his San José State program by announcing Josh Pike as his pitching coach. Josh pitched on our staff at NC State. After his playing career, he handled the analytics side of the program while completing his master's degree. Josh was a valued part of our 2021 Team USA staff, where he drew the praise and admiration of longtime guru Jerry Weinstein and future Hall of Famer Troy Tulowitzki. Josh’s work ethic and love for our grand game will bring continued admiration and respect from coaches, players and fans alike."
Link Jarrett, Head Coach at Florida State
"Josh is a skilled, dedicated, and diligent pitching coach. Having watched him hone his craft as a player and instructor over the last decade, Brad has clearly added quite an asset to his program. Josh gained knowledge from amazing pitching minds in Scott Bankhead, Scott Foxhall, and Clint Chrysler. His dedication to the development of pitchers while engaging in other facets of the program stood out as I coached against NC State with Notre Dame and Florida State."
Clint Chrysler, Pitching Coach at North Carolina State
“Josh Pike is one of the best young pitching minds in college baseball. His ability to create relationships, trust and mutual respect will allow him to hit the ground running with the pitching staff. Josh has the ability to combine old-school principles with new-school ideas and data to really aid in player development. San José State is getting a future star, and I could not be happier for Josh.”