Kevin Erminio Position: Pitching Coach Experience: 1st Season Alma Mater: Tusculum, 1991

Kevin Erminio is beginning his first season as the Owls' pitching coach. Erminio comes to Kennesaw State coaching staff after spending last season as the pitching coach at Miami (Ohio) where his staff led the Mid-American Conference in earned run average.

Erminio was pitching coach at Middle Tennessee State for five seasons (2001-05) where he was a part of two Sun Belt Conference regular season championship teams and one tournament championship squad. During his time at MTSU he had three teams that advanced to the NCAA regionals and his staff led the conference in ERA in 2001 and 2004.

Prior to taking the position at MTSU, Erminio was the pitching coach at Berry College (1999-00) where he once again helped his team advance to the regionals. He began his coaching career at Tusculum College (1992-95) as an assistant coach before joining the Clemson staff as a volunteer assistant.

As a player, Erminio was two-time, all-conference shortstop at Tusculum in his junior and senior season. Prior to playing for Tusculum he played at Susquehanna College in Pennsylvania. He began his collegiate career as a walk-on for the University of Maryland where he redshirted his freshman year.