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Florida State baseball head coach Link Jarrett announced Monday that Drew Linder will be the program’s new Director of Operations. A former Florida State student assistant and 2018 graduate, Linder spent the 2024 season at North Florida after five years on staff at Pittsburgh.
“Drew is a versatile and hard-working baseball mind that will add depth and multiple capabilities to our program,” Jarrett said. “Drew will wear many hats including management and implementation of our team’s travel and meal templates. His recruiting experience and connections will be helpful to our program as college baseball has never witnessed a more intense recruiting landscape. Drew will also assist with practice setup, technology, video, scouting, facility efficiency and MLB Draft analysis.”
Linder, a Jacksonville native, was an assistant coach and director of recruiting for his hometown Ospreys last season. Linder recruited the No. 1-ranked transfer recruiting class in the ASUN and No. 58 nationally, the highest in UNF history. For 2025, Linder oversaw the first Top 100 recruiting class in program history. On the field, Linder assisted the pitching staff that set a program strikeout record with 452 and had the lowest team ERA in three seasons.
From 2019-23, Linder spent five seasons working for former Florida State pitching coach Mike Bell at Pittsburgh. In his role as the Director of Player Development, Linder oversaw technology and data analytics initiatives and led the Panthers’ on-campus recruiting. He also assisted with all travel and meal logistics while helping with practice and game preparation. With Pitt, Linder helped five pitchers get selected in the MLB Draft and two more sign more professional contracts.
“Having worked for Mike at Pitt, I know he learned from one of the most organized and disciplined coaches in college baseball,” Jarrett continued. “Drew is a true Seminole and we welcome he and his wife Miranda back to Tallahassee.”
As a student at Florida State, Linder served as the bullpen coordinator from 2015-18, helping the Seminoles to three ACC championships, four regional appearances and the 2017 College World Series. During his undergraduate career, Linder also had the opportunity to work in 2016 with the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars, where he assisted in selecting the top American talent to represent the U18 National Team. He had a lead role with USA Baseball’s Task Force and Evaluation Staff for the National Team Identification Series, again selecting the top talent for the USA development programs.
In 2017, Linder worked with the USA Collegiate National Team and head coach John Savage. Among the talent on that 2017 team was future Major League pitchers Tyler Holton, Jake Irvin, Casey Mize and Konnor Pilkington. Holton was the top pitcher on Florida State’s 2017 College World Series team, was a first-team All-American that season and is in his third season with the Detroit Tigers. Mize was the top pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.
