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Tayler Sheriff

Tayler Sheriff

Western Illinois University Director of Athletics Paul A. Bubb announced Tayler Sheriff as interim head coach of the baseball program for the 2023 season. Sheriff took over on June 30, 2022, after serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2022 season, which was his first with the program.

In his first season, the Leathernecks saw an improvement in overall wins, Summit League victories and conference finish. Western Illinois also had improvements in nearly every major statistical category.

Prior to joining Western Illinois, Sheriff spent three years working for the baseball program at Spalding University as a pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. His tenure with the Golden Eagles saw him assist in numerous areas, including managing day-to-day operations of the entire pitching staff, practice setup, planning scouting reports, field maintenance, fundraising, scheduling, and coordinating all recruiting efforts. Sheriff was part of significant success with Spalding, as the team finished ninth in the country in 'Perfect Game pools' during 2020, along with being crowned regular-season champions in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) in 2019. Sheriff oversaw three pitchers who were named All-SLIAC in 2019.

During the 2017-18 year, Sheriff contributed as a volunteer assistant coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Working primarily with the pitching staff, he also performed both on and off-campus recruiting at the high school and junior college level. Prior to that year, Sheriff also worked nearby at Penn State - New Kensington, where he took on several duties as an assistant coach.

Since 2014, Sheriff has spent his summer days functioning as a general manager and head coach for Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors AAABA Baseball in his home state of Pennsylvania. Two straight seasons (2016-17) saw his group finish as runner-ups in the national tournament. It was a feat that had not been completed in 73 years.

Sheriff started his coaching career in 2015 with United High School in Armagh, PA. His role as a volunteer assistant coach involved running drills and aiding the head coach in constructing a lineup and pitching staff.