Triston Polley joins the Knights staff after a six-year career as a professional baseball pitcher, with his first season on staff coming in the 2024-25 season.
Polley's professional career covered six seasons pitching in the Texas Rangers organization after being drafted in the 16th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Polley played collegiately at Indiana State as a left-handed pitcher, earning All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior in the 2019 season. As a senior Polley held an 8-1 record on the mound with a 2.84 ERA, and for his collegiate career he held an 18-5 overall record in 61 appearances, logging a 3.65 ERA. Polley completed his Bachelor of Science at Indiana State in 2021 in Recreation and Sports Management while playing professionally, and in his minor league career the Avon, Indiana, native logged a 24-9 overall record in 134 games, posting a 4.89 ERA in 191.1 innings.Â
Polley began his taste for coaching after finishing his collegiate playing days, coaching the PRP Mambas travel team as a pitching coach and the head of youth development in the offseason.
