Dan Wilcher joins the Knights with his first season coming in the 2024-25 campaign.
Wilcher joins the Knights after previously working at Earlham College, spending the 2023-24 season with the Quakers as the team's hitting coach and third base coach. Wilcher has been coaching collegiately since 2016, when he began coaching at his alma mater Huntington as a student assistant and volunteer after injuries ended his playing career early. After earning his bachelor's degree from Huntington in Sport Management, Wilcher began a graduate assistant coaching role with Greenville University. At Greenville, Wilcher was in charge of field maintenance and strength and conditioning, while leading infield and hitting drills in practices.
Wilcher ended his graduate assistant role in 2020 after earning his Masters in Education, and went on to work at Iowa Western Community College, where they recorded a mark of 99-24 during his time on staff. Wilcher went on to coach at Butler University during the 2022-23 season following his time at Iowa Western, serving as the Director of Operations and the team's infield coach. The new assistant coach for the Knights also spent one summer coaching the Fayetteville Swampdogs in the Coastal Plains Collegiate Summer League.Â
