Steve Farley's Bulldog Baseball Camps - Butler University

Bulldog Baseball Camps

Coaching Staff

Steve Farley, Butler University Head Baseball Coach. Begins 18th season as Bulldogs head coach in 2009. Owns more wins than any baseball coach in Butler history. Four-time Coach of the Year, five conference regular season or tournament titles and two NCAA regional appearances. Over 20 of Farley’s Butler players have signed professional contracts including current Major Leaguers Pat Neshek (Twins) and Dan Johnson (Rays). Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and Master’s degree from the University of Arizona.

Matt Tyner, Butler Assistant Coach and Camp Coordinator. Begins 5th year as Butler assistant. A feared home run hitter, Tyner played collegiately for the Miami Hurricanes and helped his team advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Played professionally with the Baltimore Orioles organization for four seasons. Bachelor’s degree from Concordia University.

John Dury, Director of Camp Operations. An Indianapolis product, he pitched at Bishop Chatard High School for Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame coach Dave Alexander. Advanced to pitch at North Carolina State University and after a career ending injury became a Wolfpack assistant coach. Graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Management in 1980. After being re-united with Alexander as a coach at Purdue University, has been active in the CYO of Indianapolis, various little leagues and travel organizations. With sons having played college baseball at Notre Dame and University of Indianapolis, John brings 25 years of youth coaching experience to Bulldog Baseball Camps.

Jeff Thomas, Assistant Coach. Thomas works in all phases of Butler’s baseball program, with extensive responsibility in pitching and recruiting.

Thomas pitched for the Bears and long-time coach Mickey Sullivan in the 1993 NCAA Tournament. That team went 41-19 and won a conference championship. After college, he played six seasons of professional baseball. Following his baseball career, he went on to become athletic director and coach at St. Austin Catholic School in Austin, Texas from 2002-07. He also managed a baseball academy in Temple, Texas, during that time, serving as a mentor to current Pittsburgh Pirate Zach Duke.

Thomas, who earned a B.S. in educations at Baylor in 1994, also coached for one season at Millikin University in Illinois. He and his wife, Sarah, have two children, Makenzie and Tanner.

Butler players will also be participating in the instruction at the 2009-10 Bulldog Baseball Camps.