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Brady Bogart comes to ERAU after serving as pitching coach at Pasco Hernando State College during the 2024 season. Bogart helped lead PHSC to a 33-22 regular season record and a 20-10 mark in conference, finishing as regular season champions. PHSC led all of FCSAA with a 3.84 ERA during the season. That ERA also ranked 10th in all of NJCAA Division II and was led by Freshman Michael Savarese earning 1st Team All American status. This past summer, Bogart was the head coach for the Staunton Braves in the Valley League. 

Prior to PHSC, Bogart served as pitching coach for the University of North Florida during the 2023 season. UNF finished the regular season with an overall record of 28-27 with midweek wins vs FSU, USF, UCF, and South Carolina.  
 
Bogart's varied experience in the baseball world has seen him primarily work in the Sunshine State, while also sending him around the country to coach or play in independent and summer leagues.

Bogart spent two seasons working with the Amarillo Dillas as the pitching coach and then three years as the field manager in the United League Baseball (ULB). His teams completed the league champion three-peat winning championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010.  In 2008 he was named ULB Manager of the Year. Bogart compiled the three year championship run with a 160-115 record. 

Bogart is the single-season ERA record holder at Saint Leo University, The Saint Leo alum also spent time on the coaching staff of the Sunshine State powerhouse. During multiple stints as the pitching coach for the Lions, Saint Leo tallied a 179-95 record, while also reaching the 1996 Division II South Regional Tournament and setting multiple team single-season records including consecutive wins (20), shutouts (eight) and strikeouts (467).

In addition to his professional and collegiate history, Bogart has produced a dominant 16-year tenure between time as the head coach at The Villages Charter High School and at Citrus High School. During those two stints, Bogart's teams went 255-172, making two final four appearances, five regional finals while winning two regionals and five district titles. Mixed in during that time, Bogart has also accrued 12 years of travel ball coaching experience with Gatorball Baseball Academy.

Bogart played two years of junior college ball with Central Florida Community College before making his mark in two seasons at Saint Leo. He then played three seasons between time with the Sioux Falls Canaries, Mobile Bay Sharks and Abilene Prairie Dogs of the Northern League and Texas-Louisiana League respectively.
 
Bogart has been married to his wife, Barbie, for 30 years. Together the couple have four children, all of which have competed, or are currently participating in, college sports. Cody, a catcher for the Eagles, graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2018 with an engineering degree. Cody participated in ERAUs 2015 NAIA World Series team.  Austin graduated from Stetson in only three years and earned his graduate degree at UNF while competing as a two-way player and starter for the Ospreys in 2021. Garrett, was also a catcher at ERAU, earning his bachelor’s in civil engineering and later graduating with his MBA while finishing his playing career in 2023.  Their daughter, Carly, is currently a senior infielder at Valdosta State University, pursuing a master’s degree. All three Bogart boys have been fortunate to play for Coach Dave Therneau. Cody and Garrett at ERAU and Austin at Stetson University. The three brothers also made NCAA history on April 28, 2018 as they all hit a homerun on the same day. Cody hit his in the second game of a doubleheader vs Barry. Austin’s home run came on the road vs UNF while playing for Stetson, while Garrett was the first to hit his homer that day vs North Carolina Central as a member of the Savannah State Tigers.