Bobby Bartow is in his first season on the Purdue coaching staff.
Bartow, who will work with pitching coach Ryan Sawyers and the Boilermakers[apos] hurlers, comes to Purdue after four-year stint as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kan., where he helped guide the school to NJCAA II Region VI championships in 2008 and 2009.
Additionally, Bartow spent three summers on the coaching staff of the Salina Blue Jays, a semi-pro and collegiate league affiliated with the National Baseball Congress, including serving as the head coach in 2009.
As a player, Bartow earned a letter at Kansas in 2002 and was the team captain and an all-region honoree at Allen Community College from 2000-01. Allen appeared at the 2000 NJCAA College World Series.