Ross Skipper joined LETU in June 2022 as an assistant baseball coach.
"Ross is the perfect guy for this role," Phillips said. "I have had the pleasure of coaching alongside him daily and seeing him develop over the past six years. He loves Christ. He brings a lot of energy and has a heart for walking alongside college student-athletes. I am excited to see what he does for this program and this institution. He brings a wealth of pitching and baseball knowledge beyond his years, plus a proven record of developing pitchers. His commitment to learning, thinking outside the box, and his work ethic will undoubtedly set him up for success here and beyond."
Skipper spent the 2021-22 academic year as a pitching coach at Covenant, guiding the pitching staff to the lowest ERA and tossing more shutouts than any season over the previous five years. Under his tutelage, Jackson Rau became the first relief pitcher in program history to garner all-conference honors.
"I am absolutely thrilled to join Coach Phillips' staff at LeTourneau," Skipper said. "The opportunity to assist him in leading a collegiate program that emphasizes both excellence on the field and cultivating disciples is exactly something I want to be part of."
Skipper's coaching experience includes spending the last two seasons as head coach of the 17-U squad with the well-known premier travel baseball organization, the California Baseball Academy. His team swiped 194 bags in 42 games over that span.
Skipper, a 2021 graduate of Covenant, amassed the fourth-most career appearances by a Scot pitcher, totaling 57 over his five years. He compiled a 5-2 record with a 4.42 ERA, with 50 strikeouts and in 77.1 innings of work. Skipper followed up his team high 16 outings during his rookie campaign with the most relief appearances in his sophomore year with 17.
He earned his bachelor's degree in sports administration and graduated with distinction, concluding his academic career with his Capstone paper exploring the use of data and analytics in baseball.
