Coach Tyler Herbst begins his seventh season with the Reivers and 21st in college baseball. In 2019 Coach Herbst was named the ABCA/Baseball America NJCAA Divison 1 Assistant Coach of the Year.
In six seasons as an assistant at Iowa Western the Reivers have accomplished the following:
276 Wins (Avg. 46/yr, better than 50 prior to abbreviated 2020 season)
5 consecutive ICCAC Regular Season Conference Championships
4 NJCAA World Series Appearances
4 Regional & District Titles
11 NJCAA All-Americans
1 NJCAA Pitcher of the Year
3 Highest MLB Draft Picks in program history (3rd round, 5th round, 6th round)
65 players Signed Division 1
38 Academic All-Americans
Coach Herbst serves in numerous roles within the baseball program. Working with the team’s hitters, outfielders & infielders, Recruiting Coordinator, and Academic Coordinator. Offensively the Reivers have been a staple at the top of the national rankings in numerous offensive categories.
2015: .356 Team Ave, (9th Nationally)
2016: .378 Team Avg., (6th National)
2017: .335 Team Avg., (18th Nationally) (260 BB, 102 HBP, 242K, +120)
2018: .357 Team Avg., (7th Nationally) (303 BB, 102 HBP, 265K, +120)
2019: .367 Team Avg., (3rd Nationally) (245 BB, 107 HBP, 302K, +50) (Set team record for runs scored in a six-game series at the NJCAA JUCO World Series with 74)
Prior to Iowa Western Coach Herbst served as Recruiting Coordinator/Pitching Coach at Indiana State University. In five seasons the Sycamores saw the program's longest string of consecutive winning seasons in 15 years. During his time on the bench at ISU, the program reached new heights.
$2.5 Million dollar stadium renovation 2012 Missouri Valley Champions (First outright Championship in program history)
2012 NCAA At-Large Regional Selection
34 All-Conference Selections
1 Conference Player of the Year
1 Newcomer of the Year
18 Players Selected for the MLB Draft Including:
Sean Manaea (1st Round) MLB Oakland
Jeff Degano (2nd Round)
Jake Petricka (2nd Round) MLB Milwaukee
Dakota Bacus (9th Round)
Colin Rea (12th Round) MLB San Diego
Prior to ISU Herbst has previously worked on the baseball staff at Arkansas-Little Rock, Evansville, Northern Illinois, Wabash Valley, Lincoln Memorial University, Wausau Woodchucks (Northwood’s Collegiate Summer League) & Athletes in Action (Alaska Collegiate Baseball League). In eight seasons at his previous stops, Coach Herbst has achieved, accomplished, and coached many great individuals.
31 MLB Draft picks
18 All-Conference Selections
2 Freshman All-Americans
1 Newcomer of the Year
1 The program's first winning season in 20 years
