Ashman stepping down at Cal Poly - New EM Baseball Director

Michelle Gardner, Staff Writer

After 15 years directing the Cal Poly Pomona baseball program, head coach Mike Ashman is calling it quits effective Oct. 1. The school plans to name an interim coach for the 2011 season until a more thorough search can be conducted.
Ashman cited the desire to spend more time with family as well as a new baseball-related business endeavor.

"It's just one of those jobs that never goes away, even when you go home," he said. "You're always worried about who you have to call, who you need to recruit, do you need to get a kid's transcripts, what are you doing to fundraise."

Ashman said he began thinking about resigning midway through last season, one in which the team sustained a myriad of injuries and finished 26-27 overall and sixth in the CCAA at 18-22. [More]