Baseball
- Title:
- Director of Baseball Player Development/Data Analytics
Bryce Franken is in his first season as the Director of Player Development and Data Analytics/Outfield Coordinator on the Youngstown State baseball coaching staff in 2026-27.
Franken served as the head baseball coach at Columbiana High School from 2023-26, after joining the program as an assistant in 2019. He led the Clippers to back-to-back undefeated EOAC championships in 2023 and 2024 and was awarded conference Coach of the Year both seasons. Franken was selected to coach for the 2023, 2025 and 2026 YSN All-Star games, as well as the 2024 and 2025 Northeast Ohio Baseball Coaches Association All-Star games.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Franken coordinated team trips (specifically to Myrtle Beach), managed the program’s social media presence, wrote articles/game recaps, facilitated fundraisers and performed daily maintenance on the Columbiana’s natural grass field at Firestone Park.
Franken graduated from Youngstown State in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Middle Childhood Education, and he has been a Mathematics teacher at Columbiana since 2020. Franken’s brother, Chase, played baseball at YSU from 2021-24.
