Staff Directory
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- Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach
Former collegiate standout Josh McAlister is in his first season as a graduate assistant on the Youngstown State baseball coaching staff in 2026-27.
McAlister, a native of Flossmoor, Ill., played the final two years of his collegiate career at New Mexico after spending two seasons at Ohio State. He was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Central All-Region First Team and to the All-Mountain West First Team as a senior in 2025. McAlister finished his collegiate career with a .295 batting average over a total of 132 games played and 116 starts as a middle infielder.
As a senior at New Mexico in 2025, McAlister batted .368 and slugged .731 with nine doubles, one triple, 17 home runs and 43 RBIs over 47 games played and 45 starts. He also added 21 walks, 45 runs scored, 125 total bases, a .452 on-base percentage and 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts. As a junior with the Lobos in 2024, McAlister batted .287 and slugged .515 with three doubles, one triple, three home runs and 19 RBIs.
McAlister played in 54 games and made 46 starts at Ohio State over the first two years of his collegiate career. As a freshman in 2022, he batted .257 with nine hits including three doubles over 18 games played and 11 starts. McAlister batted .200 with one double, two triples, four home runs and 18 RBIs over 36 games played and 35 starts as a sophomore in 2023. He also recorded 25 walks, 26 runs scored and eight stolen bases during his sophomore campaign.
McAlister earned his bachelor's degree in liberal arts from New Mexico in 2025. He is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration at Youngstown State.
