Assistant Coach
Eric Tolar also joins the Griffons as a first-time Assistant Coach. He calls Jonesboro, Louisiana home. His college playing days saw him pitching at Oklahoma Wesleyan, Bacone College and Williams Baptist. While at Williams Baptist he set the record for most saves in a season, as well as the career record for saves. This fall he will be joining the baseball staff of the University of Louisiana Monroe as a graduate assistant, on his way to achieving his dream of one day becoming a head coach.
The Nevada Griffons are excited to welcome Tyler Brown to our organization. Brown is a native of Salina, Oklahoma. He attended Coffeyville Community College in Kansas before finishing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Central Christian College of Kansas in McPherson.
Brown is currently coaching at North Iowa Area Community College as the Trojans' Hitting Coach, while also working with outfielders and baserunners. He previously served as Assistant Coach (Hitting and Defensive Coach) at Central Christian College in Kansas during his time there.
Brown is no stranger to summer collegiate baseball. He served as Hitting Coach for the Macon Bacon of the Coastal Plains League in 2021 and held the same position for the Lafayette Aviators of the Eastern Division of the Prospect League in 2022.
Brooks Krause is in his first year as an Assistant Coach for the Nevada Griffons. He comes to Nevada after spending the 2022-23 school year as a Graduate Assistant at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. Krause hails from Whitefish, Montana and played college baseball at Lassen Community College (Susanville, CA), Clark Community College (Vancouver, WA0 and Southwestern College. On the job he'll be working with Griffons infielders and baserunners and assisting with hitters, while off the field he enjoys fishing, hiking and video games.
ERIC TOLAR
BROOKS KRAUSE
TYLER BROWN