TOLEDO, Ohio - Jacob Condra-Bogan will join the University of Toledo baseball program as an assistant coach and pitching coach, Head Coach Rob Reinstetle announced on Friday.

Condra-Bogan will lead one of the top pitching staffs in the Mid-American Conference. He heads to the Glass City after four successful seasons at USC Upstate, including helping the Spartans win Big South regular-season and tournament championships, including a trip to the NCAA Regional this past season.

"I'm so excited to announce Jacob Condra-Bogan as our pitching coach," said Reinstetle. "Jacob was highly recommended to us and brings impressive pitching knowledge and background to Toledo. He is an experienced coach with a proven track record of success and development of pitchers. This will pay huge dividends with our current players and in recruiting. We cast a wide net when looking to fill this position and Jacob rose to the top of our candidates. We wanted to make the transition as seamless as possible for our players and I believe Jacob is the right person at the right time. We have a very talented group of pitchers and I'm excited to watch them flourish under Jacob."

Throughout his coaching career, Condra-Bogan's pitchers have consistently led the league or been near the top in major statistical categories, including ERA, opponent batting average, saves and strikeouts. USC Upstate was atop the Big South in 2025 in ERA (5.47), strikeouts (503), K/9 (8.5), opponent average (.264), fewest doubles allowed (89) and fewest hit by pitches (67). The Spartans were top-three in the Big South with a team ERA under-6, and were top-two in opponent batting average in every season of Condra-Bogan's tenure.

USC Upstate also set several program pitching records under Condra-Bogan in 2024, including in strikeouts (520), K/9 (8.9) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.00).

Spartan pitchers piled up many awards under Condra-Bogan, with five All-Big South selections apiece in 2023 and 2025. Condra-Bogan also coached major conference award winners including 2025 Newcomer of the Year Amp Phillips and 2022 Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-American Noah Sullivan.

Condra-Bogan's pitchers led to historic overall team success for USC Upstate. The Spartans won 35, 38, 36 and 36 games during his four seasons leading the pitching staff, with the 38 victories in 2023 marking a program record. In conference play, USC Upstate won at 16 games in each season and finished top-two in the league in Condra-Bogan's first three seasons in Spartanburg before breaking through for the regular-season and tournament titles last season. 2025 was USC Upstate's first-ever NCAA Regional appearance.

Before beginning his coaching career, Condra-Bogan was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 32nd round of the MLB Draft in 2017. He spent time in the Kansas City Royals' and Washington Nationals' organizations during his professional playing career, which lasted through 2021.

The Woodruff, South Carolina native graduated with a bachelor's degree in government from Wofford College in 2016, where he went 8-6 in 62 appearances, pitched 128.0 innings with a 5.48 ERA and 118 strikeouts. Condra-Bogan also pitched for Georgia Southern in 2017 with a 4.50 ERA over 56.0 innings, tallying a 5-3 record over 19 appearances and six starts. He earned his Master's in Sport Management from Georgia Southern in 2018.

"I'm excited to join the Toledo baseball program and be a part of what's being built here," said Condra-Bogan. "From my first conversation with Coach Reinstetle, to my first steps on campus, it was clear that Toledo has high standards for how the game is played and how players are developed. The vision for the program, the investment in the student-athletes and the competitive mindset across the board stood out to me. Toledo is the type of environment I'm proud to contribute to in a meaningful way. I'm grateful to Coach Reinstetle for the opportunity and am looking forward to getting to work with our staff and players. Go Rockets!"

Toledo looks to build on a 32-29 campaign in 2025 and a third-ever appearance in the MAC Tournament Championship Game. Among the pitchers, the Rockets return MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year and second-team selection Brady Sasse and First-Team All-MAC pick Jacob Tabor. Rocket pitching led the league in ERA (5.29), opponent batting average (.259) and doubles allowed (96) in 2025.