Jacob Condra-Bogan was announced as the Toledo baseball program's pitching coach in July 2025. He brings experience leading one of the Big South's top staffs for four seasons at USC Upstate.
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.
