ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University head baseball coach
Drew Bailey has announced that
MJ Hunter will join the program as a graduate assistant beginning in the fall of 2026.
Bailey has also elevated
Nathan Asher from student assistant coach to a graduate assistant coach. And the final staff change for the upcoming year is the addition of
Korbin Bostic as a volunteer assistant.
Zach Powell will remain the pitching coach for the Mountain Lions under Bailey.
One of the most successful four-year players in recent program history, Hunter, a native of Christiansburg, Virginia, played for the Mountain Lions from 2022-25. Over four seasons in Athens, Hunter appeared in 193 games with 187 starts. He drove in 115 runs and stole 30 career bases to go with 45 extra-base hits. The two-way player for CU was All-MEC Second Team in both 2023 and 2024 at the utility position. He capped his career by being named All-MEC First Team at utility in 2025 and was also named All-Atlantic Region Second Team in 2025.
On the mound, Hunter made 36 appearances with 26 coming in relief. He pitched a total of 61.2 innings in his career and tallied six career saves—all in 2024.
He ranks in a tie for tenth in program history in walks (82) and a tie for tenth in saves (six). His 30 stolen base count were just four away from top 10 in Concord program history.
Bostic was a player with Bailey for all four years of his career, two at Bluefield State and two at Concord. In the two years he spent at CU, Bostic was All-MEC Second Team both seasons. He cracked 17 home runs and drove in 91 runs, including a team-best 54 RBI in 2026.
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