Ryan Grice
Head Baseball Coach
Office Phone: 614-236-6203
Ryan Grice assumed the role of head baseball coach at Capital on August 1, 2009 after a successful stint as an assistant coach at LaGrange College (Ga.).
After two seasons as head coach of the Crusaders in the books, Grice looks to continue to develop his promising team in order to build upon the Crusaders' tradition of overall athletic success.
"I feel that Capital has the tools to become a great baseball program," Grice said. "The University's location in Columbus makes it the center of great baseball talent. In addition, Capital already has a strong tradition of winning athletics programs and coaches that we can build upon."
Grice has a clear and and concise plan for how to build successful program.
"With a focus on discipline and attention to detail, I plan to making Clowson Field and Crusader baseball something that everyone at Capital can take pride in."
In 2011, the Crusaders finished 12-22, including an improved record of 8-10 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The team moved up to sixth place in the conference, its highest finish in the league standings since 2007.
In his first season with the Purple and White, Grice led the Crusaders to a 13-24 record, the program's best mark since 2007. Capital's growth and development as a team was epitomized by sweeping their last two conference opponents to close out the season. In all, the Crusaders swept three league opponents to earn a 6-12 record in OAC competition.
Prior to coming to Capital, Grice served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at LaGrange while also supervising the maintenance of a $2.2 million baseball facility. His pitchers were a part of a Panther program that recorded at least 23 wins in each of the three seasons he was on campus while racking up a 1.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
In 2006, Grice served as an assistant coach at the University of Akron where he supervised student athletes in all facets of the program while helping then first-year head coach Pat Bangston lay down the groundwork to build the Zips program into a darkhorse in the Mid-American Conference while building strong recruiting ties in the Buckeye State.
Grice also spent four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Walsh University. He served as the top hitting instructor and guided the Cavaliers during five-consecutive 20-win campaigns. Grice also worked with the American Mideast Conference Coach of the Year, Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year during a 2005 season that saw Walsh record 32 victories. WU won the AMC North Division Championship that season while advancing to the NAIA Region IX Tournament and garnering several votes in the final NAIA Top 25 Poll.
Grice has experience coaching in the Great Lakes League, a collegiate wood bat summer league. He was an assistant coach for three seasons with the Stark County Terriers where he served as the third base coach. Grice then served as the first ever head coach of the Granville Settlers in 2007.
A four-year letterman at Walsh, Grice ranked sixth upon graduation on the school's all-time career hits list. In his final two seasons at Walsh, he earned All-American Mideast Conference honors. Grice helped Walsh to the most wins in school history (36) and the best winning percentage in conference history, (19-2) his senior season.
Grice is a native of Millersburg, Ohio. He was a standout in baseball and football for West Holmes High School. Grice was a four-year starter for the baseball team and a three-year starter for the football team where he earned all-state honors.
Grice, his wife Cori and twins Trey and Alaina live in Pickerington.
Anthony Hayes
Assistant Baseball Coach
Recruiting Coordinator
(614) 236-6727
Anthony Hayes enters his first season as assistant baseball coach and equipment manager for the Capital University baseball team.
Hayes served as team captain at Division 1 Charleston Southern during his senior season in 2007 when he started 53 games at first base for the Buccaneers and hit .310 and was an All-Big South Conference Selection. Prior to going to Charleston Southern, Hayes played at Columbus State Community College in Ohio. He was named to the first team National Junior College Athletic Association All-America team in 2005 and was selected Region Player of the Year. He led team to appearance at the Junior College World Series. He played professionally with the now-defunct Atlantic City Surf in the CAN-AM League.
Prior to Capital, Hayes was most recently an assistant coach at the University of West Alabama, where he worked with the infielders and hitters, and had a role in recruiting. In 2010, Hayes worked as a graduate assistant at Lake Erie College .
Hayes previously served as an assistant at his alma mater Charleston Southern, working with the outfielders and hitters while assisting with other facets of the program. He also served as an assistant coach with the Outer Banks Daredevils in 2009 and Asheboro Copperheads in 2010 of the summer collegiate Coastal Plains League one of the nation’s top summer collegiate leagues.
Hayes earned his bachelor’s in health and physical education from Charleston Southern in 2007. He received a master's in Education from the University of West Alabama.
Dave Ewing
Pitching Coach
Ewing graduated in 1962 from Otterbein, where he played outfield on the baseball team. He taught and coached at Dublin High School for five years before entering the Columbus City school system for 25 years. He spent his last 12 years at Walnut Ridge High School as counselor and head baseball coach.
While at Walnut Ridge, Ewing’s teams won five City League South division titles, four city championships (1986, ’88, ’89, ’91) and four section titles. The team was district runner-up in 1990 and won the district championship in 1981 before falling in the regional finals. Ewing has over 200 wins as a head coach. He has coached 39 All-City League players, 12 All-District honorees and four All-Ohioans. Ewing earned City League “Coach of the Year” accolades four times and has coached in the Central District All-Star game twice.
In 1999, Ewing was inducted into the OHSBCA Baseball Hall of Fame, and one year later, was inducted into the first class of the Central District Baseball Hall of Fame. He was Central District president and served on the OHSBCA Board of Directors as District Rep, State Poll Director and Secretary/Treasurer from 1987-2000. He received the OHSAA “Sportsmanship & Ethics” award in 2001.
After retiring from Walnut Ridge in 1992, Ewing served as a pitching coach at Otterbein for 18 years. Six of his pitchers have gone on to play professional baseball, including Adam Brandt, a Seattle Mariners draft selection, and Dan Remenowsky, the only three-time OAC Pitcher of the Year, who is now in the Chicago White Sox organization.
During the summers since 2001, Ewing has been an envoy coach for Major League Baseball International. He has traveled to England, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden to help players and coaches learn more about baseball.
In 2010, Ewing was the pitching coach for the Delaware Cows in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League.