Scotty Bateman was named as a co-head baseball coach for the Fleet in October 2025, after spending the 2024 season as the Erskine pitching
coach and recruiting coordinator.
In his first season as Co-Head Coach along with Jimmy Prince, the Fleet saw immediate improvement. Erskine increased its conference win total by 12 in an extremely challenging Conference Carolinas and returned to the conference tournament for the first time since 2024, which included a CCT win over Southern Wesleyan in the play-in round. Erskine closed the regular season on a high, posting three ranked wins in the conference, a home win over No. 8 Francis Marion and a pair of victories at No. 13 Young Harris.
Bateman spent three seasons as the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ). Under his tutelage, the FSCJ pitching staff finished Top 35 in the country in ERA twice, Top 3 in the SunLakes Conference in ERA twice, and Top 10 in Florida JUCO in ERA twice, in addition to helping the program to its 4th World Series Appearance in 2022. Two of the three seasons recorded an ERA of 5.00 or below. In those three seasons, 5 pitchers were named All-Conference, 5 named All-State, and 6 named Florida JUCO All-Stars. 15 pitchers advanced to the four-year levels, including 8 to the Division 1 ranks. Brady Ellison was the top performer on the mound under Bateman, being named 1st Team All-State in back-to-back seasons, going 5-4 with a 2.26 ERA in 59.2 IP as a Freshman and going 4-8 with a 3.94 ERA in 61.2 IP as a Sophomore.
He oversaw an FSCJ pitching staff in 2022 that played a large role in the run to the World Series semifinals, finishing the season with a 4.69 ERA, down three runs from the previous year. Bateman saw the development of Daniel Gaviria (8-2, 3.18 ERA in 93.1 innings), an All-Region selection as a starting pitcher, and Patrick Groark (3-2, 2.81 with 11 saves in 32 innings), an Honorable Mention All-Region selection.
"I could not be more excited to be given the opportunity by Coach Crocco to join the Erskine baseball family. I look forward to investing into recruiting the best players and developing this pitching staff daily. Erskine has a fantastic tradition of excellence and championships are on the horizon in Due West," Bateman said.
Bateman previously completed a 2021 summer stint as the Pitching Coach for the Johnstown Mill Rats (PA) of the Prospect League after two seasons as the Director of Player Personnel & Analytics for Troy University in Troy, Alabama (2020-21). Bateman coordinated team analytics through data collected from Trackman, Rapsodo, and Baseball Cloud in order to develop daily practice activities, game plans, and scouting reports. He worked primarily with the pitching staff under the tutelage of Pitching Mastermind Matt Hancock.Â
In addition to college experience, Bateman has coached in American Legion Baseball as the Pitching Coach for the Troy (AL) Post 70 17U team. His 2020 staff finished the summer with a 2.89 ERA.
Bateman earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2019 and his Master's Degree in Sport Management from Troy University in 2021. He is married to the former Hannah Owen, and they reside in Simpsonville, SC.
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