Indiana University Athletics
Sagerman to Join Guardians Organization
6/28/2026 11:00:00 AM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Assistant coach Denton Sagerman, a member of head coach Jeff Mercer's original staff at Indiana, will begin his coaching journey in professional baseball as he joins the Cleveland Guardians organization this summer. He departs Bloomington after eight years on staff with the program.
"I'd like to thank Denton and his wife Kelly for their tremendous impact on the program over the last eight years," Mercer said. "No one has worked harder or been more invested in providing a great experience for our players and program. I'm very happy they'll be moving back home closer to family as they take on this next journey in life. They will always be Hoosiers and I'm proud to call them friends for life."
Sagerman came to IU when Mercer accepted the job back in the summer of 2018. Prior to his tenure in Bloomington, he was the Director of Baseball Operations/Analytics for two seasons with Wright State. During his time with the Hoosiers, Sagerman served a number of roles including his most recent work assisting the pitchers and catchers on staff.
While with the program, Sagerman helped assist a pitching staff that set the top four single-season strikeout marks in school history. That includes a 600-strikeout effort in 2022 with a group of arms that featured future big leaguer Jack Perkins. Five former pitchers that worked with Sagerman went on to pitch in the MLB.
"I'd like to thank Denton and his wife Kelly for their tremendous impact on the program over the last eight years," Mercer said. "No one has worked harder or been more invested in providing a great experience for our players and program. I'm very happy they'll be moving back home closer to family as they take on this next journey in life. They will always be Hoosiers and I'm proud to call them friends for life."
Sagerman came to IU when Mercer accepted the job back in the summer of 2018. Prior to his tenure in Bloomington, he was the Director of Baseball Operations/Analytics for two seasons with Wright State. During his time with the Hoosiers, Sagerman served a number of roles including his most recent work assisting the pitchers and catchers on staff.
While with the program, Sagerman helped assist a pitching staff that set the top four single-season strikeout marks in school history. That includes a 600-strikeout effort in 2022 with a group of arms that featured future big leaguer Jack Perkins. Five former pitchers that worked with Sagerman went on to pitch in the MLB.
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