Ryan Brittle enters his fifth year with the Highlander baseball program as assistant coach. Brittle’s duties will continue to center around recruiting, hitting and fielding. He will also be responsible for team travel and assists in the day-to-day operations of the baseball team.

In four seasons with the RU program, Brittle has made a name for himself as one of the nations best up-and-coming recruiters. In his first season with the Highlander program, Brittle’s tireless work on the recruiting trails netted the Highlanders their largest recruiting class in school history.

He helped secure some of Radford’s top recruits, including Mark Fleisher, Justin Tubb, Alan Ashworth, Kellen Wohlford and Bret Lieberman.

Prior to joining the RU program, Brittle served two years as an assistant on the staff of legendary Virginia Tech skipper Chuck Hartman. Brittle helped direct Tech to back-to-back Atlantic 10 titles and NCAA Regional berths.

A 1998 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Forestry, Brittle played for the Hokies for two seasons, 1997 and 1998. His junior season, he helped lead Tech to the NCAA Regionals in Tusculoosa, Ala. The Radford, Va. native transferred to Virginia Tech from Ferrum College, were he competed in the NCAA Division III Regionals.