Jim Welsh is in his 18th year of coaching fastpitch and enters his first season at West Liberty in 2024. Over those 18 years he has experience coaching travel ball in various organizations in Western Pennsylvania and Western New York, while also gaining six years of coaching experience in the Netherlands on the international level. Helping to develop many current and former college players at all levels, Welsh brings a vast amount of the latest knowledge on hitting, slapping, base-running, fielding, throwing, and the mental side of the game. He was a former Division I baseball player at Duquesne University (88-91) in the Atlantic 10 Conference and has extensive experience playing baseball and softball in various regions of the country.
Welsh holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance from Duquesne University and a Masters degree from Waynesburg University in Business Administration and Organizational Leadership. He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and is currently the Internal Audit Director for a local financial institution. Jim currently resides in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, with his wife Beth. They are the parents of Molly (27) and Evan (23).
