Eric Best will enter into his second year with the Racers and continue to coach the pitchers. Last year the staff was very young, but was led by Zachary Petrick, Austin Park, Justin Binegar and Dylan Brammer, who were all selected to the WHAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team. With another year of growth and the additions of new talent the pitching staff should be a catalyst for this year's Racer's team.

In 2010, Eric completed his bachelor's degree in Human Ecology while playing baseball for The Ohio State University Buckeyes over a five year stint. In that short period Eric proved to be one of the most valuable pitchers on the staff succeeding in any situation in which he was needed. He concluded his career with a 16-9 record, including a 7-4 mark in 2009 when Ohio State won the Big Ten championship, and saved 14 games, which currently ranks fourth all time at Ohio State. He also appeared in 91 career games to rank third all-time at Ohio State, trailing only the 96 and 92 appearances, respectively, by Cory Cox and Jake Hale.

Eric has just recently completed a master's degree in Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University and will receive his diploma after the conclusion of his student teaching. Coach Best is a native of Lewis Center, Ohio, and an alumnus of Olentangy Liberty High School where he first met Carolyn Cypret, who after eight years of dating just recently became his fiancée.