Tim Homan begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Georgia Southern softball team in 2019.
In Homan's first season with the Eagles, Georgia Southern finished 28-25 overall and 12-15 in the Sun Belt Conference. As the hitting coach, Georgia Southern thrived offensively, tying a school record for home runs (48) while improving its batting average by 10 points over 2017 (.272 vs. .262). The Eagles also recorded their first road win over a nationally-ranked team withÂ
Homan came to Statesboro from the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as an assistant coach for the 2017 season. Penn went 22-18-1 during the 2017 season, including a 10-8 mark in the Ivy League. He also served as a volunteer assistant coach at Villanova University prior to joining the Tigers.
Homan worked as an assistant coach at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, serving as the recruiting coordinator while also working with hitting and the outfielders, before joining Villanova.
Prior to his time at the University of the Sciences, Homan spent nine years coaching high school softball in New Jersey and Florida. During the past five seasons, he has coached with his father Alan Homan at Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton, N. J. He was also an assistant coach under Tim Willcox for two seasons at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla. With his help, the team reached the Class 4A State Semifinals.
A native of Greenwich, N.J., Homan graduated from Southern New Hampshire with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2013 and received his master’s degree in Sports Management/Athletic Administration through Southern New Hampshire in 2017.