Seth Wills, a former Shawnee State baseball player, is back on campus, but this time in a leadership role. Wills is the newly hired strength and conditioning coach at SSU.  

He said that athletes at Shawnee can expect to be pushed to their full potential under his watch.

“I will give them encouragement and push them to be better, especially if it is someone that I know is not going a full 100%,” he said.  

Wills did an internship at Marshall University where he met a lot of lifelong friends and role models who inspired him to go after his goal of being in a leadership position with athletics. Before college, he grew up in a small Ohio River town called Gallipolis. He played high school baseball and football at Gallia Academy.  

Wills began his college baseball career at the University of Rio Grande before transferring to Shawnee State. Having played baseball at Shawnee, he has seen the expectations that former coaches have set. Wills said he has the expectation of his players to always give 100% effort and work hard.

Wills describes his coaching style as a mix of military-like discipline and some lenience to keep the balance of strictness at a good mix. Wills recognizes many rewarding aspects of being a coach and seeing a player progress toward greatness.

“When the season comes, being able to watch them be better than last year is the most rewarding part,” he said.