Lance Spongberg enters his fourth season as the pitching coach for the Cardinals in 2025.
• August 1, 2022 | Named Assistant Baseball (Pitchers)
• Recruited and mentored Chandler Ashby to one of the best seasons in the NCAA era with a school record 10 wins and 3.68 ERA while earning All-GLVC Second Team honors
• Oversaw a pitching staff that has led the GLVC with 24 complete games with six shutouts over the last two seasons
• Mentored reliever Drew Dant to eight saves, setting the single season NCAA era record in 2022
• Guided Jake MacDonald who led the staff and ranked third in the league with a 4.60 strikeout-to-walk ratio
• Served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Ottawa University (Kan.) helping the Braves to a 2021 Conference Tournament Championship and regional appearance for the first time in school history
• Helped led the team to school record 37 wins and 503 strikeouts by the pitching staff
• Mentored three All-Conference pitchers and finished in the top-10 in NAIA as a staff in strikeouts
• Head Coach of the Haysville Aviators (summer) since 2018, responsible for recruiting and managing a 32-member roster of collegiate players
• Spent time at Morningside College (Iowa) serving as an assistant coach in charge of hitters, catchers, pitchers and fundraising while mentoring 23 All-Conference players including the GPAC Player of the Year in 2018
• Played collegiately at Morningside College leading the team to 2016 NAIA Regional Tournament
• Was a four-time All-Conference pitcher
• Two-time NBC World Series Qualifier and 2015 national runner-up with the Haysville Aviators
• 2014 Walter Johnson League Co-Pitcher of the Year
• 2014 NBC World Series All-America
• Pitched for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball following collegiate career
• Earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and coaching from Morningside College (2016) and a master's in business administration and leadership development from Ottawa University (2020)
