Brook Fordyce enters his ninth season as the Head Baseball coach at Keiser University. In 2021, Coach Fordyce led the Seahawks to the New Orleans Regional Championship and an appearance in the NAIA World Series.
Fordyce’s Fortitude
- Boasts a 270-149-1 record through eight seasons as the all-time leading head coach.
- Led the Seahawks to the 2021 NAIA World Series, winning the New Orleans Regional
- Have appeared in seventh NAIA Regionals and seven Sun Conference tournaments
- Coached 27 All-Conference players including 13 on the First Team
- Instructed three First Team NAIA All-Americans and one honorable mention
- Guided Simon Grinberg to 2025 Sun Confernce Player of the Year honors
- Coached Tim Bouchard to 2022 Sun Conference Player of the Year honors
- Guided Pablo Arevalo to 2021 Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year honors
- Off the field, the Seahawks have 24 Academic All-Conference and nine NAIA Scholar Athletes
2025
- Guided Keiser to their seventh NAIA Regionals and their third championship appearance
- Posted a season record of 37-17
- Made his seventh appearance at the Sun Conference tournament, making it to the championship game verus Webber International
- Collected five SUN All-Conference honorees, including four first-team selections
- Coached the Sun Conference Player of the Year, Simon Grinberg
- Posted nine Academic All-Conference honorees
- Earned five NAIA Top 10 wins over No. 7 Webber International, No. 6 Southeastern and No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett
2024
- Led the Seahawks to their sixth NAIA Regionals and guided them to their second championship appearance.
- Made his sixth appearance at the Sun Conference Tournament
- Developed four SUN All-Conference honoreesÂ
- In the classroom, he produced a total of seven SUN All-Academic
2023
- Started the season in the NAIA Top 25Â
- Made his sixth appearance at the Sun Conference Tournament
- Instructed three SUN All-Conference honoreesÂ
- Off the field, notched a total of eight SUN All-Academic
2022
- Guided Keiser to a 35-22Â overall record and a 14-10 mark in conference play
- Advanced to the NAIA Regionals for a second straight season
- Instructed the Sun Conference Player of the Year, Tim Bouchard
- Collected two NAIA All-Americans and seven All-Conference honors
- Finished the season ranked in the top-25 for a third straight year
- Led the Seahawks to nine top-25 wins over the course of the season
- Advised four members of the Sun Conference All-Academic team
2021
- Claimed the New Orleans Regional Championship with a perfect 3-0 record
- Advanced to the NAIA World Series for the second time in program history
- Coached the Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year, Pablo Arevalo
- Netted two First Team All-Americans and six All-Conference awards
- Boasted a 37-18 overall record and 14-10 mark in conference games
- Posted a 20-2 record in home games, winning their first 20
- Ranked as high as No. 8 in the NAIA poll
- Led KU to six wins against teams ranked inside the coach’s poll
- Off the field, five players netted Academic All-Conference honors
2020
- The Seahawks were 19-6-1 overall when the season was canceled on 3/16/20 due to COVID 19
- Keiser was 6-2-1 in conference play with a sweep of No. 16 Webber International
- Ranked No. 15 in the first NAIA poll after starting the year unranked
- Started the season with five straight victories
- Posted a 3-3-1 record against teams ranked in the NAIA poll
- Aided in two Academic All-Conference players and two NAIA Scholar Athletes
2019
- Led Keiser to a 32-21 overall record and their second straight 13-11 mark in conference play
- Developed four All-Conference players including two on the First Team and two on the Second Team
- The Seahawks upended five teams ranked inside the NAIA Top 25 poll
- Oversaw five Academic All-Conference players and four NAIA Scholar Athletes
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2018
- Guided Keiser to a 38-19 overall record and an appearance in the Lawrenceville Regional
- Coached two TSC First Team All-Conference honorees, in addition to three TSC Second Team All-Conference winners
- The Seahawks were 26-10 in games played at Silvester Field and 6-8 against teams ranked inside the Top 25 poll
- Keiser endured a season-best 14 game winning streak and were ranked as high as No. 13 in the NAIA Coaches Poll
Pre-Keiser
Fordyce retired from professional baseball in 2004, and opened up the Frozen Ropes Baseball Academy and Frozen Ropes Baseball teams. In 2011, Fordyce began coaching with the Palm Beach Rockets, where 14 of his 18 players received college baseball scholarships. While with the Palm Beach Rockets, Fordyce spent two seasons as the Co-Head Coach of the Benjamin School baseball team, racking up a 41-16 record.
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Playing Career
Fordyce is a former Major League catcher of ten years, where he spent time with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays. Fordyce enjoyed the most successful time of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, where he hit .301 and received the Roberto Clemente award for his work with the American Red Cross.
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Fordyce received a scholarship from Clemson University before he was drafted in the third-round by the New York Mets. During his time in the Mets organization, Fordyce was selected to the rookie league All-Star game, and a pair of Single A All-Star games. In 1992, he was voted the MVP of the Eastern League Championship game and in 1996, he was named the MVP of the All-Star game while playing for Indianapolis.
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Personal
Fordyce resides in Jensen Beach, Florida and has two daughters, Blake and Parker.
Fordyce Year-By-Year
Keiser – Head Coach
| Year |
Record |
Pct. |
Conference Record |
Finish |
Postseason |
| 2025 |
37-17 |
.685 |
15-13 |
4th |
Regional |
| 2024 |
34-23 |
.596 |
9-15 |
4th |
Regional |
| 2023 |
28-23 |
.549 |
9-12 |
5th |
n/a |
| 2022 |
35-22 |
.614 |
14-10 |
4th |
Regional |
| 2021 |
37-18 |
.673 |
14-10 |
5th |
World Series |
| 2020* |
19-6-1 |
.750 |
6-2-1 |
n/a |
n/a |
| 2019 |
32-21 |
.604 |
13-11 |
4th |
n/a |
| 2018 |
38-19 |
.667 |
13-11 |
4th |
Regional |
* Season Cancelled on 3/16/20 due to CoVID 19 Virus
