Nick Harlan serves as Head Baseball Coach for University of Central Arkansas's Baseball program in Conway, Arkansas. Harlan was hired at the University of Central Arkansas as the associate head coach and pitching coach in August 2013, and was then named head coach in May 2021 after the retirement of Allen Gum. Harlan joined the Bears after nine seasons as the head coach at York College in York, Nebraska.
One year under Harlan’s leadership, UCA pitchers put together a great effort and notched a 3.58 ERA while helping the Bears earn a spot in the Southland Tournament Championship Game. During his time at UCA’s pitching coach, the Bears had six pitchers taken in the Major League Baseball Draft, including most recently, left hander Noah Cameron in 2021 by the Kansas City Royals. The others were Jeffery Enloe in 2013, Ty Tice in 2017, Tyler Gray in 2017 and 2018, Cody Davenport in 2019 and Gavin Stone in 2020. Harlan believes baseball is a great platform to teach disciplines that will build character and encourage young men to live with purpose.
