Micah Posey opens up on the impact of his dad on his coaching career

For Florida State pitching coach Micah Posey, the coaching profession is a family affair — even if he thought he was never going to enter the trade.

Posey is the son of legendary Tallahassee (Fla.) North Florida Christian head coach Mike Posey, who has been coaching the team for four decades.

The younger Posey played for his father in high school and was good enough to get drafted out of high school by the Anaheim Angels in the 2001 MLB Draft. After his pro career wrapped up, Posey thought his baseball life was coming to an end.

“Coaching runs in my blood obviously,” Posey said during his introductory press conference. “I’ll be honest with you. When I got done with pro ball, I was like I’ll never coach. I had some jobs lined up in town with some like commercial real estate guys and I thought I was going to do that. I actually went to school here for marketing, I was fully planning on using that. I coached with my dad and he had three really good arms and I enjoyed just coaching those guys and having locker-room banter. I thought for a minute, like ‘Hey, I might be able to do this.'”

After working with his father at Tallahassee (Fla.) North Florida Christian, Posey earned a volunteer assistant coaching job with Elon. He then got promoted to be a full-time assistant before taking jobs at East Tennessee State and then Dallas Baptist.

He spent three seasons with the Patriots, earning Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2023.

Now, he has a chance to work once again in the same town where his dad is an icon.

“His passion has definitely bled into me,” Posey said. “I grew up in a dugout. I grew up around it. I think I took that for granted until maybe a few years ago, realizing just learning the game through that lens was pretty neat. It runs in my blood for sure.”

Micah Posey excited for the challenge of helping Florida State pitching staff

The Florida State program struggled last season under first-year head coach Link Jarrett. The Seminoles finished the year with a 23-31 record and 9-21 mark in conference play. The team struggled particularly on the road, winning only six of 24 away games during the season.

Jarrett and the Seminoles staff hope the addition of Micah Posey can help the team’s pitching staff after a down season. The team had a combined 5.75 ERA.

“It’s a challenge and I am super excited for it,” Posey said. “Everything starts on the mound. Anytime you watch a baseball game, it starts on the mound. The impact on there is always going to be great.”