JC Sanner enters his first season with the College of Central Florida as the Patriots Pitching Coach.

Sanner was the Davidson baseball director of player development in 2023. Before coaching at Davidson, he spent the previous year as a player development associate with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

JC is from Hattiesburg, Miss., and also spent 2021 in pro ball, working in player development with the Minnesota Twins organization.

He coached in the Valley Baseball Collegiate Summer League in 2023 and was named the Assistant Coach of the Year.

As a player, Sanner helped Oak Grove High win two state championships before starting his college playing career at Pearl River Community College. A pitcher, he was a two-time All-State selection at PRCC before serving as a weekend starter at Northwestern State. He completed his history degree at William Carey University in 2019, where he was First Team All-Conference.