Capital University

Duke Dickerson will embark in his third full season with the Capital Baseball coaching staff in 2024. At the end of the 2021 season, Dickerson assisted then interim head coach Scott Manahan and will now serve as a volunteer coach working primarily with the pitchers and helping to direct team operations. 

Dickerson played collegiate baseball at Virginia Tech where he set a single-season school record for wins (10) while leading the Hokies to two consecutive NCAA Division I Super Regionals.  Along the way he defeated such powerhouses as South Carolina, University of Virginia, Tennessee and Vanderbilt to name a few, as well as adding multiple entries to the record book. 

Forgoing the MLB draft following his Junior year, he transferred to Lipscomb University in Nashville (TN) where he played a major role with the Bison winning the NAIA National Championship.  After his Senior year, Dickerson signed with the Toronto Blue Jays organization where he played for two-years prior to being released.

After a comeback attempt with the New York Yankees organization, Dickerson accepted a role on the field staff with the Yankees' AAA team, the Columbus Clippers.  After his five-year tenure with the Clippers, he joined former MLB player Dan Briggs (currently the hitting coach for the Comets) and coached at Denison University (Granville, OH), where the Big Red generated their first 20-win season in the baseball programs 100-plus year history and were recognized by Wilson Sporting Goods Company three consecutive years for one of the top marketing campaigns in the nation.

Prior to joining the Comets, Dickerson's most recent baseball roles included player development with USA Baseball and consulting with a number of NCAA Division I, II and III programs, e.g., Arizona State University.  Since his arrival to Capital, Dickerson has placed over 35 players within the highly competitive MLB supported summer leagues across the nation and has expanded relationships within the MLB community.