Adam Neisus is entering his 15th season as head coach of the Friends University Baseball program and his 27th season overall in College Baseball, including 25 of those as head coach.
Last season, Neisius eclipsed the 600 career win milestone and now has 608 career coaching victories. The Falcons finished 30-23 in 2024 for the program's second 30-win season in the last three years
In 2021, Neisius reached the prestigious 500 career win milestone in a sweep of Peru State College to open the season.
A highlight of his tenure came in the 2017 season when Neisus guided the Falcons to a 33-22 overall record, their most wins since the 2013-14 season. The season included a berth in the NAIA National Tournament, where they went 2-2 in the Oklahoma City Region for their first NAIA Opening Round victory since the format began in 2009.
Then in 2018, Neisius's Falcons equaled that mark with another 33 win season, while winning their most KCAC games (22) in at least the past 15 years.
Under Coach Neisius, thirteen players have moved on to play professionally, including the Oakland A's 2006 13th round draft pick, Ben Jukich.
Career Record: 554-512-1
Record at Friends- 292-306-1
Neisius came to the Falcons from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where he was assistant head baseball coach for two years. As an assistant, Neisius was responsible for offensive and defensive aspects along with recruiting.
Prior to University of Nebraska at Kearney, Neisius spent 10 seasons from 1998 - 2008 as head baseball coach at Dakota Wesleyan University. During his 10 year stint, Neisius led his team to two regular season titles in 2002 and 2005 and two consecutive conference tournament titles in 2004 -2005 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. In 2005, he was named NAIA Region IV Coach of the Year and GPAC Coach of the Year. Neisius is currently the winningest coach at DWU compiling a record of 262-206 overall.
As a player, Neisius began his collegiate career at Mesa State College where he competed for two years before transferring to Dakota Wesleyan University where he finished his collegiate career. Neisius then spent two years in the Texas-Louisiana Professional Baseball League with the Lubbock Crickets.
Neisius holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Behavioral Sciences from Dakota Wesleyan University and a Master of Arts in Physical Education/Sports Administration with an emphasis in coaching administration from University of Northern Colorado.
