Billy Mohl - Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach - Baseball Coaches

Billy Mohl

Title:
Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach
Email:
billymohl@creighton.edu

NCAA Tournament Appearences
2025 - Creighton Pitching Coach
2021 - South Florida Head Coach
2018 - South Florida Head Coach
2017 - South Florida Pitching Coach
2015 - South Florida Pitching Coach
2010 - Illinois State Pitching Coach
2008 - Tulane Assistant Coach
2006 - Tulane Player
2005 - Tulane Player (Reached MCWS)
2004 - Tulane Player
2003 - Tulane Player

Billy Mohl arrived at Creighton in the summer of 2024 making an immediate impact as he helped the Bluejays return to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the first time since 2019. Working with largely the same staff, Mohl's influence lowered the team ERA to 4.33, a more than 0.60 improvement over the previous year. Under Mohl's tutelage Bluejay Dominic Cancellieri earned the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year and Garrett Langrell was a named a Second Team All-America selection by the NCBWA, Langrell closed his impressive 2025 campaign with 13 saves and a 7-2 record. Langrell went on to be selected in 16th round by the San Francisco Giants.

Mohl spent seven seasons as the head coach at the University of South Florida (2018-24). At the helm for USF, Mohl led the Bulls to the NCAA Tournament in both 2018 and again in 2021. The 2021 NCAA Tournament run was the pinnacle of his time at South Florida as they won the American Athletic Conference Tournament to advance to the Gainesville Regional. Entering the Regional as the four seed, South Florida defeated host Florida, then bested Miami to advance to the championship round. South Florida defeated South Alabama in the regional championship to advance to the schools first ever Super Regional.

Under Moh''s tutelage 16 USF pitchers were drafted and five have made the major leagues, including Jimmy Herget, Orion Kerkering, Phoenix Sanders, Peter Strzelecki and Shane McClanahan, a 2018 first-rounder by the Tampa Bay Rays, who finished seventh in the 2021 American League Rookie of the Year voting and is a two-time MLB All-Star.

Mohl led one of the nation’s top pitching staffs that saw two arms selected in the 2018 MLB Draft with first-rounder McClanahan and closer Andrew Perez (eighth round). USF’s pitchers finished fifth nationally with 10 strikeouts per nine innings and 581 total strikeouts, the fourth-consecutive season the team reached 500 K’s.

Mohl was also part of two additional NCAA Tournament teams at USF, as he served as Mark Kingston’s pitching coach from 2015-17. Prior to Mohl’s first season with the Bulls in 2015, the program had secured 500 strikeouts in a season just once.

In Mohl’s third season as the architect of the pitching staff in 2017, the arms reaped the benefits of his leadership and had one of the best seasons in program history. The staff posted a program record 620 strikeouts, as it was the third consecutive season of at least 500 strikeouts and the first time the Bulls have ever matched 500-plus strikeouts over a three-year span. The team’s 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings led the nation and set a program record. Mohl developed a staff that was often eight-nine men deep. Each arm that logged at least 10.0 innings struck out double-digit hitters.

Mohl helped the progression of junior righty Joe Cavallaro, who transitioned into the bullpen, and redshirt freshman McClanahan and redshirt junior Peter Strzelecki, who both missed the 2016 season due to Tommy John surgery. Cavallaro struck out 77 batters in 59.1 innings while walking just 19 and pitched to a 2.28 ERA. McClanahan led the AAC with 12.32 strikeouts per nine innings and an opponent batting average of .181. Both he and senior Phoenix Sanders struck out more than 100 batters (109 for McClanahan and 104 for Sanders). It was the first time since 2010 that two USF pitchers fanned more than 100 men in a single season. Strzelecki finished second in the AAC with a 2.42 ERA and was named to the All-AAC Second Team along with Sanders. McClanahan earned freshman All-America honors and of the four Bulls who were drafted, three were pitchers. Sanders was taken in the 10th round by the Rays, Cavallaro was taken in the 24th round by the New York Mets and redshirt senior righty Ryan Valdes was selected in the 33rd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

During the 2016 season, Mohl’s staff posted 517 strikeouts, the second-highest total in program history. It was also the second consecutive season of 500 strikeouts, the first time the Bulls have ever matched 500-plus strikeouts over a two-year span. The team’s 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings led the AAC and were the ninth-most in the country. Mohl was also instrumental in guiding closer Tommy Eveld in his transition from football to baseball. Eveld finished with a team-high nine saves, and a bullpen best 2.21 ERA and .189 opponent batting average. The redshirt junior was then selected in the ninth round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mohl also coached pitcher Brandon Lawson to a team-low 2.50 ERA and 111 strikeouts, second most in the AAC. The junior was then drafted in the 12th round by the Rays.

In 2015, his first season at USF, Mohl helped the Bulls reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. Mohl’s pitching staff led the AAC with 513 strikeouts, the most for the program in 20 years (546 strikeouts in 1995). The Bulls also secured 16 saves, second-most in the conference. In AAC action, USF boasted the second-most strikeouts (194) and placed third in team ERA (3.31).

Mohl came to USF after five seasons under Kingston at Illinois State, where the pitching staff saw dramatic improvements under his tutelage. During his five years in Normal, the Redbirds posted a 4.02 ERA, striking out 2,019 batters while walking just 1,053 over 2,390.1 innings. In the five years prior to Mohl’s arrival, Illinois State’s pitching staff had an ERA of 5.50 with 1,512 strikeouts and 929 walks in 2,222 innings.

Fifteen Redbird pitchers received All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, including the weekend rotation and closer for the 2014 squad. Jeremy Rhoades (4th round), Brock Stewart (6th round), Dylan Craig (12th round) and Dan Savas (19th round) were drafted in 2014, while Joe Claver signed a free-agent deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Those five pitchers, along with the rest of the Illinois State pitching staff, led the country in strikeouts per nine innings with 9.4.

Mohl helped rehabbing Savas back to form after the right-hander missed the 2012 season following Tommy John surgery. In his final two seasons, Savas went 18-5 with a 1.95 ERA and 191 strikeouts over 203 innings. Mohl was also responsible for the development of Chris Razo, the first-ever MVC Pitcher of the Year award winner in Illinois State history in 2013.

Mohl was a recipient of the 2013 Tom Walter College Baseball Inspiration Award, which recognizes examples of inspiration in college baseball and is presented annually by CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Mohl’s wife, Sarah, was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer in August of 2012. While she received treatment, Mohl began raising money to fund cancer research. Four weeks into the 2013 regular season, Mohl notified the team that he needed to leave to be by her side. That night, Illinois State rallied for a 17-6 win over No. 28 Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Sarah passed away on March 25, 2013. Mohl returned to the team April 5 and Illinois State responded by winning 24 of its final 28 games en route to the first outright MVC title in school history.

Mohl has dedicated his time and energy to raising awareness for cancer research. A co-chair of the Vs. Cancer Foundation, a charity that raises money for childhood cancer research, Mohl’s teams have raised over $10,000 in each season of his involvement, and more than $120,000 total since during his time at USF.

Prior to arriving in Normal, Mohl spent three seasons at his alma mater, assisting Tulane to 107 wins. He worked with the Green Wave outfielders, hitters and pitchers while coaching first base and serving as director of the Rick Jones Tulane Baseball Camp.

In four seasons with the Green Wave, Mohl set the school single-season and career record for fewest walks-per-nine-inning average with marks of 1.27 (in 2003) and 1.67, respectively. The right-hander went 9-0 as a senior, becoming just the second regular starter in Tulane history to go undefeated. Mohl posted a career record of 25-7 at Tulane while striking out 224 batters and issuing just 57 walks over 308.0 IP.

Mohl was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2003 and earned National Pitcher of the Week honors in 2005 after a combined no-hitter against Nicholls State. He was a part of Tulane’s 2005 College World Series team that earned the No. 1 national seed in the tournament. Mohl also earned an All-Star invitation with the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League after leading the team with a 1.62 ERA in 39 innings. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 25th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. In the fall of 2024, Mohl was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.