Scott Stricklin’s top assistant at Kent State will stay at Kent State.
Mike Birkbeck turned down an offer to join Stricklin at Georgia as the Bulldogs’ pitching coach, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
“Keeping Mike is a relief and a tremendous thing for Kent baseball,” Kent State athletic director Joel Nielsen told the Plain Dealer. “From the moment Scott left for Georgia, our first priority was keeping Mike in whatever role that he felt best.”