Wallace Community College Athletics

Ryan Ihle was named the Head Baseball Coach at Wallace Community College in the Fall of 2022, following the legendary 25-year tenure of Mackey Sasser. Over his four years, he holds an overall record of 145-79 (.647). In his first season at the helm, Ihle led the Govs to a remarkable 42-19 record, including victories in the Perfect Game Panama City Beach Classic and the ACCC Southern Division Regular Season Championship. The team advanced to the ACCC State Championship game, just one win shy of earning a World Series berth. A standout from the 2023 season, Kade Snell, earned numerous accolades including the NJCAA National Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Alabama history to claim the honor. Snell was also named the ACCC Pitcher and Player of the Year, with Ihle earning the ACCC South Division Coach of the Year award. Snell would move on to continue playing at the University of Alabama where he would eventually captain the team in 2025 and get drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

The Govs’ success under Ihle continued in 2024, producing one of the best seasons in school history with a 44-8 overall record and a 30-2 mark in conference play. Their second straight ACCC Regular Season Championship and a runner-up finish in the Perfect Game Panama City Beach Classic highlighted the season. On April 15, 2024, Wallace was ranked #1 in the nation for the first time in program history by the NJCAA, a position they maintained for the final three weeks of the regular season. The Govs fell short of a World Series at-large bid by a single vote, but several players were named to the ACCC All-Conference First and Second Teams, with Cason Eubanks earning the ACCC DII Conference Player of the Year award and Reigh Jordan claiming the ACCC DII Conference Pitcher of the Year award. Ihle again earned the ACCC DII Conference Coach of the Year honor.

Under his leadership, Wallace Community College claimed its second ACCC State Championship in 2025 since 1990, capping off another successful season with a 30-25 overall record and a 26-10 mark in conference play. While the Govs fell short in their pursuit of a DII World Series berth, the program continued to thrive under Ihle’s guidance. Mason Koczwara was named the ACCC DII Pitcher of the Year, and several players earned All-Conference recognition, including four Govs named to the ACCC All-Tournament Team. Koczwara later earned NJCAA DII All-American honors as a pitcher.

The Govs continued their success in 2026, finishing the season with a 29-27 overall record and a third-place finish in the ACCC DII regular season. Wallace produced another standout individual season, as outfielder Colby Motley was named the ACCC DII Conference Player of the Year after shattering the Wallace single-season home run record with 29 home runs. Motley’s 29 home runs surpassed the previous school record of 19, set by Oraj Anu during the 2019 season. Motley was also named to the NJCAA DII All-American Team, becoming the latest Wallace player under Ihle to earn All-American recognition. Five Govs earned ACCC All-Conference honors during the 2026 season, further highlighting the continued individual development and success of the program under Ihle.

Since taking over as head coach, Ihle has helped 50 players continue their careers at four-year institutions, with 25 advancing to the Division I level. Every season Ihle has been at Wallace has featured at least one All-American, and he has guided players to multiple individual accolades, including four ACCC Players of the Year and three Pitchers of the Year honors.

Before his time as head coach at Wallace, Ihle served as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator under Mackey Sasser, where he led an explosive offense that contributed to the team’s success and runner-up finish in the ACCC State Tournament. His time at Wallace follows a coaching stint at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas, where he also served as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. There, he led an offense that saw Noah Olson named an NJCAA All-American, setting a school record for doubles in a season.

Ihle’s playing career began in his home country of Australia before moving to the United States to pursue a baseball scholarship at Colby Community College in Kansas. After two years, he transferred to Columbus State University in Georgia, where he starred at shortstop and earned NCAA DII All-America 2nd Team honors. Ihle was also named a Co-SIDA Academic All-American for his excellence both on the field and in the classroom.

In addition to his coaching experience, Ihle spent four summers coaching in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores from 2019 to 2022. Of the players that played for the organization while Ihle was there, fifteen players from the Commodores have since made their MLB debut.

Ryan currently resides in Dothan with his wife, Adrienne, their daughter, Myla and son, Brewer. With a deep passion for developing players and fostering success, Ihle’s commitment to the growth of Wallace Community College Baseball is evident in the program's continued achievements.

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