Baseball - M

Josh Appel was named head coach of the Huskies men's baseball program in March of 2022.

Coach Appel has robust experiences at various levels within the sport of baseball. He has spent the last five years working for the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club in a variety of roles. He recently worked in the Player Development department, where he actively supported minor league players in reaching their development goals throughout the season. Coach Appel was the pitching coach for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues baseball program for the last five years, having helped guide three different pitchers to ‘OUA Pitcher of the Year’ awards between 2017-2019. During his time, the staff also ranked amongst the league leaders in several pitching categories. He was part of two OUA Championship teams with the Varsity Blues, including when the team went undefeated this past fall. In addition to these positions, he contains ties with up and coming players as the head coach of the North Toronto 16U Elite Baseball program since 2020.

Coach Appel was a pitcher growing up and has used that experience to help him grow into the coach he is today. His resume also includes being the Co-founder and Pitching Director at Toronto Power Pitching, High Performance Pitching Instructor for the Baseball Development Group and Pitching Coach for York University.

Josh Appels Coaching Record at George Brown College
*as of April 2024 - updated following each season.