The Radford University baseball program and head coach Alex Guerra announced Monday afternoon the addition of Seth Lancaster, Jason Foster, Nate Stocum and Colby Wilkerson to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2027 season.
Seth Lancaster – Assistant Coach and Recruiting CoordinatorLancaster returns to the Highlanders after a stint as a part of Guerra’s inaugural coaching staff in 2023. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Newberry for two seasons where he primarily coached the team’s hitting and infield while also serving as a recruiting coordinator.Over two seasons, Lancaster guided the Wolves to impressive offensive marks.
With the Highlanders, Lancaster helped set the foundation in the program rebuild. The Highlanders boosted their offensive totals over those two seasons for batting average, homers, RBI and stolen bases. The team’s record improved while five Highlanders earned All-Big South honors in 2024.Prior to his time at Newberry and Radford, Lancaster also made coaching stops at Longwood (graduate assistant) and Georgia Southern (volunteer assistant). With the Eagles, he helped the team to a 34-23 record in 2021 and then capped his tenure in Statesboro with Prior to his time at Newberry and Radford, Lancaster also made coaching stops at Longwood (graduate assistant) and Georgia Southern (volunteer assistant). With the Eagles, he helped the team to a 34-23 record in 2021.
He then capped his tenure in Statesboro with a 41-20 season that resulted in the hosting of an NCAA Tournament regional.During his playing days as a student-athlete, Lancaster was a national champion with the 2016 Coastal Carolina squad. Jason Foster – Assistant Coach and Pitching Coachanalytics. Before landing in Wichita, Foster spent four years as a coach at Tread Athletics, a sports performance and development facility in Charlotte, N.C. double-digit MLB Draft picks At the college level, Foster has winning experience as both a player and a coach, with three NCAA regional appearances as a player and one as a coach. A native of Grove City, Ohio, Foster was a right-handed pitcher at Wright State University from 2015-18, then spent one season at the University of Iowa after graduating from Wright State. innings.
Foster transitioned to coaching at his alma mater, A native of Grove City, Ohio, Foster was a right-handed pitcher at Wright State University from 2015-18, then spent one season at the University of Iowa after graduating from Wright State.
All told, Foster made 63 appearances and 11 starts in his college career, going 7-4 with a 4.04 ERA in 104.2 innings. Foster transitioned to coaching at his alma mater, becoming Wright State’s Director of Player Development in fall 2019 on the staff of head coach Alex Sogard. on the staff of head coach Alex Sogard.
Nate Stocum – Assistant CoachStocum joins the Highlanders after a standout playing career and quick coaching stop at Western Carolina. He was a four-year Catamount who progressively developed into one of the Southern Conference’s most productive hitters. 54 games.
His 20 home runs tied for seventh in Western Carolina’s single-season record book while finishing the year with first-team all-conference honors. 151 RBI.
Following his student-athlete days, he immediately transitioned into a role on the Catamount’s coaching staff for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. As the Director of Player Development, he worked closely with offensive players by creating individualized development plans and hitting routines, assisting with outfield development, running early work and post-practice hitting and contributing to day-to-day baseball operations. Stocum brings a strong understanding of player development from his own experience. Colby Wilkerson – Director of Player DevelopmentWilkerson brings even more championship experience to the Highlanders, making his collegiate coaching debut after graduating from North Carolina in 2024 and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawksWilkerson boasts a strong playing career where he spent four years at North Carolina. With the Tar Heels, he was a part of the 2022 ACC Championship squad and With the Tar Heels, he was a part of the 2022 ACC Championship squad and the 2024 ACC Regular Season Champions and the 2024 NCAA Tournament where North Carolina advanced all the way to the College World Series in Omaha.
Over his playing career, he would develop into the Tar Heels starting short stop. With 191 games and 161 starts, he accumulated career numbers of a .254 batting average, 71 RBI, and a .955 fielding percentage. all the way to the College World Series in Omaha. Over his playing career, he would develop into the Tar Heels’ starting shortstop. With 191 games and 161 starts, he accumulated career numbers of a .254 batting average, 71 RBI, and a .955 fielding percentage. During his high school years, he was also a part of three high school state championship teams in Oxford, N.C.
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