Ron Riggle is currently in his 34th season, coaching the LLCC Loggers and his 22nd season as head coach. In addition to his coaching duties, Ron has served as the college’s athletic director since 1997. In this role, he takes a keen interest in the success of each athletic program at the college, working diligently to attract and retain gifted, hard working student athletes to LLCC.
While coaching at Lincoln Land Community College, Ron has been a driving force in the continued success of the program, including the National Championship teams in 1994 and 2000 and the 1993 and 1995 NJCAA National Tournament teams. During Ron’s LLCC coaching career, the Loggers have won more than 1000 games. The Loggers returned to the NJCAA Division II World Series in 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Coach Riggle’s expertise and enthusiasm are built on the foundation of his own successes as a student athlete in both high school and college. The former Springfield high school All-City pitcher still holds a number of city records including a perfect 0.00 ERA record for All City performances. Ron won a record 13 games as a senior at Springfield high school. Ron won 14 games as a starter fro the Loggers during the 1987-1988 seasons at Lincoln Land Community College. After Lincoln Land, Ron went on to pitch for Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Ron pitched on the team that won back to back Big South Conference Championships in 1989 and 1990.
Ron and his wife Angie currently reside in Springfield and are the proud parents of Seth, Noah, Connor and Becca.
