The Oakland A's have hired former Mohawks Pitching Coach Mike McFarren to serve as their Pitching Performance Coach.

McFarren served as the Mohawks Pitching Coach for 2 years during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. A Lake George native, McFarren was the associate head coach, pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Skidmore College from 2017-2020. The Mohawks won the PGCBL Championship in 2019 and 8 pitchers have been drafted that were under his tutelage with the Mohawks.

In 2021, McFerran joined the Wake Forest Baseball program as the Pitching Lab Coordinator and Director of Player Development. McFerran’s role served to interpret and define the developmental direction of throwing athletes in collaboration with coaching and support staff, while using the advancement of data and technology to maximize their performance and minimize their risk of injury.

McFerran was also responsible in heading the successful Bridge Seminar at Wake Forest, an offseason weekend event designed to help professionals in all silos of the game to collaborate better on how they can use the newest advancements in science, data, and technology to develop athletes. 

Wake Forest made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2022 and 2023, making it to the semi-finals in Omaha last year and this year's team ranks #1 in the pre-season polls.