Josiah Hissong joined the Saint Leo baseball staff as an assistant coach in the Fall of 2019. He was a former student-athlete at Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, W.Va.
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Hissong saw his first season on the diamond for the Lions cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the stoppage he helped guide the Lions to a four-game sweep of his alma mater Alderson Broaddus.
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Hissong spent three years as a catcher for the Battlers before transitioning into a student coach role. He helped with the catchers during his one season as a student coach before spending the summer working for the Indiana Chargers as the head coach of their 16U program.
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Hissong graduated from ABU with a degree in business administration.
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He is originally from Greencastle, Pa.