Todd Asalon is an American former

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coach and

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. He played

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for coach Bill Aker from 1980 to 1983. He served as the head coach of the

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(1995–2000) and the Northern Kentucky Norse (2001–2021).

Coaching career

Asalon became a college coach in 1991 as an assistant for the

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program. In 1995, Asalon became the head coach of Thomas More College. After becoming the head coach of the Norse in 2001, Asalon won his first

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(GLVC) Coach of the Year Award in 2002. Asalon repeated as GLVC Coach of the Year in 2006. Asalon achieved his third GLVC Coach of the Year in 2009. Asalon was awarded his 4th GLVC Coach of the Year in 2010. In 2013, the Norse moved to

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as members of the

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. Just before the start of the 2021 season, Asalong announced that he would be retiring from coaching at the conclusion of the season.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Northern Kentucky Norse bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asalon, Todd Living people Baseball catchers Northern Kentucky Norse baseball players Northern Kentucky Norse baseball coaches Thomas More Saints baseball coaches Year of birth missing (living people)