Josh Frye joined head coach Jesse Rodgers' staff as Pitching Coach for the Biola baseball program ahead of the 2026 season.
Frye came to Biola after three summers as field manager of the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League (2023-25). He led La Crosse to a 40-28 record and the Great Plains East division title in his first season, then guided the Loggers to the 2024 Northwoods League final. La Crosse reached the postseason in each of his three seasons. He had previously served as the Loggers' pitching coach in 2022 and coached two summers with the Northwoods League's Rochester Honkers (2017-18).
Frye began his coaching career as an assistant pitching coach at Long Beach State in 2016 and was pitching coach at Cypress College in 2018. He served as pitching coach at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif., from 2019 to 2023, and was pitching coach at Long Beach City College during his time leading the Loggers.
A Long Beach, Calif., native and Millikan High School graduate, Frye pitched at Long Beach State. As a senior in 2014 he went 8-1 with a team-best 1.94 ERA, earned first-team All-Big West honors and was named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. He signed with the Los Angeles Angels organization in June 2014, spent two years in the Angels organization and also pitched professionally in the Frontier League and the Western Australia League. In summer ball, he helped La Crosse win the 2012 Northwoods League title and led the league with 79 strikeouts in 2013, earning mid-season and postseason All-Star honors. He was inducted into the Long Beach Legends Hall of Fame in 2015. After his playing career, Frye completed his degree at Long Beach State in 2017.
Frye is married to Ally Frye. He grew up in Long Beach with his parents and five siblings.
