ST. LOUIS – University of Missouri-St. Louis head baseball coach Cory Wahl has announced the hiring of Cliff Brown as an assistant coach.
 
"I am very excited to have Cliff join the coaching staff and am ready for him to get started," said Wahl. "He will bring a new perspective as well as a high level of energy and excitement to our program. Cliff is a highly motivated and competitive person who will help push our student-athletes to reach their potential."
 
Brown spent the last year with Elite Baseball Training in Chicago, Ill., after 10 seasons (2009-20) as head coach at William Rainey Harper College. During his tenure with the Hawks, he saw 27 players earn NJCAA All-Region IV honors and had 31 players garner N4C All-Conference accolades. He also coached three players to NJCAA All-American status.
 
Prior to his stint at Harper, Brown worked at the Chicago White Sox Training Academy (2006-09) where he was the Director of Satellite Academy/Instruction. As the lead instructor, he was responsible for developing and implementing all instruction and curriculum for classes and camps. He also was a head coach for the 17-under Amateur City Elite (ACE) team and in the White Sox fall wooden bat league.
 
Brown was an assistant coach for eight years (1996-2004) at California State University in Los Angeles, Calif. He spent time there as the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and bench coach as the team won two conference titles. In addition, Brown developed and implemented a year-round strength program for all players. After moving back to the Midwest, Brown spent one year at Valparaiso University (2006) as the team's pitching coach.
 
Other coaching experience includes a season as the head coach of the Minot Greenheads of the Northwoods League, an assistant coach at Northeastern Illinois University and a one-year stint as the strength and conditioning coach of the Chicago White Sox rookie ball team. 
 
Brown is a 1996 graduate of Northeastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of the Arts degree. He then continued his education, earning his Master of Science in Education with a specialization in sports management in 2006 from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.