Melissa ISD Athletics would like to introduce Josh Bobbitt as the new head baseball coach at Melissa High School. Student-athletes, parents, guardians, and community members are invited to a meet-and-greet event with Coach Bobbitt at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31 in the Champions Lounge at the Melissa Championship Center.
Coach Bobbitt has been teaching and coaching for 23 years, serving Melissa ISD for the past three years; additionally, he has 12 years of head coaching experience. As the Head Coach for Wichita Falls Rider High School, he helped lead the Raiders to three state tournaments, winning the 4A State Championship in 2011. In the classroom, he teaches "Leadworthy The Course," a class focused on Teen Leadership for MHS.
As a high school player, Coach Bobbitt led Holliday High School to the state tournament twice and was selected to the All-State Team for three years. He then attended Tulane University, where he was an All-American and named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year in 1998 before signing with the Texas Rangers to play in the minor leagues for two seasons.
To learn more about the Melissa High School Baseball program, visit the team page at www.melissaisd.org/baseball.