COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Al Corbeil

Al Corbeil is entering his 15th season as Polk State’s head coach. During his tenure, the Eagles have amassed one of the state’s best records with 477 wins, ranking in the top 20 in the country in nine out of 14 years. In 2024

the Eagles finished 33-25, achieving the team’s 10th state tournament appearance.

More than 130 of Corbeil’s players have signed scholarships to play at four-year institutions, and numerous Eagles have moved onto professional baseball. Currently, there are eight Polk State alumni playing professional baseball in MLB organizations: Dakota Harris (Cardinals), Nelson Taylor (Red Sox), Thomas Ireland (Rangers), Chavez Fernander (Tigers), Jonathan Bermudez (Marlins, made MLB debut in 2024), Alec Barger (Braves), Tommy Romero (Rays, made MLB debut in 2023), and Aiden Butler (Mariners). Additionally, former Eagle and current Pitching Coach Alec Asher made his major league debut in 2015 with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Corbeil has been named FCSAA/NJCAA Coach of the Year and Suncoast Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). In 2012, he was named Coach of the Year by the Florida Diamond Club. Before Polk State, Corbeil spent two years as recruiting coordinator at Florida Southern College, where the team earned two postseason berths in the South Regional Tournament. Five players signed pro baseball contracts during his time there. Before FSC, Corbeil was an assistant coach at Manatee Community College (now State College of Florida), which made three straight trips to the FCSAA Tournament.

Corbeil began his college playing career at Manatee, where he helped lead his team to the 1999 NJCAA World Series and was a two-time All-Conference and All-State selection. After moving on to Florida International University, he earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and was a first team All American. He finished at Florida Southern, earning All-American honors. Drafted by the Anaheim Angels, he played seven seasons of professional baseball.

Corbeil resides in Lakeland with his wife, Whitney, and their two sons, Azarias and Samson.

Assistant Coach Rougie Odor

Rougie Odor enters his first season as an assistant coach for Polk State Baseball. Prior to arriving at Polk State, Odor spent the previous five seasons – three as a player and two as an assistant – at Webber International University in Babson Park.

Over his three years as a player at Webber, Odor batted .297 with a .378 on-base percentage. As a senior for the 2021 season, he was recognized as one of the top defensive outfielders at the NAIA level with a Rawlings Gold Glove. Odor posted a perfect fielding percentage over his three years at Webber International. In 2021, Odor earned his bachelor’s degree from Webber International in Sports Business Management. 

Assistant Coach Alec Asher

Alec Asher enters his first season as pitching coach for Polk State Baseball. Asher pitched for Polk State during the 2012 season where he was named Suncoast Conference and FCSAA Pitcher of the Year and a first team NJCAA All-American while helping Polk State win the FCSAA title. Asher also won a Rawlings Gold Glove and received the Robert Purkey Jr. Memorial Award, which goes to the FCSAA Tournament’s best pitcher.

Following his Polk State career, Asher was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers with the 156th overall pick, becoming the highest pick for a Polk State player in 26 years. Asher made his MLB debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 30, 2015, at the age of 23. From 2015 to 2018, Asher appeared in 46 MLB games for the Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers.

Assistant Coach Ryan Abrams

Ryan Abrams begins his second season as an assistant coach. Abrams, who teaches history at Winter Haven High School, has coached and taught high school for the past 20 years and will enter his 21st season of coaching baseball. He served as head coach at Ridge Community High School and Mount Dora Christian Academy and as an assistant at Winter Haven High School.  

A graduate of Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tenn., Abrams was a four-year starter on the varsity baseball team, earning all-state honors four times and district player of the year twice. Named Tennessee’s 1997 Mr. Baseball, he led his team to the 1995 and 1997 state championships. After helping Volunteer State Community College make consecutive NJCAA World Series appearances in 1999 and 2000, Abrams concluded his collegiate career at Lipscomb University in Nashville where he set a program record by hitting .382 in 2001 and played on the Bison’s first NCAA Division I team.