Bio

Josh Merrell was named assistant baseball coach at Dallas College Mountain View in October 2024.

In his first season with the program, the Lions went 12-40 overall, 5-25 in the Dallas Athletic Conference. Mountain View qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III South Central District Tournament  – the program's first postseason berth since 2019. The Lions won the final two series of the regular season. Asher Bates was named First Team All-DAC. Greg Willis was a Second Team All-DAC selection.

Merrell was the assistant varsity and junior varsity coach at Episcopal School of Dallas in 2023-24. With the Eagles, he worked with the pitching staff, held practice and game oversight duties and assisted with other administrative and team responsibilities. He's also served as a camp instructor at Episcopal School of Dallas since 2023.

Since 2023, Merrell has provided private instruction for D-Bat in Addison, Texas. There, he provides age-appropriate hitting and pitching instruction to players ages 5-18. He created throwing programs for arm care maintenance and rehabilitation for athletes 14 and older.

Merrell was a right-handed pitcher for Lamar Community College from 2020-21.

Following his time at Lamar Community College, Merrell transferred to Collin Community College in 2023.