Chiles baseball coach Corey Pye resigns, joins semipro Firefighters on Savannah Bananas tour

Chiles baseball is in the market for a new head coach as Corey Pye has left the program for a semi-pro coaching role.

Pye confirmed to the Democrat that he handed in his resignation to the school on Tuesday as he is joining the Firefighters, a semipro organization in the Savannah Bananas baseball tour .

While Pye was named the Firefighters' pitching coach, he will work with all pitchers across the organization's three teams (Bananas, Party Animals and Firefighters). The Firefighters and Bananas are coming off a three-game series last weekend in Buffalo. Two of the three games were televised on ESPN.

During his two-season tenure as head coach of the Timberwolves, Pye went 33-21, claiming a district championship last season and making the regional semifinals.

"I really enjoyed it," Pye told the Democrat Monday.

"We had 11 seniors on this year's team. It was a good season and the kids were great. When it was all said and done, this was a great opportunity, though, a chance to travel and explore a lot of the country I have never seen."

Pye said his initial plan was to coach with the Firefighters this summer. However, a fulltime offer was extended.

Pye led Chiles to a 19-9 record in the 2024 season, getting the team in the top 10 of the Class 5A rankings for nearly the entire season.

The unorthodox playstyle of the Bannaas world tour will not be new to Pye, who spent multiple seasons as an assistant coach in Savannah's organization during its formative years.

Now, Pye will look to build the pitching staff of the tour's newest team in the Firefighters.

Liam Rooney covers preps sports for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liamroone y

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