Reese Harmon
Reese Harmon had a productive year in the pacific northwest, but he was ready to return to the midwest.
After a year at Seattle University, Harmon transferred last summer to play his final year of college baseball at Ohio University.
“I love it,” Harmon said. “It’s awesome. I just don’t think I’m a big city guy. I like more the Midwest feel and the small town areas.”
A basketball and baseball standout at Columbus North, Harmon spent his next three years at Iowa Western Community College. He then transferred to Division-I Seattle, where he started all 52 games and batted .247.
A teammate of Harmon’s from Iowa Western had transferred to Liberty last year. The coaching staff from Liberty took over at Ohio this summer, and Harmon asked his friend for the contact info of Bobcats head coach Andrew See.
“The new coach and staff at Ohio, they came from where he was,” Harmon said. “I texted him and said, ‘Hey, I’d like to go to Ohio. Do you think you could give me their number.’ So I got in contact with them that way.”
Harmon, who played five positions at Iowa Western, played first base, third base and designated hitter at Seattle. He thinks he might play second base at Ohio.
“We’ll see how it goes this spring, but I think we’ll have a good team,” Harmon said.
Although he likely would be able to play another year of college baseball because of the NCAA’s new rule of not counting junior college experience against a player’s four years of NCAA eligibility, Harmon said he doesn’t plan to pursue that avenue.
“This is my last year playing,” Harmon said. “I’d like to play (professionally), but I’m not really worried about that.”
Harmon plans to graduate in May with a degree in communications.
“I would like to stay around the game, so I don’t know if that’s coaching, I don’t know if that’s broadcast booth, stuff like that, but something along those lines,” Harmon said.
The Bobcats, who went 18-32 last year, including 13-17 in the Mid-American Conference, open the 2025 season Feb. 14 at Wofford.
“I’m excited to play back in the Midwest,” Harmon said. “It’s closer to home. I’ve already gotten to see the family a couple of times when they came over in the fall. I only got to see them once last year when they came to Seattle. It’s good to get to see them more often.”
