Long-time professional baseball coach and scout Darryl Milne joined the MSU Denver coaching staff in August, 2023.
He helps work with the Roadrunners' pitchers.
Milne spent more than 28 years in scouting, coaching and player development for the San Diego Padres (1984-2002), Boston Red Sox (2002-12) and Baltimore Orioles (2013-19). He has a talent for identifying and resolving biomechanical strengths and deficiencies within a pitching delivery.
With the Orioles, Milne was a special assignment scout responsible for scouting and evaluating professional and amateur pitching prospects for the draft and potential trades. He participated in draft strategy and the formulation of the draft list order for the annual draft.
With the Red Sox, Milne was a national pitching cross checker, responsible for scouting and evaluating the top 10-round pitching prospects nationally while also participating in draft strategy and the formulation of the draft list order. He also served as pitching coach for the Lowell Spinners at the Short-season Class A level in 2003.
Milne was also a national pitching cross checker for the Padres from 1997 through 2002, where he participated in draft strategy and the formulation of the draft list. He was the pitching coach for Idaho Falls at the Short-season rookie level from 1998 through 2001, helping the team to two Pioneer League championships. From 1984 through 1996 he was a Padres area scout for Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, evaluating and signing high school and college prospects. He was also the Padres' Area Code team coach from 1985 through 1997.
He was the head coach at Lakewood High School from 1982 through 1984, leading the team to a state championship in 1982 and to two league championships.
Milne pitched a the minor-league level form 1962 through 1967, reaching Class AAA in each of his last three seasons.
