FORT PIERCE, Fla. (January 26, 2022) - On January 18, Indian River State College announced it will name its baseball field after legendary coach Mike Easom. 

Unveiled in a meeting with Easom, his wife, Linda, son, Chris, and daughter, Ashley, Indian River State College President, Dr. Timothy Moore, announced the naming of Indian River's baseball field to henceforth be known as Mike Easom Field. On hand with the Easom family for the announcement was former player and past coach, Andre Lambros.  Current athletic department staff members, including Director of Athletics Scott Kimmelman, were also in attendence to honor the coach who built the Indian River baseball brand.

Easom graduated from Florida State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Education after playing baseball for four years with the Seminoles. At FSU, he led the team in hitting with a .368 average in 1968 and held the homerun record for many years. Following his college playing days, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round.  Over the span of four years, he played for both Cleveland and the Montreal Expos.  In 1972, he returned to Tallahassee and was a graduate assistant with the 1975 FSU ball club that advanced to the College World Series.

He earned his Masters Degree in Health Education in 1975.

Following his success at FSU, Easom accepted the position of Head Baseball Coach at Indian River in the summer of 1975 and began building the dynasty he would oversee for the next 31 years.  At Indian River, Easom compiled a head coaching record of 1036-500, won nine Southern Conference Championships, won four FCSAA State Championships (1979, 1993, 1995, 1996), and earned two trips to Grand Junction, Colo., to play in the JUCO World Series.  His 1995 squad played in the championship game, ultimately finishing as NJCAA Runners-up.

Easom's career also saw 128 players placed in professional baseball, including 14 in the Major Leagues.  He placed more than 160 players at four-year institutions on scholarships and was named the FCSAA Coach of the Year in 1979, 1993, 1995 and 1996.

A date will be set for August 2022 to host a ribbon cutting ceremony following construction of the new $4.5 million fieldhouse project that began January 13.