Ben Harley is looking ahead to 2025 as his second year as Manager for the Battle Creek Battle Jacks. Previous to taking the helm for the Battle Jacks he served for two summers as the pitching coach for Kalamazoo Growlers. While with the Growlers he helped guide them to a Northwoods League Championship in 2022 while also setting a franchise win record in 2023.
During the school year, Coach Harley is the head coach at Centralia College where he is in his 5th year with the program. In his time at Centralia they have moved 38 players on to 4 year schools and have increased their win total every season. The 2023 spring season saw the program win the most games it has since 1985.