UIndy Athletics

Former UIndy baseball standout Al Ready is wrapping up his eighth season as the University of Indianapolis baseball head coach in 2026. He owns a 239-139 (.595) record as the Greyhound skipper after sweeping No. 4 Grand Valley State in the Midwest Super Regional.

Ready has led the Greyhounds to four straight NCAA DII Midwest Super Regional appearances as well as three NCAA DII Championship berths in the last four years.

Ready was guided the Hounds to an impressive 21-4 (.840) record in the NCAA regional and super regional since 2023. The Greyhounds are the only DII baseball team in the nation with an active streak of four consecutive super regional appearances.

All told, Ready has been a part of all five of UIndy’s World Series teams—2000 as a player, 2012 as an assistant and 2023, ‘24 and ‘26 as the head coach.

Before his head coaching tenure began he was an assistant at UIndy, including three seasons an the Associate Head Coach (2016-18), under longtime head coach Gary Vaught. As an assistant, Ready helped guide the Greyhounds to five NCAA tournament appearances, including the 2012 Midwest Region title and GLVC Tournament crowns in both ‘12 and ‘16.

The London, Ontario native served as Sauk Valley Community College’s head coach from 2005-07. At Sauk Valley, Ready posted 88 wins and won back-to-back Arrowhead Conference Championships. He was the conference Coach of the Year in both of those seasons (‘06-’07), setting school records in wins with 34 in 2006, and finishing as the NJCAA DII Region IV runner-up. Ready coached 11 Arrowhead All-Conference honorees and seven NJCAA Region IV All-Region selections during his time with the Skyhawks. His influence was vital in helping 11 players receive scholarships to four-year schools.

In his two-year tenure as player at UIndy, the switch-hitting catcher batted .352 with 18 home runs, 74 RBI, and held the school record in career walks (109) and most walks in a season (55) upon graduation. He helped lead the team to a third-place finish in the NCAA DII College World Series, and a No. 6 national ranking in 2000. He also earned Second Team All-American honors in 2000, and was included on the Verizon First Team Academic All-American list in 2001. 

The 2001 and ‘08 graduate from UIndy, Ready completed his time at UIndy with a bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems and later his MBA. He currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife Sarah and their four children: Jacob, Camden, and twin daughters Evelyn and Alaina. 


READY'S HEAD COACHING RECORD AT UINDY