William Tollison
Assistant Director, Bullpen Baseball Academy
Professional Instructor, Bullpen Baseball Academy
Michigan Bulls 18u Head Coach, 16u Michigan Bulls Team Manager
Roving Instructor for The Michigan Bulls
Michigan Bulls Alumnus 2000-2004.
Bulls Experience: 9 Years (2nd Longest Tenure)
College: Oakland University
Hometown: Sylvania, OH
William, a Michigan Bulls Alumnus, played under Frank Gallagher from 2000-2006. A graduate from St. Francis de Sales High School (Toledo, OH) in 2000, William attended the University of Findlay where he was Runner-Up Freshman of the GLIAC Conference in 2002 before transferring to Oakland University. While at Oakland, William received the Most Defensive, Most Offensive and Most Valuable Player Awards in 2003.
That same year, he was named to the 1st Team All-Mid Continent Team and would later be a Preseason pick as well in 2004. From 2004-2005, William served as a Co-Captain for the Golden Grizzlies before ending his career in 2005. William graduated from Oakland University in 2005 with a Bachelors; concentrations in Business and Communications.
William joined the Bullpen coaching staff in 2006 as a professional hitting instructor and would later assist in coaching the first ever 10u Bulls team alongside with Bret Gove in 2007. That same summer, William coached the Great Lakes Thundercat’s, a 18u summer team full of future collegiate baseball players. The Thundercats compiled a 20-6 Record and Mayors Invitational Championship that summer. William also coached the 18u High School Fall Team where their record was 13-1 and League Champions as well.
In 2008 Will did it all for the Michigan Bulls. He was the head coach of the #1 team in the state, 18U Michigan Bulls. He had a great deal of involvement with the 16U Michigan Bulls who won the AABC Micky Mantle Districts and the 16U KVBSA as mostly a team of 15 year olds. Will also assisted the 11U Bulls during the off-season and until the 18's started in June. The 14's and the 13U Bulls Red also had assistance from Will at some point. Two professional draft picks and numerous college bound student-athletes played for Coach Tollison last summer.
In 2009 Coach Tollison has a solid, young core coming back from last years 18U Bulls, plus numerous quality additions. Will continues to oversee the Bulls' High School Program and also assists with several of the younger Bulls teams including the 12's and 13U Bulls Red. Another round of college bound players are developing under Will this off-season. '09 Summer will be a busy one.
