Korey Dunbar is entering his fourth season with the Barton College baseball program in 20213, serving numerous roles including Assistant Coach, Coordinator of Recruiting and Head Developmental Coach.

Dunbar is originally from Charleston, West Virginia, where he was the West Virginia 2012 Gatorade High School Player of the Year.  Dunbar was then drafted in the 39th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers after his senior year in high school.

Dunbar attended the University of North Carolina and earned his bachelor of arts in English.  Dunbar was also the starting catcher for the Tar Heels for three years (2013-15).  In his first season at UNC, the Tar Heels won the 2013 ACC Regular Season and Tournament Championships in addition to a College World Series Appearance. 

His collegiate accomplishments include 2014 NCAA Regional All-Tournament honors and a 2015 Johnny Bench Award nomination.  His totals at the plate included a .289 batting average, a .484 slugging average, six home runs and 16 doubles.

After college, Dunbar was drafted in 2015 by the Miami Marlins in the 20th round.  In 2018, he coached in the Prospect League for The West Virginia Miners as a hitting coach and coached with the Dirtbags and Evoshield Canes Travel Organizations.  He is also an Associate Scout for St. Louis Cardinals.

Barton skipper Keith Gorman had this to say about Korey Dunbar: “Korey has tremendous experience as a player in the ACC and also in professional baseball.  He will be able to use his experience to help develop our catchers and hitters. He has great work ethic and is very intelligent. He is a natural teacher and we feel very fortunate to have him here on staff at Barton.”