North Park University Athletics

The 2021 season will be Coach Barclay’s first year as Assistant Pitching Coach/ Bullpen Coach at North Park. 

After spending a year at Junior College- RCTC in Rochester Minnesota, Barclay went on to play 3 years at Bethel University located in St. Paul. Although much of his collegiate career was spent battling 2 significant injuries; Barclay drew national attention and earned a roster spot playing under former Frontier League Head Coach, and now San Francisco Giants’ player development coach; Jeremiah Knackstedt in the historic Tidewater collegiate baseball league in the summer of 2017. where Barclay, as a left-handed pitcher represented one of a handful of NCAA Division III players competing against primarily Division I athletes. The East Coast Tidewater league is the oldest continually operating collegiate summer baseball league in the U.S. and has produced MLB stars such as Ryan Zimmerman, Michael Cuddyer, and Melvin Upton Jr.

Barclay’s battles with every type of adversity in the game represents one of the biggest strengths he brings with him into the beginning of his coaching career after suffering career- ending back surgery in October of 2018.  Barclay has an established track record of developing competitive and confident pitchers who demonstrate conviction on the mound; focusing on leadership, mechanics, pitch development and controlling baserunners. Before coming on staff for the Vikings, Barclay was on staff as an Assistant Coach at his alma mater: Coon Rapids High School and was a head coach and pitching instructor at the prestigious Minnesota Blizzard Baseball Academy; one of the most successful Midwest high school club baseball programs in developing college and professional level baseball players.

Barclay graduated Bethel University in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Biblical and Theological Studies and is currently pursuing his master's degree in Divinity at North Park Theological Seminary.