A longtime assistant at Northwest powerhouse Oregon State, Lees -- a noted recruiter -- would bring deep regional ties to the position.
All has been quiet since Donnie Marbut was fired as coach of WSU baseball last week -- not at all unusual in a coaching search led by WSU director of athletics Bill Moos -- but a name finally surfaced in connection with the vacancy: Oklahoma State assistant Marty Lees.
This, from Aaron Fitt, a national college baseball analyst with d1baseball.com:
Expecting a big day in the coaching carousel. One thing I'm hearing buzz about is OK State assistant Marty Lees as a frontrunner for Wazzu.