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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

absolutely dying reading the press release. why is this so funny to me

Batman previously served as the head women’s soccer coach at Ohio Northern University, a position he held since 2004. He is winningest coach in ONU history, compiling a record of 253-91-40 in 19 seasons, with a 136-24-11 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play.

Batman, who became the fourth head coach in Toledo Women’s Soccer history, brings 22 total years of collegiate coaching experience to Toledo. Under Batman’s direction, Ohio Northern has collected eight regular-season conference titles, made an appearance in the conference tournament every season from 2006-22, and won five OAC Championship crowns, the most recent coming in 2022.

Batman is a three-time United Soccer Coaches Association Division III Great Lakes Coach of the Year (2011, 2017, 2019), three-time Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2019), and five-time Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the year (2007, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021).

In the classroom, Batman’s student-athletes have held a 3.4 GPA or higher each of the last 10 seasons and posted a program-best 3.72 GPA during the 2022 season.

As a student-athlete at Wilmington, Batman was a two-time First-Team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection and a two-time honorable mention honoree. As a senior, Batman was selected First-Team All-Great Lakes Region and was named team MVP. He helped his team make two NCAA D-III Tournament Sweet 16 appearances and achieve a No. 12 national ranking.

Batman, a Yellow Springs, Ohio native, earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Wilmington in 2000, and his master’s degree in physical education from Loras College (Iowa) in 2003. He holds a Premier Diploma and was a trainer at the United State Women’s National Team Training Center from 2013-18.

Batman's Head Coaching Experience:

Matt Brown@mattbrown.bsky.social

*smashes through a glass window* attn: @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and all other interested parties I just learned via serious professional journalism that the womens soccer coach at the university of toledo is named MARK BATMAN utrockets.com/sports/women...

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Mark Batman - Women's Soccer Coach - University of Toledo Athletics

Mark Batman was named the head women’s soccer coach at the University of Toledo in December of 2022. The Rockets battled to a 6-7-5 season in Batman’s second...

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daviddechant.bsky.social @daviddechant.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Just the next step toward his goal of saving Gotham (City FC)

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Pat Shocker @patshocker.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Loras College lmao

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garrett hohendorf @itsgarrett.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

a Yellow Springs, Ohio native

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Jason Truong @jtruong.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I lol’ed on the train

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Furious that he works for an Ohio school and it's not Youngstown State

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bkosh84 @bkosh84.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

They initially left out the word “coach” and I love that for them. 😂

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Christine @sampsoncm1.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

SO HELP ME if he pronounces it Batmuhn or Batmn or any way other than Bat Man.

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azmd @azmd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“Batman’s student athletes have held a 3.4 or higher GPA” Robin’s definitely responsible for bringing that down

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garthwoldseth.bsky.social @garthwoldseth.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The character is such a cultural institution at this point asking this guy how he feels about it would be boring. I wish there was an interview with his grandpa though when they had the moment of “what the fuck is this??” Probably most entertaining if the Adam West version was their first exposure

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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

BATMAN LED POLAR BEARS TO VICTORY

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