Polk State College

Al Corbeil has spent 15 years as the head coach at Polk State College. 

Under Corbeil, the Eagles have been one of the winningest programs in the country at the state college/junior college level, accumulating 504 career wins.

Under Corbeil, the Eagles captured the Suncoast Conference championship six times (2011, 2012,2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).  

The 2011 team paved the way, winning 22 consecutive games and a state-best 43 wins.  

The 2012 club topped that with a state-best 46-win season, the state championship, and made an appearance on the national stage with a berth in the NJCAA World Series, the first in the program’s history. With a victory over Seminole State College of Florida in 2023, Corbeil surpassed the legendary Bing Tyus as the program’s all-time wins leader.

Corbeil’s players have received numerous awards during his tenure, including more than 110 All-Conference selections, four Player of the Year awards, three Pitcher of the Year awards, six Fireman of the Year honors, six Defensive Player of the Year awards, and four Rawlings Gold Glove awards.  

In his time at Polk State, nearly 150 of Corbeil’s players have signed scholarships to play at four-year schools, and more than 20 former Eagles have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including pitcher Alec Asher, who made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015 and Jonathan Bermudez, who made his big-league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2024.  

Corbeil’s players also perform in the classroom, maintaining one of the highest cumulative GPAs among the College’s athletic teams. The academic success of the program has also been recognized by the NJCAA. 

While at Polk State, Corbeil has been named both FCSAA/NJCAA Coach of the Year and Suncoast Conference Coach of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2012, he was also named Coach of the Year by the Florida Diamond Club. Founded by professional scouts in 1972, the club issues one Florida Coach of the Year award every year for all college divisions and high schools in the state. The baseball program was recognized by the Polk County All-Sports Awards as the Male Collegiate Team of the year in 2011 and 2012.   

Before coming to Polk State, Corbeil spent the previous two years as recruiting coordinator at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. In his two years at Florida Southern, the team finished with identical records of 41-16 and received two postseason berths to the South Regional Tournament. The Mocs were ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II National Poll multiple times in 2009 and 2010. In addition, five players signed professional baseball contracts over Corbeil’s two years there. 

Corbeil also worked as an assistant coach at Manatee Community College (now State College of Florida) for three seasons, beginning in 2006 and serving as bench coach under NJCAA Hall of Fame coach Tim Hill Sr. The Lancers made three consecutive trips to the state tournament, clinching runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2008. The 2007 team was the Suncoast Conference champion. 

As a player, Corbeil was drafted out of Plantation High School by the Milwaukee Brewers but chose to attend Manatee Community College, where he played for two seasons. While at Manatee, he helped lead the team to the NJCAA World Series in 1999, where it finished third. During his run at Manatee, he was a two-time All-Conference and All-State selection and holds many offensive records, including career batting average (.427) and RBIs (145). Corbeil was inducted into the SCF Hall of Fame in 2016.  

Corbeil continued his career at Division I Florida International University in Miami. In his only season at FIU, he earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and was named a first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball News. Corbeil led the Panthers to the South Regional Tournament and finished the year hitting .399 with 13 home runs and setting a school record with 73 RBIs. 

He then transferred to Florida Southern College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and first-team All-SSC, All-South Region, and All-American honors. 

Following his collegiate career, he was drafted in the 16th round and signed by the Anaheim Angels. While in the Angels organization, he was selected as a 2001 Pioneer League All-Star and finished second in the league in hitting with a .359 average. Corbeil played seven seasons of professional baseball, hitting .320 or better in four of those seasons. He played his final professional season in 2007 as a player/coach in the South Coast League. 

Corbeil resides in Lakeland with his wife, Whitney, and their two sons, Azarias and Samson.