MLB Alumni Who Have Coached Texas Private and Parochial School Baseball - Incomplete

Terry Puhl, Fort Bend Baptist Academy - Later started the baseball program at UH-Victoria in 2008 with the 2022 season being his last year for the Jaguars.  (Coached his son Stephen and future major leaguer Mark Lowe.)

Craig Biggio, Houston St. Thomas - Was the head coach from 2008 to 2013, leading the Eagles to back-to-back TAPPS Class 5A state baseball titles in 2010 and 2011.

John Hudek, Houston Emery/Wiener School - Was the head coach for three years from 2011-2013, the first of which was the school's second season in baseball.  Adrian Adams followed Hudek at Emery/Weiner.  Hudek was an All-Star reliever for Astros in 1994-1997 and also played for the New York Mets in 2000.)

Scott Ruffcorn, Austin Hyde Park, 2011-current

Woody Williams, Fort Bend Christian Academy, 2013-2015, former Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros.

Lance Berkman, Houston Second Baptist, 2016-2019, TAPPS 4A title in 2016.  (Rayner Noble, the long-time UH coach, who attended Spring Woods with Roger Clemens and made it as high as AAA, took over.)

Andy Pettitte, Houston Second Baptist, assistant 2016-current.

Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont Kelly, alum, from 2014-2019, he was the head coach and pitching coach at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont. 

Calvin Schiraldi, Austin St. Michael's Catholic Academy, 24 years as head coach, through 2019, who has just released a book called "The Arena".  Eight (8) seasons in the big leagues with five teams, also with Roger Clemens and Mike Capel at UT.

Choo Freeman, Dallas Christian, from 2018-current -- cup of coffee with Colorado Rockies

Danny Heep, San Antonio Central Catholic, from 2018-current after a 20-year run at UIW.

Buddy Groom, Red Oak Ovilla Christian assistant, before 2020-current

Roger Kieschnick, Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal, 2021-2023, cups of coffee with Giants (2013) and Diamondbacks (2014)

Jason Tyner, Beaumont Kelly, two years as head baseball coach, state championship in 2023.  2022-2023.  Former Aggie, parts of eight seasons with four teams.

Vernon Wells, Colleyville Covenant Christian, head football coach, 2023 - has coached in various capacities the last 11 years and the associate HFC the last six years, where they won two state championships during that time.  Wells was an All-Star and had a 15-year career in the big leagues batting . 270 and hitting 270 home runs.

Rusty Greer, Fort Worth Christian, head coach 2024 - nine years with the Rangers, OF/1B, last was graduate baseball manager at Jacksonville State University in his home state of Alabama.

Darwin Pennye, Special Assignment Scout, Kansas City Royals, current

Last five years with Kansas City's Urban Youth Academy

Five years in minors, high as AA

AD/Baseball - Logos Prep

AD/Football - Bay Area Christian

AC - Houston St. Pius X

David Pierce, Houston St. Pius X (Rice and UH as an assistant, SHSU, Tulane and UT head coach)

Mike Evans, Houston St. Pius X head baseball coach - Kansas City Royals minor league - up to AA - https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=evans-001mic

FB: Jackson Set To Return To Shiner St. Paul

By Jon Walk
Lone Star Christian Sports Network

They say you can't go home again, but Dr. Mike Jackson is getting the opportunity to go back to his coaching home - just in the time for the start of the 2023 football season.

With Shiner St. Paul Catholic School athletic director Jake Wachsmuth needing to take a step back from his head football coaching responsibilities, which have included 10 trips to a TAPPS state championship game - with eight wins, the school is bringing back the architect of its first-ever state football champion from 1992.

"I am thrilled to be back in Shiner and to bring my family into the town and school that had the faith to hire a 22-year-old head coach 32 years ago," Jackson said.

Jackson, who led the Cardinals to three TAPPS state championships in the 1992-1993 school year including girls basketball and softball, will look to add to his 212-114-4 mark as a 30-year head football coach in a 32-year career in education.

His most recent stop of his seven head coaching positions - having never been an assistant - was at Conroe Grand Oaks, a program he was able to start from the ground-up and go 29-16 in five years at the UIL 6A level.

"Our plan was to retire and sit for a year, then return under the retire/rehire provision and coach my son and daughter in a small school setting; or if a private school became available to go that route this year," he said.

Jackson first won a state championship at Shiner St. Paul in 1992, defeating Dallas Tyler Street Christian, 8-6, in the TAPPS Division IV title contest, and then moved to Houston St. Pius X the following year and won the TAPPS Super 3A title, sharing it with Addison Trinity Christian after a 26-all tie.

While many coaches have won titles at two - and in some cases, three - different schools, he is believed to be one of only two to win a state title in back-to-back years with two different schools.

Chuck Curtis won state titles in 1962 and 1963 with Jacksboro and Garland, respectively.  He also added a third title in 1964 with the Owls.

And if the Cardinals are able to make it back to the TAPPS Division IV state championship game in December and avenge the loss to Lubbock Christian, Jackson could join the likes of G.A. Moore, Jr., Tim Buchanan and Jerry Burkhart, who won state championships at Celina, Aledo and Richland Springs, respectively, in two distinct stints.

He has coached at every level - Shiner St. Paul (1A), Houston St. Pius X (3A), Robstown (4A), Charlotte (2A), Houston Chavez (6A), La Marque (5A) and Conroe Grand Oaks (6A), taken four of those schools to the fourth round of the playoffs, and has been in the playoffs 21 times in his 30-year head football coaching career.

What he hasn't had the opportunity to do, though, is coach his kids in the school setting.

"We took a leap of faith and put it in God's hands, deciding to retire so early," he said.  "This move is about finding the right community and right school to raise our three children in and continue working with kids in a much more personal setting than 6A."

He will be joined in the move by his wife, Tracey, with whom he is celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary today, and children, Mariah, Jericho and Maverick, who will enter the 11th, seventh and first grades, respectively.

Mariah had a stellar sophomore season at Charlotte in 2022-2023, excelling in three sports - basketball, softball and track, and since Jackson will also once again work with some of the girls teams at Shiner St. Paul, he'll move from being her cheerleader in the stands to being involved in coaching her in practice and competition.

Jackson will report for duty with the Cardinals on Monday, July 31 for the first day of practice as they open their 53rd season of playing Texas high school football.

The Cardinals, who are still looking for a week three opponent, open on the road Friday night, August 25, against the Flatonia Bulldogs, who were 11-2 regional semifinalists last year and are the favorites in UIL District 13-2A, Division I.