Friday, July 14, 2023

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

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