UT Tyler baseball coach resigns after back-to-back World Series appearances

TYLER (KETK) – UT Tyler head baseball coach Brent Porche has resigned from his role after coaching the Patriots to back-to-back NCAA DII College World Series appearances in their last two seasons, according to our news partner KETK. UT Tyler Director of Athletics Sam Ferguson announced on Monday that Porche is resigning from his role in order to become a financial advisor for New York Life Insurance.

“Coach Porche has done an incredible job with our baseball program,” Ferguson said. “He led us to a Division III NCAA Championship and most recently back-to-back NCAA II College World Series. It takes elite coaching to pull off that kind of success on the field. However, I’m more grateful for the ways he has poured into our guys and developed them as men. Our mission is to mold student-athletes into champions of character, champions of competition and champions in their careers – Coach Porche’s program accomplished that mission.”

Porche signed on with UT Tyler baseball in 2017 and earned a 345-151 win-loss record in his ten seasons at the helm. Porche’s record means he has the most wins of any head baseball coach in program history.

“Since I was 14 years old, it has been my dream to be a college baseball coach,” Porche said. “Through the sacrifices of so many, my grandparents, my parents Chris and Belinda, and most of all my wife Crystal and our boys Braiden and Owen, I was able to live that dream for the past 18 years. I’m so incredibly thankful to so many who have made this the most rewarding 18 years of my life.”

Under Porche, the Patriots won the DIII NCAA World Series title in 2018 before they moved up to the DII level. Since the move, the Patriots have been to the DII NCAA World Series twice, both births came in their past two seasons under Porche.

Last season, Porche led the Patriots to a 50-14 record, a Lone Star Conference regular season title and the Lone Star Conference tournament title.

“Tyler and this baseball program have become my home,” Porche said on Monday. “To my players, I can’t thank all of you enough for believing in me and giving me everything that you possibly could. It has been the honor and privilege of my life to have been your coach. I will miss the relationships, watching guys grow in the game and in their lives, but I won’t be far and I can promise you I will be the biggest Patriot baseball fan there is.”

Porche started his career as a head coach at LSU Alexandria, where he earned a 147-83 win-loss record in the Generals’ 2013-2016 seasons. In total, Porche ends his career as a coach with a 492-232 win-loss record and a .678 winning percentage.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built,” Porche said. “This program has always had an incredibly high standard of excellence, and I believe we did our part to carry that forward and elevate it. I look forward to watching the Patriots win many more LSC Championships, future trips to Cary, and bringing home a National Championship! Go Pats!”

The Patriots will announce their new head coach at a press conference in their Alumni House on Tuesday.