The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball announces staff reorganization
07.25.2023 | Baseball
The Longhorns will have Steve Rodriguez, Philip Miller and Caleb Longley serving as assistant coaches, with Troy Tulowitzki returning as Director of Player Development.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Baseball head coach David Pierce has announced the reorganization of his staff with Steve Rodriguez, Philip Miller and Caleb Longley serving as full time assistant coaches, while Troy Tulowitzki returns to the staff as Director of Player Development.
Additionally, Chris Gordon will continue in his role as Coordinator of Hitting and Pitching Development and Carli Todd will transition to Director of Operations.
"This reorganization of our staff creates a good balance in all phases of the game," Pierce said. "With Philip returning to an on-field coaching position, joining Rod and Caleb, we have an outstanding group in place to handle the offense, defense and recruiting. I'm excited to return to managing the pitching staff, a role I held for several years. Chris Gordon will also continue to be a great asset to our program with his experience running a pitching staff as well as his ability to provide our staff with valuable information and analytics. Lastly, bringing Tulo back to the program in a development role will be outstanding for the growth of both our players and our program."
Pierce takes over the primary pitching coach responsibilities for the 2024 season, a role he is very familiar with. In addition to serving as pitching coach at Rice from 2006-11, Pierce managed his pitching staffs as head coach at Sam Houston and Tulane and in his first two seasons at Texas.
Tulowitzki re-joins the Texas Baseball program after serving as an assistant coach from 2020-22. The 13-year Major League Baseball veteran and five-time All-Star was in a consulting role last season with the program. With Tulowitzki on the coaching staff, the Longhorns made back-to-back College World Series appearances and had the program's first Golden Spikes Award winner Ivan Melendez.
Miller returns to the on-field coaching staff after one season in the role of Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Prior to the 2023 season, Miller served as an assistant coach at Texas for six seasons and has served on Pierce's staffs for 12 seasons at three universities. Miller will recruit and work with the infielders and hitters, while also coordinating the offensive gameplan.
Rodriguez joined the Longhorns' coaching staff prior to the 2023 season after 19 seasons as a Division I head coach between Pepperdine and Baylor, compiling 598 career wins and 11 NCAA postseason appearances. In his role, he will continue to recruit and work with the catchers, while also coaching the short game and base running. Last season, Texas finished 19th nationally with a .979 fielding percentage and infielders Peyton Powell and Jared Thomas had breakout seasons.
Longley enters his third season with the program in 2024 and will coach outfielders and hitters, while also adding the role of recruiting coordinator. He joined the program as Coordinator of Hitting and Pitching Development in 2022 and transitioned into an assistant coach position for the 2023 season. Last season, working with the outfielders and hitters he helped guide Dylan Campbell and Porter Brown to First Team All-Big 12 recognition while Eric Kennedy hit a career-high 17 home runs.
Gordon enters his second season as Coordinator, Hitting and Pitching Development after spending six seasons on the baseball staff at Duke. Gordon managed all analytics for the program and worked closely with the pitching staff that finished 10th nationally in earned run average and saw Lucas Gordon and Lebarron Johnson Jr. receive All-America recognition.
Todd transitions to Director of Operations after serving in an interim role during the 2023 season. Going into her ninth season with the program in 2024, Todd was Director of Player Development from 2019-23 after spending her first three seasons as Assistant Media Relations Director.
