David Wood - Head Coach, Univ. of Saint Thomas - Houston

Formerly the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for St. Edward’s University, Wood brings a wealth of know-how and experience to UST’s Baseball program. At St. Edward’s, he played a key role in the Hilltoppers’ success, which featured 6 Heartland Conference Championships, a South-Central Regional Championship, 7 NCAA Regional appearances and a No. 3 finish in the 2013 NCAA DII World Series. His pitching staff also set a new school record by producing a 2.57 ERA.

Prior to his coaching career, the Long Island, New York native was quite a collegiate player, shining at Stony Brook University, then at Temple College, and finally, at Texas State, where he was named Second Team All-Southland on a Conference Championship team.

Within the professional ranks, he spent 2007 playing for the Kansas City Royals in the Arizona Fall League, where he won Player of the Year. During the 2008 season, he split time between the Wilmington Royals and the Burlington Royals as a team captain. Wood’s final season was with the Class A Burlington Royals, where he helped lead them to the championship series of the Midwest League.
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