Utah State University Eastern Men's Baseball

Coach Haney is entering his second season as Head Coach of the USU Eastern baseball program.  Coach Haney was the pitching coach for USUE for two seasons before taking the position of head coach in 2020. Haney comes from a baseball family. His father, Scott Haney, has been coaching high school baseball for 34 years and is the current head coach at Salem Hills High School. Haney played for his father at Salem Hills before graduating in 2012. After high school Haney served an LDS mission in Texas. Upon returning, he came to USU Eastern and played under former manager Scott Madsen from 2015 through 2017. In 2018 he became an assistant coach and held that position until taking over the program in 2020.   In coach Haney's first full season He led the Eastern baseball team to one of the best records in years. Finishing 24-32 the most total wins Eastern has seen in their program dating back to at least 201. In this season Haney moved eight players on to other universities, four of them to division 1 programs. In the 2021 season his team was one of the best hitting teams USU eastern has seen with 45 home runs, 391 runs scored,  as well as having the highest batting average .285, on base percentage .393, and slugging percentage .446. Just 26 years old, Haney is by far the youngest coach in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. The average age of the coaching staff sits at 25, which is one of the youngest in the nation. The youth movement in the dugout has already paid dividends in connecting with players. He is married to his wife Jeridi and has one daughter.  

Briseno is entering his fourth year as an assistant coach for the Utah State Eastern baseball team, where he also serves as the program’s outfield coach, recruiting coordinator, and manages the team’s social media presence. A versatile athlete during his playing career, Briseno was a three-year starter at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. A utility player throughout high school, he contributed wherever the team needed, and was named an All-Region pitcher as a senior, finishing the season with a 1.36 ERA. Briseno holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports management through Utah State University. Originally from Rose Park, Utah, he has lived in Price, Utah, since 2020. He and his wife, Breanna, were married in September 2021.