Texas A&M University-Texarkana Men's Baseball

Pat Barrett comes to A&M - Texarkana with coaching experience at multiple collegiate levels. Most recently, he spent the last two seasons as the Director of Baseball Operations/Player Development at Longwood University, an NCAA Division 1 school located in Farmville, Virginia where he helped with all aspects of the baseball program both on and off the field. He also worked with the coaching staff to incorporate the latest data and technology player development tools into the program such as Analytics, Blast Motion, Driveline, Rapsodo and Synergy Sports Technology. During his time at Longwood, he worked with RHP Maceo Campbell who signed a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox at the conclusion of the 2020 season as well as Nate Blakeney and Cody Bodystun who both signed Independent Professional Baseball Contracts. Prior to Longwood he served as the Pitching Coach at Franklin Pierce University, an NCAA Division II school located in Rindge, New Hampshire during the fall of 2019. Where he designed daily individualized throwing, recovery and strength and conditioning programs for the pitchers. Coach Barrett spent one season as the Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at West Virginia Wesleyan College an NCAA Division II program located in Buckhannon, West Virginia. His 2019 recruiting class finished in the top 100 in NCAA Division II according to Perfect Game. Upon graduation, he spent the spring of 2018 as the Pitching Coach Albertus Magnus College an NCAA Division III school located in New Haven, Connecticut. At Albertus Magnus he utilized analytics, Driveline and video analysis with the pitching staff as well as programmed pre-season and in season throwing programs. While finishing his undergraduate at Virginia Wesleyan College, Barrett began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Stratford University, located in Newport News, Virginia during the fall of 2017 where he worked with the Outfielders and helped with all aspects of the first year USCAA baseball program. A native of Wantagh, New York Barrett played collegiately for one season at Briarcliffe College before finishing his playing career at Virginia Wesleyan College, an NCAA Division III institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Briarcliffe reached the USCAA World Series in his lone season as a member of the team in 2014 and Virginia Wesleyan reached the ODAC tournament all three seasons including a ODAC Tournament runner up finish in 2015. Barrett earned his Bachelors degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Parks and Recreation from Virginia Wesleyan College in the fall of 2017.