Nathan Choate Explained

Nathan Choate
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Washington State
Current Conference:MW
Birth Date:22 October 1978
Birth Place:Yorba Linda, California, U.S.
Player Years1:1998–1999
Player Team1:Santa Ana
Player Years2:2000–2001
Player Team2:Cal Poly
Player Positions:Pitcher
Coach Years1:2005
Coach Team1:Esperanza H. S. (asst.)
Coach Years2:2007
Coach Team2:UC Irvine (asst.)
Coach Years3:2008–2011
Coach Team3:UC Riverside (asst.)
Coach Years4:2012–2016
Coach Team4:Grand Canyon (asst.)
Coach Years5:2017–2018
Coach Team5:San Diego (asst.)
Coach Years6:2019
Coach Team6:Loyola Marymount (asst.)
Coach Years7:2020–2023
Coach Team7:Loyola Marymount
Coach Years8:2024–present
Coach Team8:Washington State
Admin Years1:2006
Admin Team1:UC Irvine (DBO)
Tournament Record:West Coast: 0–2
NCAA: 0–0
Awards:
  • WCC Coach of the Year (2023)

Nathan Choate (born October 22, 1978) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at Washington State University. From 2020 to 2023, he was the head coach at Loyola Marymount University. Choate played college baseball at Santa Ana College from 1998 to 1999 before transferring to California Polytechnic State University where he played for coach Ritch Price in 2000 and 2001.

Playing career

Choate attended Esperanza High School where he was a member of the school's baseball team.[1] After graduation, Choate choose to attend Santa Ana College. After two seasons at Santa Ana, Choate transferred to Cal Poly.

Coaching career

In 2006, Choate served as pitching coach of the Hyannis Mets, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

On June 10, 2011, Choate was named the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for Grand Canyon.[3] On June 24, 2016, Choate was named the pitching coach at San Diego.[4] On August 20, 2018, Choate was named the pitching coach at Loyola Marymount.[5] In 2019, he helped lead the Lions to a return to the NCAA tournament, a 2019 WCC Tournament Title and WCC Pitcher of the Year Codie Paiva.

On June 25, 2019, Choate was named the head coach of Loyola Marymount.[6]

On June 23, 2023, Choate was announced as the new head coach at Washington State.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Esperanza Beats Tustin, Wins Tournament . March 16, 1997 . . July 5, 2019.
  2. Web site: Nathan Choate . gohighlanders.com . July 28, 2023.
  3. Web site: Choate Joins GCU Baseball Staff . June 11, 2011 . Grand Canyon University . www.gculopes.com . July 5, 2019.
  4. Web site: Toreros hire Nathan Choate as pitching coach . Kirk Kinney . June 24, 2016 . . July 5, 2019.
  5. Web site: Nathan Choate Joins Gill's Staff . August 20, 2018 . Loyola Marymount University Athletics . www.lmulions.com . July 5, 2019.
  6. Web site: LMU baseball: Nathan Choate named head coach . Mike Nelson . June 26, 2019 . Angelus News . www.angelusnews.com . July 4, 2019.
  7. Web site: Nathan Choate Named Cougar Baseball Head Coach.