Ty Harrington

Harrington played for Texas, lettering twice. He was a member of three Longhorn teams that advanced to the College World Series, serving as a captain of the 1987 team.

Following his playing career, Harrington became a student coach and graduate assistant coach at Texas. He then became an assistant at Arkansas State. During his tenure, the team established many school records, won the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament and made an NCAA appearance. He then served as head coach at a pair of Texas junior colleges, the first of which was Northeast Texas Community College from 1995 to 1998, where he claimed the 1996 NJCAA championship and Coach of the Year awards. Harrington then coached Blinn College for one season before taking over at Texas State.[1]

While at Texas State, Harrington has enjoyed unprecedented success. On April 23, 2011, he claimed his 400th career win over Northwestern State. Harrington has led his team to three NCAA appearances, with a 2–6 record in regional play. His Bobcats have finished in the top three in the Southland Conference each year but two in his tenure, with three regular season championships. During the 2012 season, Harrington led the team to their highest ever national ranking, at number 20 in the Baseball America poll on March 12.[3][4] He has also developed three All-Americans, and numerous conference players of the year. On June 20, 2019, Harrington retired from coaching baseball.[5]

The following table lists Harrington's record and results each season as a head coach.[1]