Derek Matlock

Derek Matlock
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTexas–Rio Grande Valley
ConferenceSouthland
Record192–161
Biographical details
Born (1967-10-23) October 23, 1967 (age 57)
Logan, Utah, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995Fort Worth (TX) Eastern Hills (asst)
1996–1999Fort Worth (TX) Eastern Hills
1999–2004Flower Mound (TX)
2005–2006TCU (Volunteer asst)
2007–2012Texas State (asst)
2013–2017West Virginia (asst)
2018–presentTexas–Rio Grande Valley
Head coaching record
Overall192–161
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • WAC Regular Season (2019)
Awards
  • WAC Coach of the Year (2019)

Derek Matlock (born October 23, 1967) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. Matlock is the head coach of the Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team.

Coaching career

Matlock began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1996, Matlock became the head coach of Eastern Hills where he won multiple district championships and Coach-of-the-Year honors. In 1999, Matlock left Eastern Hills to start the Flower Mound High School program from scratch.[1] On July 15, 2004, Matlock joined the TCU Horned Frogs baseball program as a volunteer assistant coach.[2]

After two seasons at TCU, Matlock joined the Texas State program as the team's recruiting coordinator and pitching coach. While at Texas State, Matlock helped develop Paul Goldschmidt into an eighth-round draft pick.

On June 12, 2012, Matlock joined the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball staff as the team's recruiting coordinator and pitching coach.[3]

On June 10, 2017, Matlock was introduced as the head coach of the Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team.[4][5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Western Athletic Conference) (2018–2024)
2018 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 23–31 8–16 7th
2019 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 34–21 19–8 T-1st WAC Tournament
2020 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 11–7 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 32–26 20–15 5th WAC Tournament
2022 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 33–25 17–13 3rd (Southwest)
2023 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 30–26 15–14 7th
2024 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 29–25 15–15 7th WAC Tournament
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Southland Conference) (2025–present)
2025 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 0–0 0–0
Texas–Rio Grande Valley: 192–161 94–81
Total: 192–161

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ^ Matt Wixon (June 5, 2014). "Wixon: Flower Mound baseball a mix of small ball, clutch pitching could end with big result at state". www.sportsday.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Derek Matlock Joins TCU Baseball Staff". www.gofrogs.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Baseball: Matlock Joins Coaching Staff". www.wvusports.com. West Virginia University Athletics. June 12, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "UTRGV Athletics Tabs Derek Matlock to Lead Baseball Team". www.gotrgv.com. University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley. June 10, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. ^ John Lowe (June 10, 2017). "Baseball assistant takes head coaching job at UT-Rio Grande Valley". www.thedaonline.com. TheDAOnline.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.