Trent John Pratt (born August 25, 1979) is a baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the BYU Cougars. He played college baseball at Arizona State from 1999 to 200 before transferring to Auburn where he played in 2001 and 2002 before playing professionally from 2002 to 2005..
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | BYU |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 40–37 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 25, 1979 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | Arizona State |
| 2001–2002 | Auburn |
| 2002 | Batavia Muckdogs |
| 2003–2004 | Clearwater Threshers |
| 2005 | Reading Phillies |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2012 | Dixie State (Asst) |
| 2013–2022 | BYU (H) |
| 2022–present | BYU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–37 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career edit
Pratt went to Tooele High School in Tooele, Utah, where he played catcher. Pratt was selected in the 38th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft by the Texas Rangers.[1] He declined to sign with the Rangers, and attended Arizona State University. As a Freshman, Pratt hit .307 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. As a sophomore, he batted .302 with 1 home run and 14 RBI.[2] The following year, Pratt transferred to Auburn, where he batted .308 with 7 home runs and 41 RBI, following the season he was drafted in the 34th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but chose to return to Auburn for his senior year. He hit .308 with 8 home runs and 54 RBI. For his efforts, he was named second team All-Southeastern Conference.[3]
He was drafted for the third time during the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.[4] Pratt began his professional career in 2002 with the Short-Season Batavia Muckdogs of the New York–Penn League, he batted .237 with seven doubles, 28 hits and 12 RBIs in 39 games. In 2003 Pratt spent the entire season with Clearwater Phillies of the Florida State League. He hit .217 with 13 doubles, one triple, 55 hits, 1 steal and 25 RBI in 78 games. Pratt returned to Clearwater in 2004, where he hit .195 with 4 home rusn, 7 doubles, one triple, 60 hits and 26 RBI in 93 games. In 2005, Pratt received a promotion to the Double-A Reading Phillies of the Eastern League. He finished the 2005 campaign batting .196 with two home runs, 8 doubles, one triples, 43 hits and 18 RBI in 74 games.
Coaching career edit
Pratt began his coaching career as an assistant with the Dixie State Trailblazers in 2007.[5] Pratt joined the coaching staff of the BYU Cougars for the 2013 season.
On April 11, 2022, BYU head coach Mike Littlewood resigned his position, with Pratt being named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[6] After guiding the Cougars to a 16–9 mark for the remainder of the 2022 season, BYU decided to remove the interim tag and named Pratt the permanent head coach.[7]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU Cougars (West Coast Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | BYU | 16–9 | 9–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2023 | BYU | 24–28 | 13–14 | 4th | |||||
| BYU Cougars (Big 12 Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | BYU | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| BYU: | 40–37 | 22–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–37 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "1998 Texas Rangers draft class". www.thebaseballcube.com. THE BASEBALL CUBE. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS THROUGH 2019" (PDF). www.thesundevils.com. Arizona State Sun Devils baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Auburn Baseball Media Guide 2022" (PDF). www.auburntigers.com. Auburn Tigers Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Philadelphia Phillies draft results". www.baseballsavant.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Trent Pratt". www.dixiestateathletics.com. Dixie State University. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "BYU Baseball Coach Mike Littlewood Resigns". www.kslsports.com. BONNEVILLE INTERNATIONAL. April 11, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Jay Drew (June 8, 2022). "Trent Pratt sheds 'interim' tag from his title, named new head coach of BYU baseball team". www.deseret.com. DeseretNews. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)