Nathan Choate (born October 22, 1978) is an American
college baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional pl ...
coach and former
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...
. He is the head baseball coach of
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit and Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near P ...
. Choate played college baseball at
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana College is a public community college in Santa Ana, California.
History
In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 25 students as a department of Santa Ana High School. It was the second community college founded in Oran ...
from 1998 to 1999 before transferring to
California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...
where he played for coach
Ritch Price
Ritch Price is an American baseball coach and former player. He played college baseball at Linn–Benton Community College (1975–1976) and Willamette (1977–1978). He then served as the head baseball coach of the Menlo Oaks (1983–1986), the ...
in 2000 and 2001.
Playing career
Choate attended
Esperanza High School
Esperanza High School (EHS) is a public high school located in Anaheim, California and is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
It is a California Distinguished School and is home to various California Interscholastic Fe ...
where he was a member of the school's baseball team. After graduation, Choate choose to attend
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana College is a public community college in Santa Ana, California.
History
In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 25 students as a department of Santa Ana High School. It was the second community college founded in Oran ...
. After two seasons at Santa Ana, Choate transferred to
Cal Poly.
Coaching career
On June 10, 2011, Choate was named the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a ...
. On June 24, 2016, Choate was named the pitching coach at
San Diego
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. On August 20, 2018, Choate was named the pitching coach at
Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is locate ...
. 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.
Head coaching record
See also
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List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
The following is a list of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches. Currently, 297 programs compete at the Division I level in NCAA college baseball. Each program employs a head coach. The longest-tenured head coach is Tony Rossi, who has been ...
References
External links
Loyola Marymount Lions bio
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Living people
1978 births
Baseball pitchers
Santa Ana Dons baseball players
Cal Poly Mustangs baseball players
High school baseball coaches in the United States
UC Irvine Anteaters baseball coaches
UC Riverside Highlanders baseball coaches
Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball coaches
San Diego Toreros baseball coaches
Loyola Marymount Lions baseball coaches
Baseball coaches from California