Clay Van Hook

Last updated
Clay Van Hook
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UT Arlington
Conference WAC
Record29–29 (.500)
Biographical details
Born (1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 38)
Austin, Texas
Playing career
2004 Navarro College
2005–2007 Texas
Position(s) Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008Texas (SA)
2009–2011 McNeese (H)
2012–2017 Rice (H)
2018–2022 Oklahoma (H)
2023–present UT Arlington
Head coaching record
Overall29–29–0 (.500)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Clay Van Hook (born January 18, 1985) is an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks. He played college baseball at Navarro College and Texas from 2004 to 2007.

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Coaching career

On July 1, 2022, Van Hook was named the head coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks. [1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UT Arlington Mavericks (Western Athletic Conference)(2023–present)
2023 UT Arlington 29–2916–146th
UT Arlington:29–29 (.500)16–14 (.533)
Total:29–29 (.500)

      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

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References

  1. Isaac Appelt (July 1, 2022). "UTA athletics announces Clay Van Hook as new baseball head coach". www.theshorthorn.com. The Shorthorn. Retrieved January 26, 2023.