Current position | |
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Title | Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator |
Team | Houston |
Conference | Big 12 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | January 18, 1985
Playing career | |
2004 | Navarro College |
2005–2007 | Texas |
Position(s) | Infielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2008 | Texas (SA) |
2009–2011 | McNeese State (H) |
2012–2017 | Rice (H) |
2018–2022 | Oklahoma (H) |
2023–2024 | UT Arlington |
2025–present | Houston (asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–63 (.447) |
Clay Van Hook (born January 18, 1985) is an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is currently an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Houston Cougars. He previously was the head baseball coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks. He played college baseball at Navarro College and Texas from 2004 to 2007.
On July 1, 2022, Van Hook was named the head coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks. [1]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UT Arlington Mavericks (Western Athletic Conference)(2023–2024) | |||||||||
2023 | UT Arlington | 29–29 | 16–14 | 6th | |||||
2024 | UT Arlington | 22–34 | 16–14 | 6th | |||||
UT Arlington: | 51–63 (.447) | 32–28 (.533) | |||||||
Total: | 51–63 (.447) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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