CONTENTS 2 Quick Facts 3 Edinburg Baseball Stadium 4 Strength and Conditioning Facility 5 Victory Center 6 The University 9 #BroncLegacy 10 Baseball History 57 Campus Life 60 The Rio Grande Valley 62 UTRGV Leadership 63 Athletic Leadership 66 The Western Athletic Conference UTRGV VAQUEROS 2 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Location Edinburg, Texas Head Coach Manny Mantrana Mailing Address 1201 W. University Dr. Alma Mater St. Thomas University, ‘90 Edinburg, TX 78539 Career Record (Years) 613-438-2 (20th Season) Founded 2015 Record at UTPA (Years) 163-218-1 (Eighth Season) Enrollment ~28,000 Assistant Coach Jordon Banfield Nickname Vaqueros Alma Mater Michigan '08 School Colors Kelly Green, Navy Blue, Orange Assistant Coach Brian Nelson Stadium Edinburg Baseball Stadium Alma Mater Texas A&M '08 Capacity 5,000 Volunteer Assistant Coach Shawn Redd National Affiliation NCAA Division I Alma Mater TCU '10 Conference Western Athletic Conference PROGRAM RECORDS President Dr. Guy Bailey First Year 1955 Director of Athletics Chris King All-Time Record 1,633-1,323-3 (.552) Senior Woman Administrator Farrah Manthei NCAA Regional Appearances 13 (Last, 1986) Athletics Office Phone 956-665-2221 College World Series Appearances 1 (Last, 1971) Athletics Office Fax 956-665-2261 NCAA Tournament Record 15-26 (.366) Athletics Website GoUTRGV.com 2015 Overall Record 21-30-1 (.413) 2015 WAC Record 6-20-1 (.241, 10th place) Associate Athletic Director for 2015 Record at Home 13-10-1 (.643) Communications Jonah Goldberg 2015 Record on the Road 7-19 (.563) SID Email
[email protected] 2015 Record at Neutral Sites 1-1 (.500) SID Office Phone (956) 665-2240 Letter Winners Returning/Lost 18/6 SID Office Fax (956) 665-2261 Starters Returning/Lost 9/4 Newcomers 11 UTRGVAthletics @GoUTRGV GoUTRGV GoUTRGVAthletics Credits: The 2016 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Baseball Information Guide was produced by the staff of the UTRGV Athletics Communications Office.