Head Coaching Accomplishments
- 5-Time ASC Coach of the Year (2016, 2021,2022, 2023, 2024)
- 131 ASC All-Academic Players
- 88 All-ASC Selections
- 28 All-ASC First Team Selections
- 23 ABCA All-Region Players
- 21 D3baseball.com All-Region Selections
- 5 Academic All-Americans
- 9 ASC Tournament Appearances
- 8 ABCA All-Americans
- 9 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Awards
- 6 D3baseball All-Americans
- 5 ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
- 6 ASC Baseball Player of the Year
- 4 ASC Athlete of the Year
- 2 MLB Drafted Player
- 2 ABCA West Player of the Year
- 3 D3baseball.com West Player of the Year
- 1 ASC Team Sportsmanship Award
- 1 ASC Freshman of the Year
- 1 ASC Newcomer of the Year
- 3 ASC Pitcher of the Year
- 2 National Pitcher of the Year
Hood, who is a native of Marshall, Texas, enters his 11th year as the head coach and 13th year at East Texas Baptist University after two years as an assistant coach. He has a strong coaching background that varies from summer ball to working with the Cleveland Indians as an associate scout and continues to take the program to higher levels. He led ETBU to their finest season in program history in 2023 winning the ASC Tournament Championship along with NCAA Division III Regional and Super Regional Championships and a third place finish at the NCAA Division III National Tournament. In that season, Hood also reached his 200th career win as a head coach. In 2024, ETBU won the NCAA Regional Championship and was ranked as high as no. 2 in the nation. Prior to 2023, he led ETBU to three ASC Gold Bracket Championship Series in the past six years.
2024 Season
- Finished 39-9
- ASC Coaching Staff of the Year
- ASC Regular Season Champions
- NCAA Tournament appearance (2nd straight)
- NCAA Marshall, Texas Regional Champions (2nd straight)
- Hosted NCAA Marshall, Texas Super Regional
- Finished ranked 9th in D3baseball.com poll
- Finished ranked 8th in ABCA poll
- Ranked #1 in Final Region X Rankings
- Reached ranking of no. 2 in nation in week 10 of D3baseball.com poll
- Ranked 14 straight weeks in top 10 of both ABCA and D3baseball.com National Polls
- Won seven games over ranked opponents
- 11 players were named All-Region by ABCA and D3baseball.com
- 13 players earned All-ASC awards
- Sayers Collins was an All-American first team member for ABCA and D3baseball.com
- Sayers Collins is the ASC Pitcher and Male Athlete of the Year, Perfect Game and D3baseball.com National Pitcher of the Year
- Sayers Collins is the SABR Award Winner for second year in a row
- Jagger Neely is the ASC Baseball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete winner
- Sayers Collins breaks ASC Record for Pitcher of the Week awards
- Sayers Collins, Dylan Burnaman, Brett Wagner were All-ASC first team
- Sayers Collins is 3rd all-time in NCAA Division III in career strikeouts (421) and holds ASC and ETBU records for that
- Sayers Collins breaks ETBU single season record for wins at 12
2023 Season
- Finished 42-15 (program record for wins)
- ASC Coaching Staff of the Year
- ABCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year
- First place in ASC Regular Season (24-3) (ties program record)
- ASC Tournament Champions (program first) - host
- NCAA Tournament participant (program first)
- NCAA Marshall, Texas Regional Champions (program first) - host
- NCAA Marshall, Texas Super Regional Champions (program first) - host
- NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament (program first)
- Finished third in the nation at National Championship Tournament
- 14-game winning streak (program best)
- Finished ranked #5th in D3baseball.com National Poll
- Finished ranked #6 in Collegiate Baseball Poll
- Sayers Collins breaks 2 ASC records for most ASC Pitcher of the Week awards (10) and single season strikeouts (135),
- Ben Lea breaks single season home run record with 24
- Brett Wagner breaks Harold Slate's RBI single season record finishing with 77
- Jacob Evangelista breaks Tim Brown's 1980 single season hits record of 85 finishing with 86
- Sayers Collins is ASC Pitcher and Athlete of the Year
- Ben Lea is ASC Player of the Year
- 14 players earn All-ASC Awards
- 6 players are All-ASC First Team
- 6 players earn All-Region Awards
- Sayers Collins and Ben Lea are both D3baseball.com and ABCA All-Americans
- Jake Miller is ASC Man of the Year for all of ASC Sports
- Jake Miller and Jacob Evangelista are on ABCA Region 10 All-Defensive Team
- Ben Lea finishes 2nd in NCAA in home runs and total bases
- Sayers Collins finishes 2nd in NCAA in wins and strikeouts
- ETBU finishes 2nd in nation in home runs (84), runs (531), and hits (655) and 3rd in doubles (130)
- Ben Lea and Matthew Irwin make NCAA All-Tournament team
2022 Season
- Finished 33-13 Overall
- First place in the ASC Regular Season Standings (24-6)
- #1 seed in ASC Blue Bracket - Host
- ASC Blue Bracket Champions
- ASC Tournament Runners-Up playing in ASC Gold Bracket Series
- 13 All-ASC Selections
- 4 All-ASC First Team Selection
- Brett Wagner Named ASC Newcomer Of The Year
- Sayers Collins Named ASC Pitcher Of The Year
- 2 Players earned CoSIDA Academic All-District
- ASC Coaching Staff of the Year
2021 Season
- Finished 29-16
- Second place in ASC regular season standings (19-8)
- #2 seed in ASC Tournament Red Bracket - Host
- ASC Tournament Runners-Up playing in ASC Gold Bracket Series
- ASC Red Bracket Tournament Champions
- 11 All-ASC selections
- 4 All-ASC first team selections
- Isaiah Alvarenga was the ASC, D3baseball,com, and ABCA Region Pitcher of the Year
- 4 players named D3baseball.com All-Region
- 3 players named ABCA All-Region
- Alvarenga named D3baseball.com All-American 2nd team
- 3 players earn CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Team finished 11th in NCAA Division III with 50 home runs
- Jake Miller finished 7th in NCAA Division III with 15 home runs
- Alvarenga was 35th in NCAA Division III in strikeouts (78)
2020 Season
- Season ended early due to COVID-19
- Blake Corbin earned ASC Pitcher of the Week
- ETBU upset reigning ASC Champion Concordia University-Texas, 1-0
2019 Season
- Finished 30-14 for 3rd 30-win season in 4 years
- Third place in ASC regular season standings (17-7)
- ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
- #2 seed in ASC Tournament Red Bracket
- 9 All-ASC selections
- 3 All-ASC first team selections
- Produced the ASC Player and Freshman of the Year
- Defeated #20 Chapman, 3-0, who went on to win the NCAA Division III National Championship
- Had six ASC Players of the Week
- 2 Academic All-Americans
- Casey Combs won ASC Athlete of the Year, Baseball Player of the Year, Baseball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, and was ABCA and D3baseball.com All-American First Team
- Casey Combs and Seth Mikeska finished 8th in NCAA Division III in home runs (13)
- ETBU was 6th in home runs and HRs per game in NCAA Division III
2018 Season
- ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
- Took the series against #12 ranked Texas Tyler sweeping the DH, 4-2, and 5-3 (UTT went on to win the NCAA Division III National Championship)
- Defeated #13 ranked Centenary College 11-4 on Woods Field
- Earned the #8 seed in the ASC Tournament Blue Bracket
- Had six players named to All-ASC teams
- Had two pitchers (Derrick Findley, Call Florence) named ASC Pitcher of the Week
2017 Season
- ASC Tournament Runners-Up
- ASC Red Division Tournament Champions
- Finished 30-15 and 18-6 in the ASC
- Second straight 30-win season
- Won 15 out of last 20 games of the year
- Had 7 players All-ASC with two All-ASC first-team (Conner Combs, Zach Gartner)
- Led the ASC with 49 home runs
- Finished 2nd in NCAA Division III in home runs
- 7 walk-off wins in the season
2016 Season
- Won 31 games which was the most since 2005 season
- Posted an 11-game winning streak
- Won 15 of their last 18 games of the year
- Finished 2nd in the ASC at 18-6
- Host ASC Red Division Championship Tournament
- ETBU led NCAA Division III in home runs (71) and home runs per game (1.58)
- In the NCAA, ETBU was 2nd in slugging percentage (.537), 10th in runs (381) and scoring (8.5 runs per game), 15th in on base percentage (.417), and 16th in batting average (.332)
- Conner Combs (15 home runs) and Tyler Bates (14 home runs) were 4th and 5th in nation in home runs
- Tyler Bates was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 38th round
2015 Season
- Won 21 games which at that time was the most wins since 2006
- Qualified for the ASC Tournament as 6th seed
- Went 2-2 in the ASC Tournament including a 10-inning win over Texas Dallas
- Reached the third round of the ASC Tournament
- Wins in ASC Tournament were a first since 2005
Coaching Start
Hood received his first chance to coach collegiately at Hill College as an assistant for two years. In those two years, he recruited three players who were Major League Baseball draftees and coached in a program that produced five MLB draft picks.
Coaching in the summer leagues, Hood made stops as an assistant coach for the Cooperstown Hawkeyes of the New York Collegiate Baseball League in Cooperstown, New York, as well as the Dallas Patriots 18U travel baseball program. He was also an associate scout for the Cleveland Indians.
As a College Player
Hood started his playing career at Hill College before transferring to University of Texas Tyler. After two seasons with Hill College, he had a productive pair of seasons for the Texas-Tyler Patriots, twice earning ASC All-East Division recognition as an outfielder.
In total, Hood finished with a career batting average of .367 and 20 home runs and 99 RBI. In 2008, he hit .390 with 25 extra-base hits and 50 RBI en route to being named an ASC All-East Division First Team honoree. As a senior in 2009, he batted .345 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI, earning ASC All-East Division Second Team recognition. Hood served as a captain during the 2009 season as the Texas-Tyler baseball team won the ASC Championship Tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. He was selected to the ASC All-Tournament Team as a designated hitter.
Hood graduated from Texas Tyler in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in health and kinesiology, and later completed his master’s of education in health and kinesiology in 2015. Jared is married to his wife Madison and they have two daughters, Avynn and McClane, and a son, James.
OVERALL RECORD FOR JARED HOOD
| Year |
Overall |
ASC |
ASC Tournament |
NCAA Tournament |
| 2024 |
39-9 |
23-1 (1st) |
2-2 (#1 seed) |
3-2 & |
| 2023 |
42-15 |
24-3 (1st) |
5-1 (#1 seed) ^ |
7-4 & % # |
| 2022 |
33-13 |
24-6 (1st) |
4-2 (#1 Seed) ! |
NA |
| 2021 |
29-16 |
19-8 (2nd) |
3-2 (#2 Seed) ! |
NA |
| 2020 |
3-14* |
3-6* |
NA* |
NA |
| 2019 |
30-14 |
17-7 (3rd) |
2-2 (#2 Seed) |
NA |
| 2018 |
21-21 |
11-13 (8th) |
0-2 (#8 Seed) |
NA |
| 2017 |
30-15 |
18-6 (3rd) |
3-2 (#3 Seed) ! |
NA |
| 2016 |
31-14 |
18-6 (2nd) |
3-2 (#2 Seed) |
NA |
| 2015 |
21-22 |
10-17 (7th) |
2-2 (#6 Seed) |
NA |
| Total |
279-139 |
141-67 |
24-15 |
10-6 |
| ^- ASC Tournament Champions | ! - ASC Tournament Runners Up | * Season ended early due to COVID-19 |
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| & NCAA Regional Champions | % NCAA Super Regional Champions | # NCAA National Championship Tournament |
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ALL-ASC FIRST TEAM PLAYERS (28)
- Dynas Doud (2015, 2016)
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017)
- Ashley Dukes (2016)
- Tyler Bates (2016)
- Zach Compton (2016)
- Zach Gartner (2017)
- Casey Combs (2019)
- Zach Gartner (2019)
- Alan Underwood (2019)
- Isaiah Alvarenga (2021)
- Sayers Collins (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Jake Miller (2021)
- Zachary McAdams (2021)
- Brett Wagner (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Jase Jones (2022)
- Trent Clark (2022)
- Austin Barry (2023)
- Jacob Evangelista (2023)
- Ben Lea (2023)
- Jordan Hara (2023)
- Dylan Burnaman (2024)
MLB DRAFTED PLAYERS
- Casey Combs (2019, Miami Marlins)
- Tyler Bates (2016, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR (Top D3 Baseball Player)
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
- Casey Combs (2019)
- Dylan Sumpter (2019)
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017)
- Dynas Doud (2016)
PERFECT GAME NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR
D3BASEBALL.COM NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR
ABCA ALL-AMERICANS
- Sayers Collins (2022 1st team, 2023, 1st team, 2024 1st team)
- Ben Lea (2023, 1st team)
- Casey Combs (2019)
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017, 2nd team)
- Tyler Bates (2016, 2nd team)
D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-AMERICANS
- Sayers Collins (2022 third team, 2023, 2nd team, 2024 1st team)
- Ben Lea (2023, 1st team)
- Isaiah Alvarenga (2021 - honorable mention)
- Casey Combs (2019)
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017, 3rd team)
ASC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- Sayers Collins (2022, 2023, 2024) - pitcher
- Ben Lea (2023) - player
- Isaiah Alvarenga (2021) - pitcher
- Casey Combs (2019) - player
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017) - player
ASC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
- Sayers Collins (2023, 2024)
- Casey Combs (2019)
- Conner Combs (2016)
ASC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
ASC PITCHER OF THE YEAR
- Sayers Collins (2022, 2023, 2024)
ASC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ASC DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
- Jagger Neely (2024)
- Jake Miller (2023)
- Casey Combs (2019)
- Conner Combs (2016, 2017)
ASC FRED JACOBY SPORTSMANSHIP ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ASC MAN OF THE YEAR (All Sports)
NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Ben Lea, Matthew Irwin (2023)
JARED HOOD INTERVIEWS
