Jim Schlossnagle will embark on his 24th season as a collegiate head baseball coach and his first season in the dugout for the University of Texas Longhorns in 2025. After leading the Texas A&M Aggies to their second College World Series appearance in three years and the 2024 College World Series Finals, Schlossnagle was announced as the head baseball coach at the University of Texas in June 2024.
For his career, Schlossnagle has amassed a 946-455 (.675) record over 23 seasons as a head coach, which included an 18-year stint at TCU and two seasons at UNLV. He has been honored as a National Coach of the Year twice.
In addition to leading the Aggies to their best-ever finish in Omaha, Schlossnagle guided his A&M teams to a combined 135-62 (.685) record during his three seasons in College Station, capturing the SEC Western Division title and leading his team to the College World Series in 2022 during his first year at the helm.
Schlossnagle is one of 11 coaches to have led multiple programs to wins in the College World Series, and is one of only four to lead multiple programs to multiple wins in the College World Series.
Prior to A&M, Schlossnagle served as the skipper of the TCU baseball program from 2004 to 2021, amassing a 734-346 (.680) record and becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history. Under his leadership, TCU made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances and reached seven Super Regionals. His Horned Frogs advanced to the College World Series five times, including a string of four-consecutive appearances from 2014-17.
Schlossnagle’s career as a collegiate head coach began at UNLV, where his teams produced a 77-47 (.621) record over two seasons and secured an NCAA Tournament berth in 2003.
Schlossnagle's coaching accolades include being named National Coach of the Year by the NCBWA in 2010 and Baseball America in 2016. He earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in 2015 and was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year on seven occasions.
Schlossnagle served as head coach of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in 2013 and was as an assistant coach for Team USA in 2016.
The 34-year ABCA member served as ABCA President in 2023 and remains an active member of the Association’s Board of Directors. He also serves on several ABCA Committees, including the Competition Committee, College Playing Rules Committee and Executive Committee.
Schlossnagle's early career included assistant coaching roles at his alma mater, Elon University, and under ABCA Hall of Famer Jack Leggett at Clemson University. He served eight-years as associate head coach at Tulane under ABCA Hall inductee Rick Jones, where he helped the Green Wave to six NCAA Regional appearances.
