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Trent Petrie makes a return to the Hub City and back to Texas Tech where he played one season for the Red Raiders back in 1992. Since leaving Texas Tech after the `92 season he finished his degree and his playing career at Lubbock Christian University. Petrie, 36, brings with him 12 years of coaching experience and comes to Tech after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico. While at New Mexico, Petrie served as the hitting coach and helped place multiple Lobos into the Mountain West Conference's Top-10 offensive rankings. Prior to his stint at New Mexico, he served under former Red Raider assistants Frank Anderson and Greg Evans as the Director of Baseball Operations at Oklahoma State University. He brings along three years of head coaching experience as he led Clarendon College as the skipper between 2001 and 2003. After starting the baseball program at Clarendon, he helped lead the team to the WJCAC Northern Division Championship (2003) in just three seasons. He served as an assistant coach at Hill Junior College between 1997 and 1999 and at Wayland Baptist in 1995 and 1996. Petrie graduated from Lubbock Christian University in 1993 and then earned his master's degree from Wayland Baptist in 1996. He and his wife Kimberly have two daughters, Summer (13), Payge (9) and a son, Easton (1). |
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