Jake Gautreau

Biography

Former National Assistant Coach of the Year and 2021 NCAA College World Series Champion Jake Gautreau was been named an assistant coach and hitting coach at East Carolina University on July 2, 2025. Gautreau comes to Greenville after spending the previous eight seasons at Mississippi State (2018-25) were he served as the hitting and infield coach, as well as the recruiting coordinator. During his tenure, he helped the program to four NCAA Regional and three CWS appearances, which included a national championship in 2021. The Bulldogs posted 282 victories during that time frame including three 40-plus win campaigns and topped the 50-win mark in 2019 (52) and 2021 (50). In all, he worked with nine players that have garnered All-America or Freshman All-America honors that tallied nearly 40 team inclusions. On top of his National Assistant Coach of the Year honor from D1Baseball in 2019, the McAllen, Texas native led all Texas high schoolers in home runs as a prep junior, earned All-America honors each of his three seasons at Tulane before the San Diego Padres took him with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. As a professional, he rated as a Top 10 prospect in the San Diego Padres organization before transitioning into coaching in 2009 and earning Perfect Game's 'Assistant Ready to Lead' distinction in 2013. The Conference USA Hall of Famer began his coaching career at his alma mater, Tulane, and he spent five years (2009-14) as an as