Easton Herring

Biography

Easton Herring joined head coach Trisha Ford’s staff as director of player development in October 2025. Herring oversees all the data, analytics and video collected during practice and competition along with advanced scouting for all opponents. He also assists the coaching staff with recruiting and the development of the Aggie catchers. He arrived in Aggieland following coaching stints at Wichita State, Austin Peay and Virginia Tech. Herring spent two seasons at Wichita State as an assistant coach, specializing on the defensive side and serving as the first base coach. During his tenure with the Shockers, he helped develop four All-Conference First Team selections, as well as two All-Americans and the 2024 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He assisted the program in reaching the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game in 2024 and helped recruit the No. 4 Mid-Major and No. 46 nationally class of 2026 signing class. Prior to Wichita State, Herring served as defensive coach and assistant coach at Austin Peay before joining nationally ranked Virginia Tech as a volunteer assistant, catching and outfield coordinator and first base coach in 2022. During his season at Virginia Tech, Herring developed scouting reports for the Top 10-ranked Hokies, who finished 46-10 with 14 wins over Top 25 opponents and hosted both an NCAA Regional and Super Regional. The Hokies also placed a conference-high 11 players on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams. Befor