Tara Archibald

Biography

Texas Tech head coach Gerry Glasco announced the hiring of Tara (Glasco) Archibald on Tuesday. Archibald will join the staff as the associate head coach and be the pitching coach. Tara (Glasco) Archibald rejoins her father in Lubbock after spending five years as the head coach of Eastern Illinois. She led the Panthers to a 40-17 record and an Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title this past season, while being named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the year. The year before that, she led the Panthers to the program’s first ever NCAA Regional appearance after a 34-win season and winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Archibald, who was 135-97 overall during her five seasons as a head coach, will join the staff as a pitching coach, which was her role at Illinois State from 2017-19. She was also an assistant coach at Georgia from 2011-14 where she coached with her father and helped the Bulldogs win the SEC Tournament in 2014 and advance to two NCAA Super Regionals in 2012 and 2014. At Illinois State, Archibald helped increase the number of strikeouts from the pitching staff by 32% in her first year and 47% percent in her second year compared to the seasons prior to her arrival. She also coached second team All-Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher Morgan Day. Archibald has a great track record with pitchers, coaching the 2023 OVC Pitcher of the Year and OVC Female Athlete of the Year Olivia Price. At EIU, she also coached McKenzie Oslanzi who was the 2024 OVC Freshm