Ty McDevitt

Biography

The McDevitt File PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn. High School: Eastview College: University of Minnesota, B.A. in Sociology PLAYING CAREER University of Minnesota, Pitcher, 2012-16 COACHING DUTIES Head Coach COACHING CAREER University of Minnesota Head Coach, 2024 - present Pitching Coach, 2019 - 2024 Volunteer Assistant, 2017 - 2018 Ty McDevitt was named the head baseball coach at the University of Minnesota on May 22, 2024. McDevitt is Minnesota's 16th head coach in program history, but is only the program's fourth head coach since 1948. Dick Siebert led the Gophers from 1948-78 and was then followed by George Thomas who was at the helm from 1979-81. McDevitt follows John Anderson, who coached Minnesota for 43 seasons from 1982-2024 and amassed 1,390 wins. Throughout his first season at the helm of Gopher Baseball in 2025, McDevitt tallied a 24-28 overall record (10-20 Big Ten) and finished 16th in the final Big Ten Conference standings. He picked up his first win in the Gophers' season opener against the University of Houston, collecting a 14-3 victory on the road against the Cougars. McDevitt spent six full seasons on the University of Minnesota coaching staff as the Gophers' pitching coach from 2019-2024. The Gophers pitching staff had a resurgent 2024 season under his tutelage, ranking first in the Big Ten in fewest earned runs and home runs allowed, third in ERA, K/H per nine innings and hits allowed and fourth in strikeouts. McDevitt previously serv