Nathan Choate

Nathan Choate (born October 22, 1978) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at Washington State University. Previously, he was the head coach at Loyola Marymount University for four seasons. Choate played college baseball at Santa Ana College, before then transferring to California Polytechnic State University for his final two seasons.

Playing career Choate attended Esperanza High School where he was a member of the school's baseball team. After graduation, Choate choose to attend Santa Ana College. After two seasons at Santa Ana, Choate transferred to Cal Poly.

Coaching career In 2006, Choate served as pitching coach of the Hyannis Mets, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.

On June 10, 2011, Choate was named the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for Grand Canyon. On June 24, 2016, Choate was named the pitching coach at San Diego. On August 20, 2018, Choate was named the pitching coach at Loyola Marymount. In 2019, he helped lead the Lions to a return to the NCAA tournament, a 2019 WCC Tournament Title and WCC Pitcher of the Year Codie Paiva.

On June 25, 2019, Choate was named the head coach of Loyola Marymount.

On June 23, 2023, Choate was announced as the new head coach at Washington State. In his third season with the Cougars, he led the program to their first NCAA Division I Baseball tournament in 16 years.

On June 15, 2026, it was announced Choate had signed a contract extension with Washington State, keeping him with the Cougars through the 2031 season.

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