Tod Brown

Tod Markey Brown (born June 27, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, currently serving as head baseball coach of the New Mexico Lobos. He played college baseball for Arizona for four seasons, helping the team to the 1992 Pac-10 Conference championship and falling just shy of the 1993 College World Series. He then served as the head coach of the North Dakota State Bison (2008–2021).

Early life, education, and pro baseball career Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Brown grew up in Tucson, Arizona and graduated from Sabino High School in 1989. At the University of Arizona, Brown was a left-handed pitcher for Arizona Wildcats baseball from 1991 to 1994. Setting a school record with 35 appearances, Brown had six wins and eight saves for Arizona in 1993. In 1993, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Brown graduated from Arizona in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in regional development. After the season, Brown later signed with the Cleveland Indians but was released during 1995 spring training due to an injury.

Returning to baseball in 1996, Brown had four appearances with three starts, an 0–1 record, and 9.88 ERA for the Minot Mallards of the Prairie League. In 1997, Brown completed a post-baccalaureate degree in education at Chapman University.

Then from 2000 to 2007, Brown was pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Bowling Green.

North Dakota State (2008–2021) On July 3, 2007, North Dakota State University hired Brown as head coach of North Dakota State Bison baseball. Brown inherited a program that had three straight losing seasons; the North Dakota State athletic program was also in the final year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I.

In his first five seasons, North Dakota State consistently improved its win total, reaching a program record 40 wins in 2012.

Then in 2014, despite a fifth and last place finish in conference standings, Brown led North Dakota State to two new historical firsts: the Summit League tournament title, which resulted in an automatic NCAA Division I tournament bid.

Brown had a 341–350 record in 14 seasons at North Dakota State from 2008 to 2021.

New Mexico (2022–present) On June 17, 2021, Brown was named the head baseball coach at the University of New Mexico.

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