2011 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL
Trent PETRIE
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Assistant Coach • 4th Season Lubbock Christian University, 1993 Beginning his fourth year as an assistant coach at Texas Tech, Trent Petrie is the Red Raiders recruiting coordinator and defensive and base running coach. Like Spencer, his determination and desire to see the Red Raiders compete at the highest level is helping him draw attention from some of the top recruits across the state of Texas and New Mexico. With his main recruiting base being the talent rich state of Texas, Petrie has helped land some of the state’s most promising players and is helping the Red Raiders regain their once prominent role on the national scene. Petrie made an immediate impact with the Texas Tech defense as they were second in the Big 12 in fielding (.971) during his first season in 2008. The Red Raiders were 23rd in the nation turning double plays and also ranked 28th in the country with 76 stolen bases. Petrie mentored Willie Rueda who led the Big 12 with 27-of-34 stolen bases, ranking 32rd nationally. In both 2009 and 2010, the Red Raiders ranked among league leaders turning double plays. Tech turned 49 double plays in 2009 and tallied 55 the following season. In 2010, Petrie’s top base stealer was Jamodrick McGruder, who was fourth in the Big 12 with 23-of-27 stolen bases. Petrie, 40, brought 12 years of coaching experience to Tech after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico. While at New Mexico, Petrie served as the hitting coach and helped place multiple Lobos into the Mountain West Conference’s Top-10 offensive rankings. Prior to his stint at New Mexico, he served one year as the director of baseball operations at Oklahoma State, under former Red Raider assistant coaches Frank Anderson and Greg Evans. Petrie brought along three years of head coaching experience as he led Clarendon College from 2001-03. After starting the baseball program at Clarendon, he helped lead the team to the WJCAC Northern Division Championship (2003) in just three seasons. Petrie has also coached at Hill Junior College (1997-99) and Wayland Baptist (1995-96) as an assistant coach.
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Jim HORNER
Assistant Coach • 1st Season Washington State University, 1996 Jim Horner enters his first year as an assistant baseball coach at Texas Tech in 2011. He spent the previous six seasons managing and coaching in minor league baseball within the Seattle Mariners’ organization. Horner came to Texas Tech after spending two-plus years as the manager of the High Desert Mavericks, Seattle’s Class-A Advanced affiliate. He left as the winningest manager in High Desert Mavericks’ history with a 194-182 record since becoming the club’s manager prior to the 2008 season. He led High Desert to an 83-57 overall record in 2009. He was named California League Manager of the Year in 2009 after guiding the Mavericks to South Division first and second half titles and earning a spot in the championship series. Horner was also named the Seattle Mariners Staff Member of the Year. Horner began his managerial career with the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for two seasons before moving to High Desert. He began coaching in 2005 as the hitting coach with the short-season Everett AquaSox. Horner joined the coaching ranks immediately after completing a nine-year professional playing career, all with the Mariners’ organization. He was a catcher in the Seattle farm system from 1996 to 2004. In 2000, Horner reached the Triple-A level with the Tacoma Rainiers. He was a Double-A All-Star with the San Antonio Missions in 2003 and collected the John Ellis Award for community service in 2000 as a member of the New Haven Ravens in the Eastern League. He batted .259 with 116 doubles, six triples, 59 home runs and 298 RBI during his nine year minor-league career. Horner lettered four years at Washington State and was named All-Pac 10 Conference, along with receiving all-academic honors, while earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Jim and his wife, Katie, have four children: daughters, Madison and Reagan, and sons, Jackson and Tyler.
Petrie graduated from Lubbock Christian University in 1993 and earned his master’s degree from Wayland Baptist in 1996. Trent and his wife, Kim, have two daughters, Summer and Payge, and a son, Easton.
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