Tyler Oakes

Tyler Oakes (born November 8, 1986)[1] is an American college baseball coach, head coach of the NCAA Division I Summit League's North Dakota State Bison.[2] He was the pitching coach, recruiting coordinator and associate head coach at North Dakota State from 2014 to 2021. Prior to North Dakota State, Oakes was an assistant for South Dakota State and Minnesota.

Tyler Oakes
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorth Dakota State
ConferenceSummit League
Record54–50
Biographical details
Born (1986-11-08) November 8, 1986
Playing career
2006–2009Minnesota
2009Princeton Rays
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2011South Dakota State (GA/P)
2012–2013Minnesota (volunteer assistant)
2014–2016North Dakota State (P)
2017–2018North Dakota State (P/RC)
2019–2021North Dakota State (associate HC)
2022–presentNorth Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall54–50
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Summit League regular season (2022)
Records
Summit League Coach of the Year (2022)

Playing career

Tyler Oakes played four years of college baseball at Minnesota from 2006 to 2009 before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Rays. Oakes played one season in the Appalachian League for the Princeton Rays in 2009 before retiring from professional baseball.

Coaching career

On June 22, 2021, North Dakota State announced that Oakes would become the 22nd head coach in the team's history after Tod Brown departed to take the head coaching job at New Mexico.[3]
On May 20, 2022, North Dakota State clinched their first Summit League regular season title under Oakes' leadership.[4] For that leadership he received the 2022 Summit League Coach of the Year award.[5] In Oakes' first Summit League Tournament as head coach; the Bison went 1-2, losing to Omaha twice and beating South Dakota State in their lone win.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota State Bison (Summit League) (2022–present)
2022 North Dakota State 31–1917–51st
2023 North Dakota State 23–3016–72nd
North Dakota State: 54–50 (.519)33–12 (.733)
Total:54–50 (.519)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Tyler Oakes Minor League Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. "Tyler Oakes". gobison.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. "Tyler Oakes Named NDSU Baseball Head Coach". gobison.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. "NDSU Tops Western Illinois to Capture Summit League Regular Season Title". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  5. "Omaha's Boeve Collects Top SummitBSB Award". The Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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