COACHES CORNER | Head Coach Blake Dean - University of New Orleans

Blake Dean has completed five seasons as the head coach at the University of New Orleans. In that span, he is 130-119-1. Dean picked up his 100th win against Louisiana on Mar. 12, 2019. In 2021, Dean guided the Privateers to their highest finish since joining the Southland when they earned a 2-seed in the conference tournament. In that season, he coached six all-conference selections, tied for the most in a single season since 2008. Dean also vaulted up to third in the all-time wins list and as of the end of the '21 season, was the fifth youngest head coach in Division I baseball. The Privateers started getting hot in 2020, winning 11 of 14 games before the season was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. New Orleans swept Arkansas State in that span, won series against UConn and Nicholls, and defeated Tulane in the first game of the Pelican Cup. That did not stop the streak Dean has been on in helping to produce draft picks. Eric Orze was selected in the fifth round of the 2020 Draft by the New York Mets. That marked the fourth consecutive year a Privateer has been drafted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices