Coaches

James Dillard -Head Coach

james@brrougarou.com

Announced in August 2023 as the new Head Coach of the Baton Rouge Rougarou

Beginning his 19th year of high school coaching, Dillard has over 200 wins as a Head Coach at the prep level. He also has extensive summer league baseball experience.

Dillard was named head coach of the Rougarou in September 2023.

2002-2004, Pitching Coach at University of Texas at Dallas (Two-time Conference Tournament Finalist)

2004-2005, Pitching Coach at Navasota (Area Finalist)

2005-2006, Pitching Coach at Waco Reicher (State Champions)

2006-2007, Head Coach at Normangee (Regional quarterfinalist; #4 state ranking)

2007-2009, Head Coach at O’Donnell (Regional Finalist in 2008; Area Finalist in 2009)

2009-2012, Head Coach at Rusk (District Champs/Area Finalist in 2011; Area Finalist in 2012)

2012-2017, Head Coach at Magnolia West (Area Finalist in 2015)

2017-2022, Head Coach at Bryan (District Champions and #6 state ranking in 2022)

2022-Present, Head Coach at Palestine

TCL History

– Won four TCL Championships as a coach.

2004-2005, Pitching Coach of Denton Outlaws (TCL champs both years)

2015-2017, Woodlands Strykers (1st playoff appearance in franchise history)

2018-2021, Brazos Valley Bombers
—- Associate Head Coach in 2018 and 2019 (2 TCL championship and 4 playoff appearances)

2023, Brazos Valley Bombers (Championship game appearance)

Alaska Baseball League

2022, Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach (Championship game appearance)

Cody Jamison -Assistant Coach

Born - Arlington, Tx

D.O.B. - 4/20/1998

HS - Arlington High school/ 2016

Played Baseball/ Catcher

Played college baseball - Tyler Junior College2017-2019 as catcher.

Was a member of the 2017 NCAA Division III national championship team

Coached at Tyler Junior College as an Assistant coach

Catching/ hitting coach since 2019 till present

Was a coach on the 2021 NCAA Division III National Championship team

Matteo Martinez - Asst. Coach

Recruiting Coordinator

Matteo Martinez joins the Rougarou after spending the 2023 season with San Jacinto. He will focus on the outfielders, hitters, first base, and recruitment.

Martinez was a letter winner at Dawson High School before joining the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Most recently, he spent the past two seasons coaching at Galveston College. In 2022, he assisted the Whitecaps, which led to a regional championship berth with multiple all-conference players.

Martinez also served as the pitching coach for the 2023 Brazos Valley Bombers, who earned a championship game berth and a first seed in the playoffs. He led the Bombers to a league-leading 1.38 walks plus hits per inning pitched. The staff also posted a 4.37 ERA, 383 strikeouts, and 14 saves in 430.1 innings.

Martinez has also worked with Marucci Elite Texas, Hustle Baseball, and the Phantom Baseball Organization. He currently studies at Lamar University and lives in Pearland.

Chris Abrego -Asst. Coach

Chris Abrego comes to the Baton Rouge Rougarou with 20+ years of coaching experience. This year, will be his fifth year coaching in the Texas Collegiate League.

He will be working with the Rougrou first basemen and outfielders this season.

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