Bio

Tyle Hankins took over as Head Coach in the summer of 2021, when Mike Ross became the Athletic Director at USAO. Hankins joined the Drovers in 2019 as assistant coach, and has been vital to one of the most successful stretches in program history. In his time as head coach at USAO, the Drovers have put together a win-loss record of 107-53 (.669) and he has led the squad to three NAIA Baseball National Championship tournament appearances. Hankins has helped guide 22 players to All-SAC selections, six SAC Gold Glove awards, and two NAIA All-American selection.

As an assistant coach, he has helped lead the Drovers to back-to-back SAC regular-season titles, as well as back-to-back SAC Tournament championships.

In addition to his work at USAO, Hankins has been coaching in some of the most competitive college summer leagues in the nation. For three seasons, he was an assistant coach for the wildly popular Savannah Bananas in Georgia. In 2021, Hankins was an assistant coach for the Cotuit Kettleers, of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, and in the summer of 2019, he coached for the Florence Redwolves in South Carolina.

Prior to coming to USAO, Hankins was an assistant coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, where he served as the Rangers hitting coach for two seasons. Prior to that, he worked at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and at East Central University.

Hankins graduated from East Central University with a bachelor's in history and a master's in sports administration. He played three years for the Tigers and was named to the Great American Conference All-Academic team as a senior.