Nathan Choate (born October 22, 1978) is an American

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coach and former

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. He is the head baseball coach of

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

. Choate played college baseball at

Santa Ana College Santa Ana College is a public community college in Santa Ana, California. History In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 25 students as a department of Santa Ana High School. It was the second community college founded in Orange ...

from 1998 to 1999 before transferring to

California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...

where he played for coach

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in 2000 and 2001.

Playing career

Choate attended

Esperanza High School Esperanza High School (EHS) is a public high school located in Anaheim, California and is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. It is a California Distinguished School and is home to various California Interscholastic Feder ...

where he was a member of the school's baseball team. After graduation, Choate choose to attend

. After two seasons at Santa Ana, Choate transferred to Cal Poly.

Coaching career

On June 10, 2011, Choate was named the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for

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. On June 24, 2016, Choate was named the pitching coach at

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. On August 20, 2018, Choate was named the pitching coach at

Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

. In 2019, he helped lead the Lions to a return to the NCAA Tournament, a 2019 WCC Tournament Title and WCC Pitcher of the Year Codie Paiva. On June 25, 2019, Choate was named the head coach of Loyola Marymount.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Loyola Marymount Lions bio
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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

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