Alex Lozado Returns To UT Martin Staff
12/3/2025 3:04:00 PM | Baseball
MARTIN, Tenn.- University of Tennessee at Martin baseball head coach Ryan Jenkins has announced the return of Alex Lozado to the coaching staff ahead of the 2026 season.
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Lozado makes his way back to UT Martin following a season as an assistant coach at Morehead State. The Eagles saw three student-athletes be recognized with postseason accolades with Hunter Thomas (All-Ohio Valley Conference second team), Caden Sheridan (all-freshman team) and Kamden Hawks (all-freshman team). Thomas ranked 37th nationally in home runs with 19 while Sheridan (14 doubles, most of any OVC freshman) and Hawks (.245 opponent batting average, sixth in the conference) produced solid rookie campaigns.
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As a team, Morehead State ranked among the league's best in slugging percentage (.462, first), home runs (76, second), total bases (890, second) and batting average (.278, fourth). When it came to conference play, the Eagles placed inside the top three in doubles (61, first), home runs (40, second), triples (11, second), total bases (478, second) and slugging percentage (.476, third).
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Prior to his time at Morehead State, Lozado spent two seasons on the Skyhawks coaching staff. In 2023, UT Martin finished the year with a school-record 14 OVC wins and entered the conference tournament with its highest seed in program history (three). The Skyhawks produced five all-conference nods that season including the program's highest Major League Baseball Draft pick in Caleb Hobson (13th round to the Colorado Rockies).
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In 2024, UT Martin made more history by qualifying for the OVC Baseball Championships for a second consecutive year (first time in program history with consecutive appearances) and secured four all-conference honorees.
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Lozado joined the Skyhawks fresh off a collegiate playing career at the University of South Florida under head coach Billy Mohl. A right-handed pitcher, Lozado made five appearances during his debut season with the Bulls in 2021 as he was a member of the USF squad who advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals after claiming an American Athletic Conference tournament championship. Lozado accounted for a 3.18 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP over 5.2 innings of work.
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Lozado graduated from South Florida in 2022 with a degree in communications.
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Lozado makes his way back to UT Martin following a season as an assistant coach at Morehead State. The Eagles saw three student-athletes be recognized with postseason accolades with Hunter Thomas (All-Ohio Valley Conference second team), Caden Sheridan (all-freshman team) and Kamden Hawks (all-freshman team). Thomas ranked 37th nationally in home runs with 19 while Sheridan (14 doubles, most of any OVC freshman) and Hawks (.245 opponent batting average, sixth in the conference) produced solid rookie campaigns.
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As a team, Morehead State ranked among the league's best in slugging percentage (.462, first), home runs (76, second), total bases (890, second) and batting average (.278, fourth). When it came to conference play, the Eagles placed inside the top three in doubles (61, first), home runs (40, second), triples (11, second), total bases (478, second) and slugging percentage (.476, third).
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Prior to his time at Morehead State, Lozado spent two seasons on the Skyhawks coaching staff. In 2023, UT Martin finished the year with a school-record 14 OVC wins and entered the conference tournament with its highest seed in program history (three). The Skyhawks produced five all-conference nods that season including the program's highest Major League Baseball Draft pick in Caleb Hobson (13th round to the Colorado Rockies).
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In 2024, UT Martin made more history by qualifying for the OVC Baseball Championships for a second consecutive year (first time in program history with consecutive appearances) and secured four all-conference honorees.
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Lozado joined the Skyhawks fresh off a collegiate playing career at the University of South Florida under head coach Billy Mohl. A right-handed pitcher, Lozado made five appearances during his debut season with the Bulls in 2021 as he was a member of the USF squad who advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals after claiming an American Athletic Conference tournament championship. Lozado accounted for a 3.18 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP over 5.2 innings of work.
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Lozado graduated from South Florida in 2022 with a degree in communications.
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