Randy Hood was named head coach on Apr. 29, 2019, becoming just the fourth head coach in the history of the Seahawk Baseball program.
Hood completed his third season as head coach in 2022 and his 21st overall with the program. During his tenure, the Seahawks have won six Colonial Athletic Association tournament championships, nine CAA regular season titles and made 10 appearances in the NCAA Regionals.
UNCW finished tied for second in the CAA in 2022 with a 15-9 record and was 31-24 overall. The Seahawks remained the only program in the history of the CAA to compete in all 36 conference tournaments.
Brooks Baldwin was honored as the league's Player of the Year after leading the league with a career-high .347 batting average with 44 runs scored and 27 extra base hits, including 11 home runs. Baldwin was one of four Seahawks to earn first-team All-CAA honors, joining RJ Sales, Taber Mongero and Ethan Baucom. Chris Thorburn was named to the second team and Sales, who was also named freshman All-America by the Collegiate Baseball News, was joined by fellow freshman Cyle Phelan on the league's All-Rookie team.
The Seahawks extended their streak of CAA Championship game appearances to six straight in 2021 and finished with a 32-22 record overall and won the South Division with a mark of 13-8. After getting off to a 5-8 start in conference play, the Seahawks rebounded going 8-3 in the final four weeks of the season to clinch the South division title and opening round bye in the CAA tournament.
Junior righthander Landen Roupp was honored as the CAA Pitcher of the Year and he joined Matt Suggs, Cole Weiss, Brooks Baldwin and Hunter Hodges on the CAA First-team. Roupp was the fourth UNCW player to earn CAA Pitcher of the Year honors.
Also earning All-CAA honors were Kip Brandenburg and Adam Smith, who were named second-team while Hodges also earned All-Rookie honors.
Roupp, Smith and Baldwin were selected in the 2021 MLB draft, bringing UNCW's all-time draft list to 89.
In the summer of 2008, Hood was elevated to the position of Associate Head Coach after wrapping up in his seventh season with the Seahawks. He coordinates the Seahawks’ recruiting, as well as oversees the hitters and outfielders.
During his tenure, UNCW has made four NCAA tournament appearances, won four regular season Colonial Athletic Association titles and two CAA tournament titles.
Following graduation, Hood played five full seasons of professional baseball. His pro highlights include a Single-A championship with the Helena (Mont.) Brewers in 1990 and a Double-A crown with the 1993 Birmingham (Ala.) Barons in the White Sox chain.
Hood batted .315 with Helena in 1990 and was the July “Player of the Month” for the Barons in 1994. After spending spring training with the California Angels in 1995, Hood turned his attention from playing to coaching.
Hood, who graduated as a sports fitness/administration major, was a teammate of NBA great Michael Jordan at Birmingham in 1994.
He also has administrative and coaching experience as CU’s director of athletics operations and strength coach (1994-95).
Hood earned his M.Ed. in exercise science at Campbell in 1999. The 50-year-old Hood and his wife, Patricia, reside in Wilmington and their daughter, Mackenzie Elise (18), attends the University of South Carolina.
