Tracy Archuleta Head Baseball Coach
Tracy Archuleta took over the USI baseball team in 2007, directing the Screaming Eagles to their best season in the history of the program.
Archuleta's first Eagles team made their first appearance in the final four of the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship and won their first ever NCAA Division II North Central Regional championship. USI also set a school record by posting 43 victories, 25 wins better than the year before.
The Eagles and Archuleta finished their first season together ranked fourth nationally; had a 43-23 overall record; and 24-15 in the GLVC. USI placed second in the GLVC regular season and fourth in the conference tournament.
For his efforts, Archuleta was named the ABCA North Central Region Coach
of the Year in 2007.
Archuleta comes to USI after five seasons at the University of
Wisconsin-Parkside that featured a pair of NCAA Division II Tournament
appearances and a pair of 40-win seasons. UW-Parkside also advanced to the
NCAA II North Central Regional title game in 2005 and was 148-124 (.544)
during Archuleta's tenure.
After setting the foundation during his first two years, Archuleta directed
the Rangers into the national spotlight with a 41-18 season in 2004,
finishing on top of the GLVC standings and earning the school's first-ever
NCAA II tournament bid. Between 2002 and 2004, UW-Parkside went from 13 wins
to 41 wins.
Archuleta's Rangers continued their march in 2005, this time with a 45-18
record, picking up the school's first GLVC baseball championship along the
way. Again, the club made the NCAA II Tournament, reaching the regional
championship game. The 2005 team broke the school record for wins in a
season, set by the 2004 squad. In each of those two seasons, the Rangers
finished among the top 25 teams in the nation.
In his tenure at UW-Parkside, Archuleta has coached the Rangers first
All-American, Regional Player of the Year, GLVC Player of the Year, and he has
had two players sign professional contracts and 11 players earn All-Region
honors. He was tabbed GLVC Coach of the Year in 2004.
Archuleta served as an assistant coach for five seasons at Wayne State
College (Nebraska) and Central Missouri State University at the NCAA II
level before taking the top spot at UW-Parkside.
At Wayne State, he was the infield coach, hitting coach, and recruiting
coordinator on the team that captured its first NSIC championship and NCAA
II regional birth in the 2001 season. Archuleta helped guide the team's
batting average to 25th in the country (2000) and, in 2001, the squad was
third in the country in fielding percentage (.969). In 2001, Wayne State
finished 26th in the country with a record of 35-10.
During his tenure at CMSU, the Mules won the regular season conference
championship with a record of 20-1 and were ranked as high as fifth in the
nation. The team picked up an NCAA tournament bid and finished 16th in the
country with a 43-10 mark. Archuleta was CMSU's outfield coach and
recruiting coordinator. He also assisted the hitters.
The native of Iliff, Colorado, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Metropolitan State College of Denver and has a master's degree in education
from Wayne State College. He has three children, Mikaela, 12, Alex, 6, and Samuel, 3.
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ARCHULETA
CAREER |
OVERALL RECORD | GLVC RECORD |
| 2002-2006 (Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside) | 148-124 (.544) | 107-75 (.588) |
| 2007 (University of Southern Indiana) | 43-23 (.651) | 24-15 (.615) |
| 6 Year Totals | 191-147 (.565) | 131- 90 (.593) |
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ARCHULETA QUICK FACTS |
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HOMETOWN:
Iliff, Colorado |
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Joel Weaver, Assistant Baseball Coach
Joel Weaver helped coach the USI baseball pitching staff to single-season best 43 victories and 317 strikeouts during his first season in 2007.
Weaver joined the USI staff after two seasons with the
Wayne State College (Nebraska) baseball program. He was responsible for
working with the pitchers, recruiting, and camp coordination during his
tenure at WSC.
While at WSC in 2005 and 2006, the Wildcats led the Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference in wins, saves, and strikeouts. Weaver also
helped direct a staff to the conference's best ERA in 2006. The
Wildcats hurlers earned six NSIC All-Conference awards, two NSIC Pitcher of
the Year honors, and three All-Region accolades in two seasons under
Weaver's tutelage.
Prior to joining the WSC staff, Weaver spent one year as a student assistant
at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Weaver also pitched
four seasons for UW-Parkside and was a member of the staff that ranked first
nationally in ERA in 2000. He also set the Ranger record for career
appearances (65).
Weaver, a native of West Allis, Wisconsin, earned a bachelor's degree from
UW-Parkside and a master's degree from WSC in sports management.
Dustin Murray, Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach
Dustin Murray enters his second season with the Eagles,
specializing in working with the hitters and the catchers. During his first
season, the Eagles improved their batting average 42 points.
Murray came to USI after spending the 2006 season as a
student assistant on Tracy Archuleta's staff at UW-Parkside. He played three
seasons for UW-Parkside after transferring from Lethbridge Community
College, where he led his team to the 2002 Canadian championship.
The native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, played in 92 games for UW-Parkside
during his three seasons. He batted .281 with 14 RBIs and 14 runs scored as
a senior in 2005, helping lead the Rangers to the GLVC championship and
the NCAA Division II North Central Regional finals.
Murray graduated from UW-Parkside last May with a bachelor's degree in
Sports and Fitness Management.
Chris Marx, Student Assistant Baseball
Coach
Chris Marx is in his first season with Head Coach Tracy Archuleta and the USI baseball program. He will work with the outfielders and hitters, while assisting in recruiting.
Prior to joining the USI staff, Marx began his coaching career as the head coach of the Indiana Yankees, a U17 select travel team and as an assistant coach for the Dubois County Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League. The Bombers won the CICL league and tournament championships in 2007.
The Evansville, Indiana, native and graduate of Mater Dei High School also has been an instructor at the University of Notre Dame Baseball Camp and at the Tim Marx's Baseball School.
As a collegiate player, Marx played for Olney Central Community College and Ouachita Baptist University. He helped Ouachita Baptist to 50 wins and a number one national ranking in 2007.
Marx is a health services major at USI with the expectation of graduating in May 2008.
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