Baseball
- Title:
- Director of Program Development
TCU baseball head coach Kirk Saarloos has announced the addition of Jake Silverman to the baseball program in the summer of 2024. Silverman joins the staff as the Director of Program Development.
Silverman has made his impact felt in just one season on campus, helping guide the Horned Frogs to the Big 12 Championship game as well as an NCAA Regional berth.
He has also made his mark on the recruiting trail, assisting recruiting coordinator John DiLaura. TCU brought in the 13th-ranked recruiting class according to Baseball America, the highest-ranked group in the Big 12.
Prior to making his way to TCU, Silverman served as the associate head coach at Washington. During his tenure with the Huskies went 54-50-1. He was a big part of the Huskies recruiting efforts, twice enticing athletes to head to campus despite being drafted as well as the No. 3-ranked prep recruit in the state of Washington.
Silverman joined the Huskies from Cal Poly, where he spent three seasons as assistant coach and was in charge of the pitching staff. Prior to Cal Poly, and over an 11-year span, Silverman coached at Cal State Fullerton, UCLA and Nevada.
During his time in Reno, Silverman worked with the catchers, served as recruiting coordinator and also assisted with hitting and base running for four seasons.
Before taking the job at Nevada, Silverman spent five seasons (2011-15) with UCLA as an assistant to the pitching coach, helping the Bruins compile a 202-103-1 record in that span with four postseason appearances. Silverman and UCLA earned two trips to the College World Series, including the Bruins’ national championship season in 2013.
Silverman also coached at Cal State Fullerton as an undergraduate assistant for two seasons (2009-10). The Titans appeared in the 2009 College World Series and advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals in 2010. They produced 95 wins and posted a remarkable 36-9 (.800) league record.
He is a 2005 graduate of Foothill High School in Santa Ana. At Fullerton College, he batted .350 as a freshman in 2006. In 2007, he earned the Art Nunn Award for exemplary acts on and off the field.
Silverman earned an associate’s degree from Fullerton College before earning a bachelor’s degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton in 2009.
