Is DBU’s Dan Heefner the next Texas A&M HC? All we know about potential Jim Schlossnagle replacement
Dallas Baptist University baseball coach Dan Heefner has been in the news with reports linking him to the job opening at Texas A&M. Jim Schlossnagle left the Aggies to join in-state rivals, the Texas Longhorns, two days after leading them to the end of its maiden College World Series final appearance.
On Thursday, reports from TheNaritiv's Taylor Hamm suggested that Heefner has already been decided as the new Texas A&M coach. The announcement of his unveiling will reportedly be made soon.
Notably, Hamm was one of the first few reporters to break the news of Schlossnagle's move to Texas. He mentioned that the same sources informed him about the to-be new coach Heefner.
Moreover, there have been other journalists in the past day reporting that Dan Heefner is the front-runner to take up the vacant job at Texas A&M. However, the Aggies are yet to make an official announcement.
The Aggies can take their time in deciding their next coach. Especially since Schlossnagle parted ways with the team a few days after their postseason run came to an end. However, many Texas A&M players entered the transfer portal following Schlossnagle's exit.
If the Aggies decide on their next coach soon, there is a possibility the new Texas A&M coach could help the program keep hold of most of its key players. This would be key as these players led the team to the CWS finals.
A glimpse into Dan Heefner's coaching career
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Dan Heefner began his baseball coaching career at Northern Iowa in 2002. He worked as an assistant coach for two years with the Panthers before having a brief spell as an assistant at Creighton in 2004.
In 2005, Heefner joined the Dallas Baptist Patriots as an assistant coach. He was promoted to head coach of the team in 2008, a position he has held since.
Under Heefner, Dallas Baptist has reached 10 NCAA tournaments, including a Super Regional in 2011. He has become quite a popular figure with the Patriots faithful in the past 16 years and has racked up a 652–326–1 record.
Heefner has led Dallas Baptist to four MVC tournament championships, and one MVC Regular season championship. He also has one C-USA Regular season title which the Patriots won in 2023 and one C-USA tournament championship they won in 2024.