Coach Eakin at a Glance
- Record of 881-445 (.664) through 24 seasons as head coach
- USA National Team hitting coach in 2009-2010
- Coached Cougars to 11-straight conference championships spanning four conferences, including six-consecutive West Coast Conference championships (2014-2019, 2021, 2022)
- Guided BYU to five Mountain West Conference championships in the team's last seven years in the conference (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) while never finishing lower than third in the conference
- Also led BYU to the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in 2012 and the Pacific Coast Softball Conference Championship in 2013
- Led BYU to the inaugural West Coast Conference Championship in 2014
- Highest winning percentage in MWC history in MWC games (.750) and overall
- Selected as the MWC Coach of the Year (2009, 2010, 2011), PCSC Coach of the Year (2013) and WCC Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)
- Guided BYU to a No. 15 finish in both major polls in 2010 and a No. 21/20 finish in 2017
- Named as the Coach of the Year in the 2008 Y Awards Ceremony
- Led BYU to first-ever NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2010 and 16-straight NCAA tournament appearances (2005-2021)
- Coached 14 All-Americans
- Coached 16 Players of the Year (7 MWC, 1 WAC, 1 PCSC, 7 WCC), 12 Freshmen of the Year (3 MWC, 1 PCSC, 5 WCC, 1 Big 12), 8 Pitchers of the Year (2 MWC, 6 WCC) and 4 Defensive Players of the Year (WCC)
- Coached 40 (68 citations) All-Region performers, 25 (46 citations) All-MWC performers, 5 All-WAC performers, 8 All-PCSC performers, 37 (71 citations) All-WCC performers and 5 All-Big 12 performers
- Guided BYU to top-ten national finishes in home runs per game seven times, slugging percentage six times, scoring five times and batting average four times
- Coached nine players who would go on to play professionally, including MWC Player of the Year Angeline Quiocho who finished first in the nation in home runs per game and RBI per game in 2010
Coaching Experience
- BYU Head Coach (2003-present)
- BYU Assistant Coach (2000-02)
Playing Career Highlights
- Played baseball for the University of Utah
- Played three years for the Oakland Athletics organization
- Played in three US Olympic sports festivals winning a bronze medal (1986), silver (1993) and gold (1994)
- Named to the ISC All-World First Team and was an ASA All-American
- Played shortstop on the internationally ranked Larry H. Miller Toyota Fast Pitch team
- Inducted into the Utah Fast Pitch Hall of Fame in 1998
Hometown
Sandy, Utah
Personal
- Married to Barbi
- Has three children: Alicia, Ryan & Parker
- Also has 11 grandchildren
| YEAR | OVERALL RECORD | CONFERENCE RECORD | CONFERENCE FINISH | NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36-17 | 10-7 | 3rd/MWC | — |
| 2004 | 34-18 | 11-8 | 3rd/MWC | — |
| 2005 | 45-14 | 16-2 | 1st/MWC | 1-2 |
| 2006 | 43-22 | 15-5 | 2nd/MWC | 1-2 |
| 2007 | 43-20 | 16-4 | 1st /MWC | 2-2 |
| 2008 | 44-20 | 14-6 | 2nd/MWC | 1-2 |
| 2009 | 40-18 | 12-2 | 1st/MWC | 1-2 |
| 2010 | 46-13 | 12-3 | 1st/MWC | 3-2 |
| 2011 | 40-18 | 11-2 | 1st/MWC | 2-2 |
| 2012 | 45-15 | 15-4 | 1st/WAC | 2-2 |
| 2013 | 33-25 | 19-5 | 1st/PCSC | 0-2 |
| 2014 | 34-23 | 12-2 | 1st/WCC | 1-2 |
| 2015 | 40-14 | 13-2 | 1st/WCC | 1-2 |
| 2016 | 36-21 | 12-3 | 1st/WCC | 1-2 |
| 2017 | 46-13 | 14-1 | 1st/WCC | 2-2 |
| 2018 | 36-22 | 13-1 | 1st/WCC | 1-2 |
| 2019 | 30-26 | 12-3 | 1st/WCC | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 14-9 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 38-17 | 11-1 | 1st/WCC | 2-2 |
| 2022 | 42-10 | 13-2 | T-1st/WCC | — |
| 2023 | 35-17 | 11-4 | 2nd/WCC | — |
| 2024 | 31-23 | 11-16 | 6th/Big 12 | — |
| 2025 | 32-17 | 13-11 | 6th/Big 12 | — |
| 2026 | 18-33 | 7-17 | 10th/Big 12 | |
| TOTAL (24 seasons) | 881-445 (.664) | 286-94 (.753) | 15 Titles | 23-31 (.425) |