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Hawksworth, Blake
Blake Hawksworth
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Pitching
Former Major Leage Baseball pitcher and college coaching veteran Blake Hawksworth joined Oklahoma State’s staff as its pitching coach in July 2025.
Hawksworth came to Stillwater after serving the previous two seasons as pitching coach at Oregon, where he led a pair of record-setting pitching staffs for the Ducks.
“I spoke with people all across the country about who the top pitching minds in the game were and what made them special,” said OSU head coach Josh Holliday. “We wanted someone who could really connect with our pitchers on a personal level while providing top-level instruction to them in the pursuits of performance excellence.
“Blake’s unique background as a player in Major League Baseball and now as a coach has introduced him to some of the brightest minds in the game, and his pitching knowledge gained as a performer and now that of a modern baseball instructor and coach is going to really bring a lot to the program.
“Our pitchers will enjoy his personality, his life experience, his mentorship and his passion for teaching and developing, and he’s a great fit with our staff as we create an awesome learning environment with all the modern tools at our disposal.”
A native of Canada who hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, Hawksworth has spent over two decades playing and working in a variety of roles in professional and college baseball. Along with time spent as a big league pitcher and MLB agent, he has also been in charge of collegiate pitching staffs at Cal State Fullerton and Grand Canyon and served on staff at UC Irvine.
Hawksworth has coached 15 MLB Draft picks, 10 all-conference performers and three All-Americans in his four seasons as a collegiate pitching coach.
“I’m incredibly honored and excited to join the Oklahoma State baseball program,” Hawksworth said. “This is a storied program with a tradition of excellence, and I’m grateful to Coach Holliday and the entire staff for the opportunity. I look forward to developing our pitchers both on and off the field, competing at the highest level and helping bring championships to Stillwater. Go Pokes!”
In his two seasons at Oregon, Hawksworth helped lead the Ducks to an 82-36 record, two NCAA Regional berths and a Super Regional appearance, and he coached seven pitchers who collected all-conference honors.
The 2025 Ducks pitching staff posted a 4.10 ERA and 502 strikeouts in 504 2/3 innings while limiting opponents to a .219 batting average. They led the NCAA in hits allowed per nine innings at 7.1, ranked fourth with seven shutouts and were ninth in WHIP at 1.25.
Leading the way was Grayson Grinsell, who earned All-America honors under Hawksworth’s tutelage, while Seth Mattox joined Grinsell as an All-Big 10 First Team pitcher and Jason Reitz was named to the All-Big 10 Third Team.
In two seasons under Hawksworth, Grinsell established himself as one of the top hurlers in program history; he tallied a 9-3 record, 3.01 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 2025 after posting a 7-2 record and 99 strikeouts as a sophomore. He ranks third all time in program history with 267 strikeouts, and he is in the top 10 in wins and winning percentage.
Hawksworth’s first season at Oregon saw him build a staff that included 12 newcomers into a group that combined to win the fifth most games in program history and set a school record with 550 strikeouts. That staff averaged 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, the third most in Ducks’ history.
Prior to his tenure at Oregon, Hawksworth was the director of operations at UC Irvine in 2023, which came on the heels of a two-year stint at the high school level as the pitching coach at JSerra High School in California. During that prep run, he helped lead the Lions to back-to-back appearances in the postseason title game and the program’s first-ever CIF championship.
Hawksworth’s first stint as a college pitching coach came in 2017 at Cal State Fullerton. The Titans’ pitching staff recorded a 3.64 ERA and helped carry the team to the College World Series, and two of Hawksworth’s pupils, Connor Seabold and Brett Conine, earned All-America honors.
In his lone season as GCU’s pitching coach, which came during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, Hawksworth guided the staff to a 3.44 ERA in 18 games, and four pitchers off that staff were selected in the MLB Draft.
Alongside his coaching resumé, Hawksworth spent time working for the Scott Boras Corporation (2014-17 & 2018-19) as a MLB certified player agent, where he recruited top MLB and amateur prospects. He signed 2020 overall No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson and captured over $20 million in revenue in his four years.
As a player, Hawksworth spent one season at Bellevue Community College, going 8-0 with a 0.18 ERA, before being drafted in the 28th round of the 2001 MLB Draft by St. Louis.
A right-handed pitcher, Hawksworth rose through the organization’s ranks, earning billing as the Cardinals’ No. 1 prospect in 2004, and made his MLB debut on June 6, 2009. In 30 appearances as a rookie, he went 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA and appeared in the NLDS.
Hawksworth also spent the 2010 season with the Cardinals, pitching 90 1/3 innings in 40 appearances and winning four games before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In his final pro season, Hawksworth pitched in 49 games for the Dodgers. After battling injuries, he retired in 2014.
Hawksworth and his wife, Amie, have four children – daughters Madison and Presley and sons Jaxon and Luke.
Hawksworth came to Stillwater after serving the previous two seasons as pitching coach at Oregon, where he led a pair of record-setting pitching staffs for the Ducks.
“I spoke with people all across the country about who the top pitching minds in the game were and what made them special,” said OSU head coach Josh Holliday. “We wanted someone who could really connect with our pitchers on a personal level while providing top-level instruction to them in the pursuits of performance excellence.
“Blake’s unique background as a player in Major League Baseball and now as a coach has introduced him to some of the brightest minds in the game, and his pitching knowledge gained as a performer and now that of a modern baseball instructor and coach is going to really bring a lot to the program.
“Our pitchers will enjoy his personality, his life experience, his mentorship and his passion for teaching and developing, and he’s a great fit with our staff as we create an awesome learning environment with all the modern tools at our disposal.”
A native of Canada who hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, Hawksworth has spent over two decades playing and working in a variety of roles in professional and college baseball. Along with time spent as a big league pitcher and MLB agent, he has also been in charge of collegiate pitching staffs at Cal State Fullerton and Grand Canyon and served on staff at UC Irvine.
Hawksworth has coached 15 MLB Draft picks, 10 all-conference performers and three All-Americans in his four seasons as a collegiate pitching coach.
“I’m incredibly honored and excited to join the Oklahoma State baseball program,” Hawksworth said. “This is a storied program with a tradition of excellence, and I’m grateful to Coach Holliday and the entire staff for the opportunity. I look forward to developing our pitchers both on and off the field, competing at the highest level and helping bring championships to Stillwater. Go Pokes!”
In his two seasons at Oregon, Hawksworth helped lead the Ducks to an 82-36 record, two NCAA Regional berths and a Super Regional appearance, and he coached seven pitchers who collected all-conference honors.
The 2025 Ducks pitching staff posted a 4.10 ERA and 502 strikeouts in 504 2/3 innings while limiting opponents to a .219 batting average. They led the NCAA in hits allowed per nine innings at 7.1, ranked fourth with seven shutouts and were ninth in WHIP at 1.25.
Leading the way was Grayson Grinsell, who earned All-America honors under Hawksworth’s tutelage, while Seth Mattox joined Grinsell as an All-Big 10 First Team pitcher and Jason Reitz was named to the All-Big 10 Third Team.
In two seasons under Hawksworth, Grinsell established himself as one of the top hurlers in program history; he tallied a 9-3 record, 3.01 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 2025 after posting a 7-2 record and 99 strikeouts as a sophomore. He ranks third all time in program history with 267 strikeouts, and he is in the top 10 in wins and winning percentage.
Hawksworth’s first season at Oregon saw him build a staff that included 12 newcomers into a group that combined to win the fifth most games in program history and set a school record with 550 strikeouts. That staff averaged 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, the third most in Ducks’ history.
Prior to his tenure at Oregon, Hawksworth was the director of operations at UC Irvine in 2023, which came on the heels of a two-year stint at the high school level as the pitching coach at JSerra High School in California. During that prep run, he helped lead the Lions to back-to-back appearances in the postseason title game and the program’s first-ever CIF championship.
Hawksworth’s first stint as a college pitching coach came in 2017 at Cal State Fullerton. The Titans’ pitching staff recorded a 3.64 ERA and helped carry the team to the College World Series, and two of Hawksworth’s pupils, Connor Seabold and Brett Conine, earned All-America honors.
In his lone season as GCU’s pitching coach, which came during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, Hawksworth guided the staff to a 3.44 ERA in 18 games, and four pitchers off that staff were selected in the MLB Draft.
Alongside his coaching resumé, Hawksworth spent time working for the Scott Boras Corporation (2014-17 & 2018-19) as a MLB certified player agent, where he recruited top MLB and amateur prospects. He signed 2020 overall No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson and captured over $20 million in revenue in his four years.
As a player, Hawksworth spent one season at Bellevue Community College, going 8-0 with a 0.18 ERA, before being drafted in the 28th round of the 2001 MLB Draft by St. Louis.
A right-handed pitcher, Hawksworth rose through the organization’s ranks, earning billing as the Cardinals’ No. 1 prospect in 2004, and made his MLB debut on June 6, 2009. In 30 appearances as a rookie, he went 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA and appeared in the NLDS.
Hawksworth also spent the 2010 season with the Cardinals, pitching 90 1/3 innings in 40 appearances and winning four games before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In his final pro season, Hawksworth pitched in 49 games for the Dodgers. After battling injuries, he retired in 2014.
Hawksworth and his wife, Amie, have four children – daughters Madison and Presley and sons Jaxon and Luke.
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