Philip Middleton

Biography

Philip Middleton is entering his first season as the Associate Head Coach and Pitching Coach on Matt Vanderburg's staff. Middleton comes to SFA after four seasons (2020-2024) as the head baseball coach at Texas A&M International in Laredo, Texas. Middleton has over a decade of coaching experience at NCAA Division I, II, and III levels. His impressive history of recruiting and developing talent includes numerous All-Conference honorees, All-Region selections, and conference Players of the Year. At Texas A&M International, Middleton's team maintained a 3.0 GPA or better each year, culminating in a 3.28 GPA in the spring 2023 semester. For their efforts, the team was awarded the ABCA Team Academic Excellence award in 2021 and 2022. Collectively, his student-athletes were placed on the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll more than 75 times. The Dustdevils made their presence known on the field, picking up wins over multiple top-25 and NCAA postseason opponents. Most notably, they defeated #5 West Texas A&M on April 15, 2022, by a score of 10-8, and #1 Angelo State on April 7, 2023 with a final of 2-1. Both of those top 5 victories came on the road. Middleton went to TAMIU after seven successful years at fellow Lone Star Conference (LSC) member Texas A&M-Kingsville (TAMUK), where he served as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, and pitching coach. At TAMUK, he helped lead the Javelinas to over 200 wins, two LSC Championships, and three NCAA Regional Tournament appearances. In 20