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Assistant Coach
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Oklahoma State, 2000
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Tripp MacKay is beginning his first season as an assistant on the Oklahoma softball staff where he is responsible for OU outfielders and offensive instructing.
MacKay is a familiar name in the state of Oklahoma as he began his collegiate career at the University of Florida and played his final two seasons at Oklahoma State. He was a two-time All-American and a member of the 1996 College World Series squad at Oklahoma State.
MacKay graduated with a degree in Physical Education from Oklahoma State in 2000.
The second baseman moved on to the professional ranks after being drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1996 draft. MacKay played for the Vermont Expos and the Cape Fear Crocs in the Montreal Expos organization from 1996-97 and finished his professional play in the Northern League with the Winnipeg Goldeyes (1998-99) and Sioux City Explorers (1999-00).
"I am thrilled that Tripp will be joining our staff," head coach Patty Gasso said. "I have known Tripp and his family for a while and I have followed his career, both as a successful college player and an instructor. He has an extreme passion for the game and has a talent for getting the most out of his athletes. He was brought up on hitting and will quickly make a huge impact on this program. This will be a great fit for us and I am anxious to get Tripp started."
MacKay began his career with valuable coaching experience at the high school and collegiate level as an assistant coach from 1997-2000 with stops at Blinn College, Palm Beach Community College and Northeast Texas Community College.
He spent the last seven years as a private hitting instructor in Dallas and was a partner of the Dallas Performance Edge Training Center since 2004. MacKay was instrumental in all aspects of the softball side of the academy including pitching, hitting, fielding, catching, base running and position specific skills.
While serving as an instructor at Performance Edge, MacKay found time to broaden his coaching credentials. The Columbus, Miss., native served the last two years as the hitting instructor at Mike Candrea's University of Arizona Summer and Holiday Camps and served as a coach at the University of Oklahoma softball camp this past summer.
Prior to his stint at Dallas Performance Edge, MacKay served as a hitting instructor at the Dallas Baseball Academy of Texas from 2000-04 while also serving as the head coach of the Dallas Tigers baseball team for three years.
"I'm so excited for this opportunity and am looking forward to working for an elite program like Oklahoma," MacKay said. "It will be great experience getting to work with Coach Gasso and Coach Lombardi and I'm ready to dig in and get started."
Growing up with a baseball family, MacKay's father, Jack MacKay, was a bat designer for Louisville Slugger from 1990-1997.
The 34-year-old MacKay is married to the former Holly Cooper and the couple has two kids: Ali (3) and Jack (2).
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