Tyler Hancock joined SIUE’s baseball staff in July 2016 and in his third season with the Cougars. Hancock works with the Cougars’ infielders and catchers as well as the SIUE hitters.
He has overseen catcher Brock Weimer's offensive success over the past two seasons. Weimer has led the team in home runs and RBIs in each of the last two years, including in 2017 when he tied the single-season record for home runs with 15. In 2018 he oversaw freshman Steven Pattan's emergence as a bonafide college catcher.
Hancock came to Edwardsville after a two-year stint as SIU Carbondale’s volunteer assistant, where he worked with the Salukis’ hitters and catchers.
During the summer of 2015, Hancock worked on the staff of the Bourne Braves in the famed Cape Cod League, a team which included 19 players that were drafted by Major League organizations.
He spent the 2014 season as an assistant at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas. The Tigers finished 38-17 with Hancock on staff. Five players went on to play at NCAA Division I institutions following his time there. In 2013, Hancock served as a student coach at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas.
As a player, the native of Washington, Oklahoma, spent his first two collegiate seasons at Cowley County. As a freshman, Hancock played in 50 games, hitting .311 with 23 RBIs. The team appeared in the Junior College World Series that year. Hancock followed with a strong sophomore year, hitting .370 in 50 games while adding 44 RBIs. During his time at Cowley, he also was selected to participate in the Kansas Jayhawk All-Star game. Hancock spent his junior year at Central Oklahoma, where he hit .336 with a .435 slugging percentage and 30 RBIs in 41 games. He finished his career playing one season at Newman University. In 51 games, he hit .322 with six home runs and 40 RBIs while earning a first team All-Heartland Conference selection and a spot on the Heartland All-Tournament team.
Hancock earned his bachelor’s degree in sports communication from Newman University in 2013 and a master’s degree in sports management from Southwestern Oklahoma State in 2016.
He and wife Natalie reside in Edwardsville.
