Hallmark led UTSA to a program-record 47-win season in 2025 and is looking to build on that success.
SAN ANTONIO — Following UTSA’s best season in school history, the Roadrunners’ first priority was making sure that they captured the momentum of a successful season by securing their head coach for the long term.
On Tuesday, UTSA announced that Pat Hallmark has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him as head coach of the Roadrunners through at least the 2029 season. The new deal is pending the approval of the UT System.
The extension, which runs through May 31, 2029, will pay Hallmark a base salary of $350,000 for the 2025-26 year with $25,000 annual increases, culminating in a $425,000 salary in the final year of the deal in 2028-29.
“I am excited to remain in San Antonio. I’m very thankful to Dr. Campos and Dr. Eighmy, and appreciate their support of UTSA Baseball,” Hallmark said in a statement from the university. “Their hard work has been instrumental in my decision to stay here and, again, I am grateful for that and for the opportunity to continue building UTSA Baseball.”
In six seasons at the helm of the UTSA program, Hallmark has compiled a record of 187-111 and has led the Roadrunners to four consecutive 30-plus-win seasons, which tied a program record. His career record is 253-159.
“Coach Hallmark has built the UTSA Baseball program into a consistent winner with a strong championship culture,” Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos said. “He has taken our program to extraordinary new heights and has developed his student-athletes into great representatives of UTSA and the San Antonio community both on and off the field. I am looking forward to him remaining our coach for a long time.”
Hallmark was named the 2025 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year as he led this year’s Roadrunners to their first-ever NCAA Regional Championship and first NCAA Super Regional appearance.
UTSA’s run to the Super Regionals is arguably the most impressive athletic achievement in school history. Hallmark’s desire for more support was highlighted in his team’s magical postseason run.
Per NCAA records, UTSA reported a baseball operations budget of $1.73 million in the 2024 fiscal year. By contrast, the University of Texas reported baseball expenditures of $6.35 million.
Of the 16 schools that made the NCAA Super Regionals, UTSA’s baseball expenses came in second-lowest to only Murray State ($858,107).
Many of the contributors on Hallmark’s Regional-winning roster were newcomers. Infielder Norris McClure, the team’s second-leading hitter, transferred in from Division II Spring Hill College. All-Conference outfielder Drew Detlefsen was a junior college transfer. Reliable pitcher Gunnar Brown was a little-used reliever at Sam Houston prior to arriving at UTSA.
There’s no question that Hallmark got the most out of his roster this season, and now he wants to make it easier to sustain success moving forward. He made that clear following the season-ending loss to the Bruins.
“I know what the blueprint looks like, but we need help,” Hallmark said at the podium in Los Angeles. “We need help from the people that run the school, we need help from the athletic director, we need help.”
Prior to arriving at UTSA, Hallmark was head coach at University of Incarnate Word for two seasons, winning Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2019.
A former star catcher at Rice in the early 1990s, Hallmark was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1995. He spent nine years in the minor leagues, reaching as high as Triple-A.
Now, Hallmark has the security of a new contract to continue building a winning program at the school. Coming off the NCAA tournament success, expectations have been raised, and Hallmark appears to be ready.