Hallmark led UTSA to a program-record 47-win season in 2025. Now he’s pushing for more university support to sustain that success.
SAN ANTONIO — After watching their baseball program put forth the best season in school history, UTSA will have to work to keep their record-setting head coach in San Antonio.
Head coach Pat Hallmark told KENS 5 that his contract with the school expired on June 1, but he is in talks with the school about a potential extension.
“My contract is up,” Hallmark said in a statement to KENS 5. “I want to stay in San Antonio, but I want the program to be supported better than it has been.”
Hallmark’s profile has never been higher. He’s fresh off leading UTSA to its first-ever NCAA Regional Championship in Austin last week, a capper to the team’s first-ever 40-win season. The Roadrunners captured national attention by defeating the No. 2-ranked Texas Longhorns twice on their home field in 24 hours.
UTSA’s season ended Sunday in the NCAA Super Regionals with a 7-0 loss at UCLA.
When asked about a potential extension for Hallmark last week, UTSA AD Lisa Campos confirmed discussions were to take place.
“Pat Hallmark has done an incredible job as our head baseball coach, consistently leading us to new heights and building a championship-level program,” Campos said in a statement to KENS 5. “He is an outstanding role model to the young men he coaches, demonstrated by their track record of high-level success on the field, in the classroom and in the San Antonio community.”
“We are currently engaged in discussions with Coach Hallmark about extending his agreement and look forward to him being the head coach of the Roadrunners for a long time.”
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 Sunday’s season-ending loss to the Bruins.
“I know what the blueprint looks like, but we need help,” Hallmark said Sunday 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.”
Hallmark has guided UTSA to at least 30 wins in each of the last four seasons, in addition to delivering the program’s first-ever national ranking.
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.
Hallmark’s program has received more attention in the last three weeks than it ever has, so naturally other schools would likely show interest in the UTSA manager.
Hallmark has maintained that he wants to stay in San Antonio. When asked whether he was speaking with other schools, Hallmark declined comment.