4 Jonathan Stavinoha
Jonathan Stavinoha

Bio

Jonathan Stavinoha enters his second season as head baseball coach at UHV.

Stavinoha was named UHV's second-ever baseball coach on July 18, 2022, taking over for Terry Puhl, who retired after a 15-year career.

In his first season, the Columbus, Texas, native guided the Jaguars to a 28-27 record and their third conference championship, and first in the Red River Athletic Conference, after winning the RRAC Tournament. With the win, UHV reached the NAIA Opening Round for the first time since 2014 and matched the program's all-time postseason wins (6) between the RRAC and NAIA tournaments.

UHV had five All-Conference selections in Stavinoha's first year with Hal Perez earning first team honors, Hayden Leopold and Kaden Fikac earning second team spots, Raul Lopez winning a Gold Glove nod and Jose Jimenez Antonio's recognition as a Champion of Character.

Stavinoha comes to UHV after a 5-year stint as the associate head baseball coach/recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M University-Texarkana since 2017. While at TAMUT, the Eagles achieved an overall record of 143-104 while making it to the post season each year. The Eagles finished the 2018 season with 35 wins, marking the most in program history. Stavinoha has helped coach 28 athletes selected to various All-RRAC teams, including an NAIA Gold Glove Award winner in 2019.

Prior to TAMUT, Stavinoha was an Assistant Coach for his alma matter at New Mexico Highlands University (NCAA Div. II) from 2014-2016. While coaching for the Cowboys, he achieved his master’s degree in Human Performance and Sport-Teacher Education. 
 
Jonathan Stavinoha was born and raised in Columbus where he was a multi-sport athlete in high school and played shortstop for the Cardinals. He and his wife Ashlee have two kids, a daughter, Blaklee, and a son, Laddik.