Matt Vanderburg Position: Head Coach Experience: Second Season Alma Mater: Northwestern Oklahoma '03

Matt Vanderburg enters his second season as the head baseball coach at West Texas A&M. Vanderburg was introduced as just the fourth head coach of the Buffalo Baseball program on May 9, 2008 following a successful three year tenure at nearby Clarendon Community College.

During his first season at WT in 2009, Vanderburg led the Buffs to a 20-33 overall record with a 13-29 mark in the difficult Lone Star Conference. The Buffs won the first four games of the season which ranks as the best start to as season in program history.

During his final season at Clarendon Junior College in 2008, Vanderburg lead the Bulldogs to a 40-16 overall record and a trip to the NJCAA playoffs. He joined the program during the summer of 2003 as the program's recruiting coordinator and hitting coach.

During the 2005 campaign, Vanderburg was an instrumental part of the record season for the bulldogs. With a 43-13 record and a first ever national ranking, the Bulldogs were put on the map. That same season Vanderburg's hitters led the country in batting average (.374 team average).

In his second season as the assistant he helped guide them to another 30 win season and a third straight regional tournament appearance. Taking the reins of the program for the 2006 season, Vanderburg guided the Bulldogs to a 22-30 record, but began laying the grounds for winning seasons in each of the next two years. During the 2006 campaign, the Bulldogs finished third nationally with a .376 team batting average and then followed that up with a .361 average in 2007, finishing 10th nationally.

Vanderburg began his coaching career working for his former high school coach Shannon Enfield. He was the head coach of the Norman Majors American Legion team, a premier summer league team located in Oklahoma.

Vanderburg is a graduate of Norman North High School and during his prep playing career he set numerous hitting records, some of which still stand today. He helped pave the way for a very successful program that stands today.

Out of high school he signed a scholarship to play baseball under Coach Joe Phillips at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. During his collegiate career at Northwestern he was a four-time All-Conference performer and helped to bring Northwestern to the national spotlight.

While at NWOSU, the Rangers climbed as high as seventh in the national polls in addition to setting a new school record for wins in a season with 49.

A native of Norman, Oklahoma, Vanderburg holds his Bachelors of Science in health and physical education from Northwestern Oklahoma State and a Masters degree in health and physical education from Emporia State.