Brian Harris - Baseball Coach - Tulane University Athletics

Brian Harris

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
wharris7@tulane.edu
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

Brian Harris is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Tulane baseball team, overseeing the Green Wave defense.

A former All-Southeastern Conference shortstop at Vanderbilt, Harris spent the 2016-17 seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Illinois-Chicago, helping lead the Flames to an NCAA Regional appearance in 2017. He worked with the infielders with the Flames.

In his first season at UIC, Harris helped the Flames win 25 games. In addition, six UIC players were recognized as All-Horizon League performers with Harris’ assistance. In 2017, he aided the Flames to the Horizon League Championship, while 10 UIC players earned all-conference honors. UIC finished with the highest fielding percentage in the country.

The Nashville, Tenn., native played collegiately in his hometown at Vanderbilt University from 2006-10. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2006, Harris developed into a capable reserve in 2007. He appeared in 29 games and made eight starts while hitting .283 with 12 runs scored.

In 2008, Harris displayed his versatility as he capably started 17 games at third base in place of an injured Pedro Alvarez, and 14 games at second base in place of an injured Alex Feinberg. He batted .268, scored 17 runs and drove in 23 runs, including three in a three-game series against UIC in early March.

Harris really blossomed as a redshirt junior in 2009 when he was a First Team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a SEC All-Defense Team member. He batted .299 with a team-high 65 runs scored and 45 RBI on the season. He played in all 64 games with 63 starts and finished second on the Commodores in both doubles (21) and walks (39).

During the 2010 season Harris hit .286 with five home runs and 34 RBI as he helped Vanderbilt advance to the NCAA Super Regionals. He led the club with an on-base percentage of .489, while his 55 walks ranked as the fourth-most by any VU player. In addition, he was hit by a pitch 37 times, setting an NCAA Division I single-season record.

Harris majored in organizational leadership at Vanderbilt and he was a two-time Academic All-SEC performer.

The son of Robert and the late Cay Harris, he comes from a strong baseball lineage. His father, Robert, played collegiately at Vanderbilt, as did his younger brother, Andrew.