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Tristan McIntyre

Hometown: Lafayette, Ind. Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd Year

Tristan McIntyre completed his first season on the Purdue coaching staff in 2011. After serving as a volunteer assistant, he was hired on full time as the pitching coach in September 2011.

No stranger to the Boilermaker baseball program, McIntyre was a three year letter winner for the Boilermakers as a pitcher from 2003-2008. He was twice named Academic All-Big Ten. He graduated in 2008 with a degree in history.

McIntyre served as Purdue's bullpen coach in 2011. He also coached first base, threw batting practice and assisted with infield and outfield practice.

Purdue's 37 overall wins in 2011 tied a program record and were the most in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers finished third in the league with a 14-10 conference record and reached the Big Ten Tournament for the fourth consecutive year and seventh time in the last eight seasons.

Closer Nick Wittgren recorded 12 saves during his first season with the program, leading the Big Ten and finishing one shy of the program's single-season record. He was one of six Boilers to earn All-Big Ten honors. However, seven different Purdue pitchers tallied at least one save for the second year in a row, establishing a new school record with 21 as a team.

Purdue led the Big Ten in numerous statistical categories, highlighted by runs scored, doubles, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, sacrifice flies, saves and strikeouts. The Boilermakers drew the most walks at the plate and issued the fewest number of free passes on the mound. The 2011 pitching staff also set new school records with a 2.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio and average of 2.63 walks per nine innings.

McIntyre returned to Purdue after coaching in the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League with the Lima Locos in 2010. Under McIntyre's direction, Locos' pitchers lead the GLCSL in strikeouts (341) and were second in opponent's batting average (.258).

Before his time with the Locos, McIntyre spent two years (2008-2010) as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Bluffton University. Under his guidance, the Beaver pitching staff broke two school records and had two pitchers named conference pitcher of the week, including one named NCBWA Honorable Mention Pitcher of the Week. The Beavers increased their win total by four games between the 2009 and 2010 seasons, falling one game short of the school record. In addition to his coaching duties, McIntyre earned his MBA while at Bluffton.

While playing baseball at Purdue, McIntyre was also involved with numerous youth programs in the Lafayette, Ind., area. In the summer of 2006, he served as pitching coach for American Legion Post 11 out of Lafayette. In the summer of 2008, McIntyre served as pitching coach for the Lafayette Colts travel baseball club who participated in the 2008 Colt World Series.

A native of Lafayette, McIntyre was a member of the 2003 IHSAA 4A State Championship team at McCutcheon High School.

McIntyre and his wife, Andrea, reside in West Lafayette.

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