Patrick Long joined the High Point University baseball coaching staff in August of 2016. Long came to HPU from the University of Tennessee at Martin where he coached for two seasons.
Long served as the volunteer assistant at UT-Martin for the 2015 and 2016 seasons during which time he oversaw the instruction of the outfielders and hitters. He also assisted in the day-to-day operations of the team, including organizing and running individual group sessions, throwing batting practice, defensive positioning, practice planning and on-campus recruiting.
Prior to his time at Tennessee-Martin, Long worked for two seasons as an assistant coach with the Peninsula Pilots in the Coastal Plain League and he served as the Baseball Operations Manager with Tuckahoe Sports Inc. for one year.
Long played for seasons of collegiate baseball at Georgia Tech from 2007-2010 as an infielder and right-handed pitcher. He played in 150 games with 95 career starts and finished his collegiate career hitting .275 with 44 RBI and 80 runs scored. On the mound, Long appeared in 38 games and went 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched.
