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  Justin Seely

Justin Seely

Player Profile

Hometown:
Nacogdoches, Texas

Position:
Assistant Coach

Justin Seely is in his second season with Texas A&M baseball program as the assistant coach for Rob Childress.

Seely works with the outfielders and is the recruiting coordinator, and spent 2009 as the Aggies' volunteer assistant coach. He comes to A&M after spending 2008 as an assistant coach at Texarkana College. Under former Aggie assistant Will Bolt, Seely was the recruiting coordinator and hitting coach. At Texarkana, the Bulldogs led the league in multiple categories and finished third or better in hits, slugging percentage, doubles, on-base percentage and home runs.

A starter on Nebraska's first two College World Series teams, Seely spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater. His extensive work with the Husker outfielders paid dividends in 2006, as three earned All-Big 12 honors.

Seely spent the two seasons prior to Nebraska as an assistant coach at Paris (Texas) Junior College for Head Coach Deron Clark. At Paris JC, he worked with the position players, helped run the team's offense and served as the program's recruiting coordinator. In 2005, Paris Junior College had 11 players sign National Letters-of-Intent. Seely's first full recruiting class helped produce the school's most successful season in 50 years.

Seely also coached the Parkville (Mo.) Sluggers in 2003 of the M.I.N.K. league. For two summers, Seely coached the 17 and 18-year-old teams for Sam Carpenter's Dallas Mustangs, one of the top Connie Mack programs in the country.

He served as the Huskers' starting outfielder and designated hitter during his two years in the program, making 87 starts, hitting .355 with 11 homers, and driving in 65 runs at NU. His best season came in 2002, where he hit .320 with 19 doubles, seven homers and 37 RBIs in helping the Huskers return to the College World Series. Seely was best known for his grand slam in the decisive third game of the Super Regional against Richmond, a blast that sealed NU's second straight trip to Omaha.

A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, Seely began his collegiate career at Northeast Texas Community College, where he was a two-year starter. Seely, who received his undergraduate degree in history from the University of Nebraska in 2003, is married to the former Tara Hill of Garland.



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