Russell Raley serves as Assistant Coach for University of Oklahoma's Baseball program in Norman, Oklahoma. Former Oklahoma player and assistant Russell Raley returned to the Sooners as volunteer assistant coach in August 2022, and was hired as a full-time assistant coach in July 2023. Raley works with the infielders and assists with the offense at Oklahoma.
A player at OU from 2003-06 and an assistant coach with the Sooners from 2008-11, Raley spent five years at UTRGV from 2018-22, including the last four as associate head coach. He also coached at Little Rock, Incarnate Word and Texas Tech after his initial stint at OU. In his coaching career, Raley has tutored a total of 25 student-athletes that were selected in the MLB Draft, including 14 infielders. Shortstop Dakota Harris, an 11th round pick in 2023, was his most recent pupil drafted.
