Tyler Hanson is in his seventh season with the Virginia Tech baseball program, where he serves as assistant coach, overseeing catchers, scouting, and assisting in recruiting coordination. Since joining the Hokies in 2018, Hanson has been instrumental in developing both elite catching talent and one of the nation’s most potent offenses. Promoted to his current role in 2022, he helped guide the “Hammerin’ Hokies” to historic success, including the 2022 ACC Coastal Division title and an NCAA Super Regional berth.
From 2022 to 2024, Hanson’s offensive units ranked among the top five nationally in home runs (322 total, 1.94 per game) and fifth in scoring average (8.65 runs per game), while consistently placing inside the top 15 in batting average and slugging percentage. Under his guidance, Virginia Tech produced Buster Posey Award watch-list catchers Carson Taylor (2020) and Cade Hunter (2022), both of whom went on to become early MLB Draft selections — Taylor in the fourth round (Los Angeles Dodgers, 2020) and Hunter in the fifth round (Cincinnati Reds, 2022).
