Patrick Hon begins his first season as an assistant coach with The University of Texas-Pan American baseball program.

Hon came to the Rio Grande Valley from Union College in Union, KY, where he served as the graduate assistant coach for the Bulldogs during the 2007 campaign. During his stint at Union, the newly-named UTPA assistant coach worked with the Bulldogs pitching staff along with holding responsibilities in strength and conditioning, fundraising and recruiting.

Prior to joining the Union College baseball program, Hon served as an assistant coach at Newman University in Kansas where he worked with the pitching staff and held the title of Recruiting Coordinator for the Jets in addition to serving as the Sports Information Directory and Residence Life Assistant.

Hon brings prior success to the UTPA pitching staff as both of his former teams at Union College and Newman University were ranked among the leaders in earned run average in their respective conferences.

The newly-named UTPA assistant baseball coach has also served as a coach for the Newton Rebels in the Kansas Jayhawk League where the squad advanced to the National Baseball Congress World Series during his four summers with the program.

Hon began his pitching career at Southern Illinois University before he transferred to Newman University during his junior campaign and spent two seasons on the mound for the Jets. Hon was a two-time first team All-American and earned a pair of spots on the NCAC Conference first team. During his senior campaign with the Jets, Hon was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week after striking out a program record 16 batters in a row.

Hon graduated from Newman University with his bachelor's degree in business administration and earned his master's degree from Union College.