Daniel Latham enters his fourth season with Stetson Baseball and first as Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2026 campaign. A proven pitching coach with a history of developing elite talent, Latham has been instrumental in guiding the Hatters to back-to-back ASUN Championships and consecutive NCAA Regional appearances.
Under Latham’s direction, Stetson’s pitching staff has emerged as one of the most dominant units in the conference. In 2025, the Hatters led the ASUN in ERA and allowed the fewest runs while ranking second in strikeouts (495). Opposing hitters managed just a .252 average — the lowest mark among all league opponents.
During his time in DeLand, Latham has helped produce three MLB Draft selections — Austin Amaral (’23, Washington Nationals), Ty Van Dyke (’25), and Justin Gonzalez (’25). Gonzalez earned ASUN Pitcher of the Year honors in 2025, while both he and Van Dyke were named First Team All-ASUN, ABCA Southeast All-Region, and All-Americans.
Before joining Stetson, Latham spent four seasons (2019–22) as the pitching coach at his alma mater, Tulane University, where he helped guide the Green Wave to multiple Top-25 rankings and a 15-2 record during the shortened 2020 season. His work with standout arms like Braden Olthoff, a ninth-round MLB Draft pick, continued Tulane’s tradition of producing professional-caliber pitching talent.
Latham previously served as Associate Head Coach and Pitching Coach at Southeastern Louisiana University (2011–18), where he helped the Lions to two Southland Conference titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. His staffs ranked among the nation’s best in ERA, strike-to-walk ratio, and WHIP, and he developed 15 All-Conference pitchers, including National Stopper of the Year Stefan Lopez in 2012.
A 2019 Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Latham remains one of the program’s all-time greats. As a closer for the Green Wave (2004–07), he appeared in 122 games — second most in school history — and recorded 43 career saves, which still ranks ninth in NCAA history. A two-time Cape Cod League All-Star and 2005 College World Series participant, Latham was selected in the 15th round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
Overall, Latham has had 36 pitchers selected in the MLB draft, has produced nine All-Americans and 27 All-Conference hurlers.
Latham received his degree in Communications from Tulane in 2007. He and his wife, Shiloh, have one son, Keane.
