Matt Curtis


Matthew Aaron Curtis is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is an assistant baseball coach at Loyola Marymount University. Curtis played college baseball at Fresno State University from 1993 to 1996 for coach Bob Bennett. He was the head coach of the California State University, Northridge from 2011 to 2013.

Playing career

Curtis was a four year starting catcher at Fresno State, where he still ranks in the top ten in many categories, including games, hits, at-bats, RBI, and runs. He led the Western Athletic Conference in doubles with 22 in 1995. Selected by the California Angels in the 28th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, Curtis played professionally from 1996 to 2000 in the California Angels and Cleveland Indians organizations, reaching Class-AA in both systems.

Coaching career

After ending his playing career, Curtis became a volunteer assistant coach, working with catchers for three seasons. He became a full time staff member in 2003 and later took over recruiting responsibilities. During his time with the Bulldogs, the team won the 2008 National Championship and five straight WAC titles. He became head coach at Cal State Northridge after ten seasons at his alma mater. Following the 2013 season, Northridge did not renew his contract.
Curtis became an assistant coach at USC under Dan Hubbs in 2014. Since 2016, Curtis has been associate head coach at USC.

Head coaching record

The following table shows Curtis' record as a head coach.