Softball
Heil, Tyler
Tyler Heil
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Tyler.Heil@csulb.edu
Tyler Heil was the first hire by new head coach Kendall Fearn, joining Long Beach State for his first season in July 2025.
Heil comes to the Beach from Santa Barbara City College, where he led the Vaqueros last season as the program’s head coach. Posting an 8-6 conference record, SBCC hit .322 as a team and had 29 doubles and six home runs on the year. That served as a return to SBCC for Heil, who got his start in coaching with the program in 2014, coaching with both the baseball and softball programs during his first stint in Santa Barbara, ending in 2017.
He then transitioned into Division I softball coaching for four years at New Mexico as an assistant coach. Responsible for the team’s hitting and infield development, the Lobos had seven All-Mountain West selections, and he worked with the program’s career doubles and career home runs leaders during his time in Albuquerque.
Taking a promotion in 2021, Heil then moved to Central Florida, where he was the lead assistant during a very successful run for the Knights. In 2022, his first season with UCF, the Knights went 49-14 and finished the year No. 14 in the nation as part of the NFCA’s Mideast Region Coaching Staff of the year. He helped UCF make back-to-back regional appearances in 2022 and 2023, as well as a Super Regional appearance in 2022. While with UCF, Heil was in charge of their recruiting efforts and secured two Top 25 ranked recruiting classes while in Orlando. Working with the team’s hitters and infielders, Heil mentored two top award winners in the American Athletic Conference in 2022, the Freshman of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year.
Heil comes to the Beach from Santa Barbara City College, where he led the Vaqueros last season as the program’s head coach. Posting an 8-6 conference record, SBCC hit .322 as a team and had 29 doubles and six home runs on the year. That served as a return to SBCC for Heil, who got his start in coaching with the program in 2014, coaching with both the baseball and softball programs during his first stint in Santa Barbara, ending in 2017.
He then transitioned into Division I softball coaching for four years at New Mexico as an assistant coach. Responsible for the team’s hitting and infield development, the Lobos had seven All-Mountain West selections, and he worked with the program’s career doubles and career home runs leaders during his time in Albuquerque.
Taking a promotion in 2021, Heil then moved to Central Florida, where he was the lead assistant during a very successful run for the Knights. In 2022, his first season with UCF, the Knights went 49-14 and finished the year No. 14 in the nation as part of the NFCA’s Mideast Region Coaching Staff of the year. He helped UCF make back-to-back regional appearances in 2022 and 2023, as well as a Super Regional appearance in 2022. While with UCF, Heil was in charge of their recruiting efforts and secured two Top 25 ranked recruiting classes while in Orlando. Working with the team’s hitters and infielders, Heil mentored two top award winners in the American Athletic Conference in 2022, the Freshman of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year.
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