Paul Wyczawski (pronounced WHY-CHOW-SKI) was named the 17th coach in the history of the baseball program at the University of Dubuque in the summer of 2012. In his time at UD, Wyczawski has coached 32 All-Iowa Conference selections (14-First Team, 17-Second Team, 7-Honorable Mention) and 5 All-Region players. He joined the Spartans after spending two seasons as head coach at University of Texas-Tyler. The Patriots finished 33-12 in 2012 and 33-8 in 2011 en route to back-to-back ASC East Division Championships and qualified for the NCAA Regionals in 2011.
Wyczawski joined UT-Tyler after serving six seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Murray State University in Murray, Ky. Prior to Murray State, Wyczawski spent 10 seasons as the head coach at Hillcrest Christian School in Jackson, Miss., finishing with a record of 252-73 and captured three-straight state championships from 1996-98. He also led Hillcrest to state runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2003.
Wyczawski has also served as an associate scout for the Texas Rangers (1996-2003) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994-1995).He began his coaching career in 1984 as the head coach at Yankton College (S.D.). After a 9-7 season at Yankton, he spent five seasons as the head coach at Peru State (Neb.) posting a career record of 108-100, including five trips to the NAIA postseason tournament. He left Peru State after the 1990 season and joined legendary coach Ron Polk’s staff as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State. Wyczawski served as the assistant pitching coach and bullpen coach on two NCAA Regional Tournament teams. In his time in Starkville, Wyczawski helped tutor three first-round draft picks.
Wyczawski started his collegiate ball at St. John’s (MN) in 1978 before finishing at South Dakota State University where he was a two-time letterwinner for the Jackrabbits. As a senior, he served as a team captain, earned All-North Central Conference honors, and was named academic All-NCC in 1981. He graduated from SDSU in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical recreation. He received his master’s degree in physical education from University of South Dakota in 1984 and his second master’s degree from Mississippi State in 1991 in educational leadership. He was inducted as a member of the New Ulm Hall of Fame in 2002.
University of Dubuque Coaching Record
Year Overall A-R-C A-R-C Finish
2013 11-25 9-19 8th Place
2014 14-26 9-19 7th Place
2015 12-28 7-21 8th Place
2016 19-23 12-16 4th Place
2017 23-17 17-7 2nd Place *IIAC Coach of the Year
2018 26-17 16-5 1st Place *IIAC Coach of the Year
2019 26-15-1 12-11 4th Place
2020 4-5 COVID
2021 18-24 15-17 5th Place
2022 21-18 11-13 7th Place
2023 29-14 13-10 5th Place (runner-up A-R-C Tourney)
Total: 203-212-1 121-138
American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence Award
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
