Elliot Surrey - Director of Operations - Baseball Coaches

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Elliot Surrey

Title:
Director of Operations
Email:
elliot.surrey@csun.edu

Elliot Surrey enters his second season as an assistant coach and pitching coach to the Matador baseball program, and fifth overall season at CSUN in 2023-24.

In his first season on the bench in 2023, Surrey helped the Matadors record their most wins and best Big West finish in 21 seasons. CSUN would finish with a 34-17 overall record and tied for second in The Big West with a 20-10 mark as the program came a mere tiebreaker away from clinching an NCAA Tournament berth.

Surrey guided three Matador pitchers to All-Big West selections in Friday starter Lucas Braun and relievers Joshua Romero and Xavier Martinez. He also worked with weekend starter Thomas Bainton who finished the year second in The Big West in wins. In the bullpen, Romero broke the school's single-season save record in his first season with the program, notching 13 saves in 13 chances.

Prior to joining the coaching staff, Surrey spent three seasons serving as the Matadors' director of baseball operations under Dave Serrano from 2020-22.

Since Surrey joined CSUN, the Matadors have posted four-straight winning seasons for the first time in the program's Division I history.

No stranger to the pitching mound and The Big West, Surrey was a standout on the UC Irvine pitching staff from 2013-16. Surrey played for college coaching legend Mike Gillespie at UCI and was a three-year starting pitcher. Surrey helped lead the Anteaters to the College World Series in 2014, posting an 8-5 record with a 2.32 ERA and over 112.2 innings. He also finished third in the nation with 18 games started.

Surrey moved into the role of Friday starter over his final two seasons with UC Irvine. He completed his career with a 3.31 ERA and three complete game shutouts. After his senior season, Surrey earned All-Big West Second Team accolades.

Surrey was drafted in the 26th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners. He went on to pitch in the Mariners organization for two years before suffering a career-ending injury. Surrey would complete his professional career with a 3.58 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 23 appearances.

A La Crescenta native, Surrey played high school baseball for Crescenta Valley High School where he was a four-year varsity starter. He earned All-CIF First Team honors three years in a row during his prep career.

With his playing career done, Surrey joined the coaching staff at UC Irvine becoming an undergraduate assistant coach in 2018 while finishing his studies. He would go on to graduate from UC Irvine in 2018 with a bachelors degree in Film and Media Studies.