Barry Rose

Head Varsity Coach

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Head Coach: Barry Rose
Head Coach Barry Rose is entering his fourth year at Wakeland High School. The Wolverines are a combined 96-30 in the last 3 years under Rose. In 2010 they reached the state tournament by defeating Rockwall Heath (then ranked #1 in the nation) in the 4A Region II Finals. They continued that success by posting a 35-6 record in 2011, winning district 9-4A with a 13-1 record, and eventually reaching the 4th round of the Region II playoffs. In 2012, they went 14-0 in district 9-4A and reached the 4A Region II Finals where they lost 2 of 3 games to eventual state champion Rockwall Heath. From 2010 to 2012, the Wolverines have won 27 playoff games.

Coach Rose has coached high school baseball for 16 years in the North Texas area. In the summer of 2012, he guided the DBAT Mustangs 18U team to a 44-7 record and a third place finish at the Connie Mack World Series. Of the 21 players on the roster, 15 are currently playing Division I baseball, 5 in junior college, and 2 are seniors in high school. Previously he was the head coach of the Cardinals at MacArthur High School in Irving and guided them to the 5A playoffs for the first time since 1987. Rose was also head coach at Haltom High School for 3 years and also the head coach at Rusk High School for one season. Rose has also been an assistant coach at the high school level for Newman Smith, Irving, and Denton High Schools. In the summers, Rose coached the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League from 2008-2010. He served 2 years as the assistant coach of the Copperheads and helped guide them to winning their 3rd title in 6 years last August. In the summer of 2010 he served as the head coach of the Copperheads.

Coach Rose is a native of Coppell, TX, where he played 4 years under Coach Dave Curliss from 1989-1992. Following high school, Coach Rose played baseball at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, TX. After playing there he graduated from the University of North Texas ('97) in Denton.

Coach Rose has been married to his beautiful wife Jessi for 12 years and has 2 sons, Barrett (11) and Mac (8). They have lived in Flower Mound for the past 10 years.