New Mizzou head coach Kerrick Jackson added former Tiger outfielder Bryson LeBlanc to his initial staff of full-time assistants in June 2023. The New Orleans native returns to Columbia after spending five seasons as an assistant coach at UC San Diego, where he served as third base coach, working primarily with the Tritons' hitters.
LeBlanc played on two NCAA Regional-qualifying squads for former Tiger head coach (and current assistant) Tim Jamieson (2005-06) before embarking on his coaching career.
LeBlanc helped guide UC San Diego through its transition to the NCAA Division I level, including a 34-18 campaign this spring that culminated in the program’s first Big West Conference title. That success came on the heels of two of the most successful seasons in program history to begin his tenure. In 2019, the Tritons captured a conference title and advanced to the Division II College World Series, before ascending to the top of the national polls to begin the abbreviated 2020 campaign.
Prior to his time in San Diego, LeBlanc coached for seven seasons at UC Riverside (2012-18), where he mentored 31 all-conference performers and 18 players who were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. He also spent four seasons in administrative and coaching roles at Oregon (2008-11), where he helped the Ducks return to prominence with a 2010 NCAA Regional berth in just their second season after the reinstatement of the program.
In all, 46 of LeBlanc’s former players have been selected in the MLB Draft, including 14 who have been taken in the top 10 rounds. Six of those have advanced to the big leagues.
As a player LeBlanc was a part of MU’s 2005 club that won 40 games, as well as the Tigers’ 2006 team that captured the Malibu Regional to secure the first Super Regional berth in program history.
LeBlanc is a 2006 Mizzou graduate, having completed his bachelor's degree in biological sciences. He and his wife, Andria, are the parents of two boys, Christian and Camden.
