UNCG alumnus Jarrett Santos enters his second year on the Spartans' staff after spending the previous six seasons playing in the Florida Marlins' minor league organization. Santos handles the pitching coach duties for the Spartans.

In his first year back in 2011, the Spartan pitching staff excelled under Santos. Following the season, reliever Jarett Miller was selected in the 21^st round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Atlanta Braves and quickly earned a promotion from the rookie league to Single-A. Warren Slack also had a great season as he went 7-2 en route to earning First-Team All-SoCon honors and earned a free agent contract from the San Diego Padres.

Following his two-year career at UNCG, Santos was drafted by the Marlins in the 34^th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Although he was used primarily as a reliever in his six seasons, Santos made 35 career starts, posting a career win-loss line of 37-29 with a 3.37 ERA. After spending the first four years of his career floating between Single-A and Double-A, he began to rise through the ranks in 2008.

He began the year in high-A ball where he posted a 2.82 ERA in 13 games before being called up by the Carolina Mudcats, then the Double-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins. There, he went 5-1 with a 3.14 ERA in 29 appearances throughout the season. For his efforts, he was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque for his final four games of the year.

In 2009, he split time between Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans. In 17 appearances for Jacksonville, Santos went 5-3 with a 3.11 ERA, while striking out 31 and walking just 11. Overall, he made 40 appearances and 15 starts in 2009 with a 3.85 ERA.

He finished his professional career in 2010 with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He went 5-2 with a 2.82 ERA, while striking out 50 batters and yielding just 15 walks in 13 starts before retiring to take his current position at UNCG.

While at UNCG from 2003-04, Santos was a First-Team All-SoCon performer as a junior and earned second-team honors as a senior. In his first season, Santos led the team in wins (11), strikeouts (106) and innings pitched (101). He also set a new single-season mark in appearances with 41, a record that still stands today. As a senior, Santos went 9-3 out of the bullpen with a 3.92 ERA in 34 appearances.

Santos still finds his name in numerous places amongst the UNCG record books. He is still fourth all-time in school history in career winning percentage at .714 after posting a 20-8 record in his two seasons. He is also fifth all-time in career ERA (3.58) and wins (20). He notched eight saves in his career, which ranks eighth all-time, as well.

Between his junior and senior seasonS, Santos played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod League. There, he posted a 1.42 ERA while recording 11 saves and was named to the CCBL all-league pitching staff. Prior to coming to UNCG, Santos played two seasons at Reedley Junior College, where he was named all-conference and earned team MVP honors both seasons.