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Matt Zieba

Matt Zieba begins his 12th year as an assistant coach with the UW-La Crosse baseball program in 2026-27. He coaches the outfielders and assists with hitters. 
2026
  • The Eagles finished 33-14 overall and 21-7 to finish second in the WIAC.
  • Earned an at-large bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III National Tournament.
  • UWL went 1-2 at the NCAA III Regional where they defeated Millikin University (Ill.) 7-2 before falling to Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio) 5-4 and Warburg College (Iowa) 7-6.
  • Chris Calico was named to the ABCA Division III Region All-Defensive team while AJ Curtis, Owen Deprez, Brady Burrill and Austin Olla all earned All-Region honors.
2025
  • Went 35-11 overall and 23-5 to finish second in the WIAC. Finished the season ranked 14th in the final D3baseball.com Top-25 poll. The 35 wins was the third most in a single season at UWL.
  • Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA III National Tournament and was selected to host an opening round Regional. Went 2-2 with wins over Bethany Lutheran College (4-2) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College (Calif.) (8-6). The Eagles then lost 11-2 and 6-2 to Claremont in the Regional Championship.
  • Helped coach George Seaman who was named an ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American.
  • Had six players earn All-Region honors including George Seaman, Anthony Vivian, Mac Born, Caleb Matl, Andrew Rajkovich and Nate Witte.
2024
  • UWL finished the 2024 season with the second most victories in a single season as they were 36-16 overall and 16-8 in WIAC play.
  • UWL earned an at-large bid to NCAA III National Tournament and was selected host opening Regional tournament. The Eagles went 4-1 at the Regional to advance to their second consecutive NCAA III Super Regional. In a three-game series with UW-Whitewater, UWL won game one 3-2 before falling 8-0 and 8-2.
  • Helped coach Mac Born who was named a D3baseball.com Second Team All-American.
  • Had five players earn All-Region honors including George Seaman, Anthony Vivian, Mac Born, Chris VandenHeuvel and Nate Witte.
  • Team finished with a school record with 474 runs, 81 home runs and 425 RBIs.
2023
  • UWL finished 36-13 overall and 18-6 in the WIAC to finish second. Ranked 8th on the final D3baseball.com Top-25 poll.
  • Eagles won the WIAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA III National Tournament.  The tournament title was the Eagles second since Zieba joined the coaching staff (2016, 2023).
  • The Eagles advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships for the third time (2015, 2016, 2023) in school history. UWL earned the trip to the World Series by defeating UW-Stevens Point in a best of three series 2-1 (10-7, 20-24, 16-10).
  • Anthony Vivian was named a 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Fourth Team All-American
2022
  • Finished 24-18 overall and 16-12 to finish third in the WIAC.
  • Mac Born and Jack Olver earned All-Region honors.
  • Caleb Matl, Mac Born and Jack Olver named WIAC First Team All-Conference
UWL Highlights 2012-2021
  • Teams qualified for the NCAA III National Tournament in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
  • The Eagles advanced to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships in 2015 and 2016.
    • 2015 saw the Eagles go on a magical run as advanced to the best-of-three championships series where they fell 2-0 to SUNY Cortland to finish national runner-up.
    • UWL made a return trip to the NCAA III Championship in 2016 where they went 1-2 and finished fourth in the final D3baseball.com Top-25 poll.
  • UWL has qualified eight times for the WIAC Tournament.
  • Led the Eagles to WIAC Regular Season Championships in 2012 and 2016.
Prior to UWL
  • Zieba spent six seasons as the head coach at Tomah High School (Wis.) where he earned Mississippi Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2011.
Education and Playing Career
  • Earned his undergraduate degree from UWL in 2006 in health and physical education.
  • Earned his master's degree from UWL in 2015 in school health education.
  • Four-year letter winner for the Eagles
    • WIAC Honorable Mention All-Conference (2004, 2005)
    • A career .328 hitter, Zieba is tied for 18th in career doubles (28) and ranks 21st in career hits (135) at UWL.
Personal
  • Matt and his wife, Amanda, live in Holmen with their two sons, Kameron and Riley.
  • Zieba also teaches middle school health in the Onalaska (Wis.) School District.