Hired in July of 2024, Tristan McAlister is entering his first school year serving as the director of baseball operations at UNCG.
McAlister comes to Greensboro from Mount St. Mary’s University, where he served as the director of baseball operations since July of 2023.
While working with the Mountaineers baseball program, McAlister was responsible for managing, collecting and organizing Trackman data. Additionally, he organized and coordinated events for the team and played a large role in scouting, coaching and skill development through video and written reports.
With McAlister in the wings, the 2024 season saw the Mountaineers achieve their first back-to-back seasons with at least 22 wins since the 2006-07 campaign. The team went on to win a playoff game in their first postseason appearance since 2018. They also set a new standard in the program for stolen bases when they broke their record with 102 on 136 attempts.
While working at Mount St. Mary’s, where he competed as an outfielder from 2022-23, McAlister also got a taste of working in the major leagues while working as an associate scout for the Baltimore Orioles from February to May. He was responsible for recording videos of top MLB prospects and writing evaluation reports. He also assisted the Detroit Tigers with workouts by throwing batting practices, hitting fungos for fielding during practice and setting up/tearing down field setups for MLB prospects.
While McAlister was in school, he offered private lessons to peers as a baseball trainer from June 2021 to May 2023 and mentored professional, college and high school baseball players. He specialized in teaching athletes hitting, stealing bases and defense.
McAlister’s college baseball career began at Patrick Henry Community College under Ellis during the 2020-21 campaign, where he batted .353 and finished the season as a member of the NJCAA World Series All-Tournament Team. While at Patrick Henry, he led the country with 52 stolen bases and was named to the all-region team. McAlister then transferred to compete at Mount St. Mary’s through the 2023 campaign, where he was a .323 hitter to land inside the top 15 in program history as well as finishing top five in stolen bases (37).
During the summer, McAlister competed with the Mystic Schooners (2022) in the New England Collegiate Baseball League as well as with the Winchester Royals (2021 & 2023) and Purcellville Cannons (2023) in the Valley Baseball League.
McAlister is a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and earned a bachelor's and associate degree in business in May of 2023.
