Eric Dubose enters his third season with the University of West Alabama baseball program in 2026.
In his second season as Head Coach of the Tigers, DuBose won the GSC, marking the first GSC Title for West Alabama since 2015. In the middle of the season, UWA held a record of 20-22, before turning their season already, finishing 15-3 to secure their spot in the NCAA Tournament. Before the 2025 season, DuBose overhauled the roster, bringing in Joe Watkins, Eli Burwash, Jake Goolsby, Tanner Jones, and Nolan Phillips. In 2025, DuBose arguably put together the best year of his coaching career. Under DuBose's tutelage, Judah Buckner and Bryant Quimby were named All-Region and All-GSC while Buckner was named a Third Team All-American.
Playing 12 years in professional baseball, including five with the Baltimore Orioles, Dubose was drafted straight out of Patrician Academy in Butler, Ala. In the sixth round of the 1994 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, he decided to play collegiately at Mississippi State.
During his time in Starkville, he was an All-American in each season in the center of the diamond, including being named a Freshman All-America by
Baseball America and
Mizuno in 1995.
A two-time All-SEC selection, he led the pitching staff in strikeouts in each of his three seasons. With 428 strikeouts, he still holds the most strikeouts in Starkville. Additionally, he hurled 364.2 innings for second-most in Bulldog history.
During his sophomore year in 1996, he fanned 174 men in 133.1 innings for the second-most in a season.
In 2020, Dubose was inducted into
Mississippi State's Ron Polk Ring of Honor.
Participating in the USA Collegiate National Team in 1995, he was on the USA National Team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
From a 160th selection out of high school in the 1994 MLB Draft to 21st in 1997, Dubose was the seventh first-round selection to come out of Mississippi State as the Oakland Athletics drafted him.
After a four-year stint with the A's in their minor league system, he signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2002. Starting the season in AA Bowie, he worked his way up to "The Show" at the end of the season. He made his MLB Debut on Sept. 19, 2002 versus the Toronto Blue Jays.
Playing five seasons with the O's, he played in 52 games with 27 starts, posting a 9-15 overall record in 188.1 innings pitched.
Since 2012, he has been the president and co-owner of East Coast Baseball, working as the Director of Pitching and Player Placement Coordinator.
He also served as head coach at American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa and an assistant at UWA.
Dubose earned a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Mississippi State University.
