Former Hahnville all-district infielder Chad Caillet is going to the College World Series.
Caillet, who played for Hahnville in the early 90s, has spent the last two years as an assistant coach with Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles (40-24) shocked the nation last week by beating Florida 7-6 to punch their ticket to their first College World Series appearance ever.
Southern Miss will open the double-elimination tournament on June 14 when they take on No. 1 seed Texas at 6 p.m.
Caillet, who came to Southern Miss after spending a couple-month stint at McNeese State, was an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana University for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. His responsibilities there included the hitters and infielders, while also having the role of recruiting coordinator for the program. In that role, his 2006 and 2007 signing classes were recognized nationally.
Prior to working at SLU, Caillet spent four years at Meridian Community College, including one season as the head coach. During his lone year at the helm of that program, Caillet led his team to a 44-14 record, including a perfect mark in home games. The squad won both the MACJC State and Central Division championships and advanced to regional play. That team also garnered a Top 10 national junior college ranking and Caillet earned MACJC Coach of the Year honors.
As an assistant coach at MCC, he was part of a staff that won two Region 23 Championships and made two straight Junior College World Series appearances. Both of those teams were nationally ranked in the Top 10.
His coaching stops also included a year at Mississippi College and Millsaps College, after getting his start with a year-long stint at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. His coaching resume also had him work two summers in the Cotton States League. His second summer was in the role of manager for the Meridian Marauders, which won its first league championship.
As a player, he was an all-district infielder at Hahnville and went on to play for Copiah-Lincoln, before finishing his career at Southern Miss as an infielder under head coach Hill Denson.
He earned both his Bachelor’s degree (1998) and his Master’s degree (2000) from Southern Miss, while also finishing his career at the school as an infielder under head coach Hill Denson. Caillet is married to the former Jessica Compretta of Bay St. Louis, Miss., and they have one daughter, Carsyn and a son, Coby.
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