Ouachita Baptist University Athletics

David Brown was elevated to interim head coach in September of 2026 after six years as an assistant coach. Brown initially joined the Ouachita staff as pitching coach in 2021 and added recruiting coordinator duties in 2023.

During his tenure at Ouachita, Brown has helped the program secure two 30-plus win seasons, set a new school record in conference wins, and qualify for the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons in 2022 and 2023. Under his coaching, the Tigers have earned 10 All-Great American Conference selections as pitchers, including four-time all-conference starter Cooper Timmons and All-America two-way player Dustin Bermudez. He also coached Chase Oberle, who earned All-GAC honors in three straight seasons, including back-to-back first team honors in 2024 and 2025. Oberle was the league's newcomer of the year in 2024 after leading the GAC and ranking 10th nationally in ERA at 2.23.

In 2025, the Tiger pitchers led the GAC and ranked 18th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings at 9.0. In 2024, the Tigers had the third best pitching staff in the GAC in terms of ERA at 4.50. In 2023, Brown led the Tiger pitching staff to the best ERA in the GAC at 4.22 and the top spot in fewest homeruns allowed (31), as well as top three rankings in strikeouts, wins, saves, runs allowed, and earned runs allowed. In previous seasons, he helped lead the Tigers to the top five in 10 different GAC pitching categories, including including first in doubles allowed (2021), second in walks allowed (2021), third in strikeouts (2022), third in walks allowed (2022), and third in hits allowed (2021). 

Brown joined the Tigers after two seasons as the assistant pitching coach at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey. Mercer County was 44-19 in Brown's two seasons, reaching a No. 11 national ranking in 2019. The Vikings' team ERA of 3.71 under Brown in 2019 was 12th in NJCAA DII.

Brown also spent two seasons as the Pitching Coach for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms of the Coastal Plain League. The HiToms reached the final round of the Pettit Cup Playoffs, the CPL's championship.

Prior to coaching, Brown played four years at Kutztown University, graduating in 2018. He struck out 50 batters in 59.0 career innings and homered in his only career at-bat.

Brown and his wife, Emma, were married in June of 2023.