Billy Tomblin is entering his 2nd season as head baseball coach for the Comets. Tomblin was previously Mayville State's assistant baseball coach for 9 years.
Since joining the staff in the spring of 2013, Tomblin has worked to make an impact in the program in numerous ways. Previous to Spring of 2013, Tomblin was a Graduate Assistant with the Mayville State University football program, working as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator since the fall of 2012. He continued in those roles, doubling up coaching both sports until 2017, when he made the move to being a full time baseball coach.
Tomblin has been active in the summers. He was the former head coach of the Badlands Big Sticks (Dickinson, ND) of the Northwoods League. In his first year at the helm, Tomblin led the team to a Lewis Division Championship. He was with the Big Sticks for 2 seasons. Previous to the Big Sticks, in the summer of 2016, Tomblin got his first head coaching gig and was named the head coach of the Titustown Titans of the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate League, a college summer league out of Norfolk, Virginia. The Titans had a rollercoaster type summer, struggling to find their groove until they went on a run in the playoffs and won the league championship.
An active member in the ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association), speaking at the South Dakota State Barnstormers Clinic in August of 2017. In 2023 he was named the ABCA National Assistant Coach of the Year.
Tomblin is a Fremont, California native and attended Irvington High School. After high school Tomblin attended Ohlone Junior College and Chabot Junior College before being recruited by Scott Berry and playing on two consecutive DAC Championship teams and receiving All-Conference honors behind the plate.
Tomblin completed his B.S. degree in Fitness and Wellness with a minor in Coaching from Mayville State University in 2012 and was named HPER Major of the Year. He then completed his M.S. degree in Leadership in Physical Education and Sport at North Dakota State University in 2014.
Tomblin resides in Mayville with his wife Ashley and their two boys, Billy and Cayson.
