Noah Shackles will begin his fourth campaign in Reno in 2026, serving as assistant coach.
Over his three seasons on staff, Shackles has been instrumental in the Wolf Pack's success, including winning the 2025 Mountain West regular season championship. Shackles has helped oversee 11 Nevada players earn All-Mountain West honors, including eight members of the batting order, along with four players be selected in the past two years' (2023-24) Major League Baseball Drafts.
In 2025, Shackles defensive work with the Wolf Pack paid dividends as Nevada posted a .977 fielding percentage, its highest since 2021 (.979). The work contributed to Sean Yamaguchi's being named 2025 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and earning Freshman All-America recognition from the NCBWA and Perfect Game, as Yamaguchi committed just four errors and posted a fielding percentage of .969 at third base.
Jesse Pierce (2023 All-Mountain West Second Team) and Taylor Holder (2024 Second Team) are among the batters joining the Pack over the past two seasons who have earned all-conference recognition, with Holder breaking out in 2024 batting .307 with team-leading figures in home runs (14), slugging percentage (.663), and OPS (1.052).
The Wolf Pack defense has also shown a year-to-year improvement, raising its 2024 fielding percentage to .973, up from .966 in 2023,while significantly cutting down its error total from 64 to 50 from 2023 to 2024.
Shackles came to Nevada after two seasons at Dallas Baptist, serving as the Patriots’ Director of Player Development. In 2021, Shackles served as a volunteer assistant with the Patriots, working with catchers and infielders, and helping guide the team to Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles, capturing the Fort Worth Regional, and an appearance at the Columbia Super Regional. In 2022, the Patriots once again reached the postseason, appearing at the Austin Regional.
Shackles also has connections to the William Jessup program, having spent the 2020 campaign on the staff, working primarily with catchers and infielders.
Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Shackles was both the 2015 Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year and the Interscholastic Honolulu Player of the Year. Following a standout prep career at Mid-Pacific Institute, Shackles played two seasons at Alvin Community College in Texas. Following his freshman season, he was named to the Texas/New Mexico JUCO All-Star Game.
After two years at Alvin CC, Shackles finished his collegiate career at William Jessup, playing the 2018 season under McKinley’s tutelage. As a two-year starter with the Warriors, Shackles helped lead William Jessup to a pair of Golden State Athletic Conference titles. In 2019, he hit .327 with a .413 on-base percentage and 35 RBI, while posting a .991 fielding percentage.
Shackles received a degree in Business Management from William Jessup in 2019.
