New Orleans today announced that Bruce Peddie has been promoted to head coach, replacing Tom Walter (who left for Wake Forest last month). Walter said when he left that Peddie would be replacing him at UNO, and the school made it official Tuesday. Peddie spent the last three years as the Privateers’ associate head coach under Walter, and before coming to UNO he spent 11 years as the head coach at Division II Shippensburg (Pa.).

“It has always been my dream to be a Division I head coach, and I can’t begin to describe how excited I am,” said Peddie, who has 21 total years of coaching experience. “The tradition of this program combined with the love of college baseball in this city makes this an incredible opportunity.”