Ryan Gilles begins his second season as a Graduate Manager/Operations for Belmont Baseball. In his role, Gilles handles day-to-day operations, road trip planning, and other behind-the-scenes duties. 

Prior to his arrival in Nashville, Gilles served as the head softball coach at Aquinas High School where he guided the team to the conference title in 2018. At Aquinas High School, Gilles also served as an Assistant Acitivities Director and Physical Education teacher. 

Gilles also served as an assistant girls basketball coach at Viterbo University for four years. While at Belmont, Gilles also works for the Tennessee Titans as a Sponsorship and Marketing Intern and with the Nashville Predators as a Guest Services intern. 

Gilles received his Bachelors of Exercise Sports Science-Fitness degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2016. He is currently working on his Masters of Sport Administration degree at Belmont.