The coach said Tuesday that he would be turning in a letter of resignation to the school. Randall, who also was a substitute teacher in the district the past school year, will pursue a position in law enforcement.

“I’ve taken a few tests and passed them,” Randall said. “I have to go through a whole long process.”

Randall just completed his first and only year at Tonganoxie. The Chieftains went 2-19 after falling to Basehor-Linwood in the first round of a Class 4A regional May 20 in Tonganoxie.

Randall didn’t attend the Chieftains final game. His wife gave birth to a son at 4:07 a.m. that day. Boston Wesley Randall weighed 6 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces and measured 18.5 inches in length.

“He’s a little guy,” Randall said.

Although he didn’t coach the team in its final game, Randall said he kept in touch with assistant coach Mike Gilner for baseball updates.

Randall won’t completely leave baseball. He’ll umpire some Kansas City T-Bones games this summer, including the first series that begins June 6. The next evening, Randall will celebrate his 32nd birthday as the home plate umpire.

Randall already has gotten his uniform tailored. He has experience umpiring in minor league baseball.

“I’m just anticipating working in front of a couple thousand people and getting booed,” Randall said. “That’s the part I miss the most.”

As for Tonganoxie, the Chieftains will have their third coach in as many years next spring.

Randall said he always has enjoyed the interaction with young players.

“I like to teach kids how to play better,” Randall said. “I think we could have won eight or nine games and they could say which one they let slip away.”

Whoever the coach will be, he will inherit a team with eager for better days. The Chieftains have won three games the past two seasons.

“Coming in, I knew it was a three- or four-year process,” Randall said.