Barry Davis (baseball)

Last updated
Dr. Barry Davis
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Rider
Conference MAAC
Record483–520–1 (.482)
Biographical details
Alma mater Bridgewater College '87
Playing career
1984–1987 Bridgewater
Position(s) SS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988 George Mason (asst.)
1989 Frostburg State (asst.)
1990–2000 Gloucester CC
2001–2004 Georgia Southwestern
2005–presentRider
Head coaching record
Overall483–520–1 (.482) (NCAA) 434–109–5 (.797) (NJCAA) 137–87–1 (.611) (NAIA)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–8
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2x MAAC: 2013, 2015
4x MAAC Tournament: 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023
Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference: 2002
4x NJCAA D3: 1992–1993, 1999–2000
8x NJCAA D3 Region XIX: 1992–1996, 1998–2000
Awards
3x MAAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2013, 2015)
NJCBA D1 Coach of the Year (2010)
Georgia Dugout Club NAIA Coach of the Year (2002)
4x NJCAA D3 Coach of the Year (1992–1993, 1999–2000)
Gloucester County College Sports Hall of Fame 2010, Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame 2010, Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame 2014, and the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 2016.

Dr. Barry Davis is an American baseball coach, who is the current the head baseball coach of the Rider Broncs. He has held that position since prior to the start of the 2005 season. Under Davis, Rider has reached four NCAA tournaments, in 2008, 2010 and 2021 and 2023. He has been named MAAC Coach of the Year three times: 2006, 2013, and 2015 [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Prior to Rider, Davis was the head coach at NJCAA school Gloucester County College (1990–2000) and then-NAIA school Georgia Southwestern State University (2001–2004). At Gloucester, Davis won four NJCAA Division III national championships. [1] [5] [6] [7]

Davis has been inducted in four Hall of Fames. He was inducted into the Gloucester County College Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. [8] and the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Davis was also inducted into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 and the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2016.

Davis holds a bachelor's degree from Bridgewater College (Virginia) in health and physical education, a master's degree in education from Frostburg State University (Maryland) and a doctoral degree in sports leadership from Concordia University at Chicago.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Davis's yearly records as a collegiate baseball head coach. [1] [6] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Gloucester CC (NJCAA)(1990–2000)
Gloucester CC (NJCAA):434–109–5National Junior College World Series Champions (1992–93,99–2000)
Georgia Southwestern (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference)(2001–2004)
2001Georgia Southwestern 29–2517–94thGAC Conference Tournament
2002Georgia Southwestern 49–1319–51stNAIA Regional
2003Georgia Southwestern 35–1815–104thGAC Conference Tournament
2004Georgia Southwestern 24–31-15–16GAC Conference Tournament
Georgia Southwestern (NAIA):137–87-156–40
Rider (MAAC)(2005–present)
2005 Rider 21–2914–136th
2006 Rider 25–3117–10T-3rdMAAC Tournament
2007 Rider 20–2911–157th
2008 Rider 29–2813–104th NCAA Regional
2009 Rider 26–2314–10T-4thMAAC Tournament
2010 Rider 36–2315–9T-3rd NCAA Regional
2011 Rider 33–1816–72ndMAAC Tournament
2012 Rider 22–3413–114th MAAC tournament
2013 Rider 35–2218–61st MAAC tournament
2014 Rider 16–337–1510th
2015 Rider 28–2215–61st MAAC tournament
2016 Rider 18–3310–148th
2017 Rider 24–28–112–126th MAAC tournament
2018 Rider 12–357–1610th
2019 Rider 17–368–16T-9th
2020 Rider 6–80–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Rider 23–1818–163rd NCAA Regional
2022 Rider 28–2612–10T-4th MAAC tournament
2023 Rider 36–2114–72nd NCAA Regional
2024 Rider 28–2318–63rd MAAC tournament
Rider:483–520–1 (.482)252–209 (.547)
Total:1,054–716–7 (.595)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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