| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Crystal Lake, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1967 | Iowa Western |
| 1968 | Southern Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Western Illinois (JV) |
| 1973–1975 | Iowa Western |
| 1976–2006 | Indiana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,174–779–9 (.601) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Mideast Regional (1986) MVC (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995) | |
| Awards | |
| Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year (1979, 1983, 1984) | |
Bob Warn is a former Indiana State Sycamores baseball coach. While coaching Indiana State University's Baseball team, he led the Sycamores to six Missouri Valley Conference (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995) championships, seven NCAA tournament (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995) appearances, and a College World Series (1986) appearance while compiling a record of 1,079-745-9 (.591). Five of his teams finished the season ranked in the Top 30 in the country (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1989) [1] In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame. [2] In 2009, the Indiana State Sycamores baseball field was named Bob Warn Field in his honor. [3]
Seventeen of Warn's players went on to play in the major leagues, including Zane Smith, Wallace Johnson, Clint Barmes and Joe Thatcher. He was named MVC Coach of the Year thrice; 1979, 1983 & 1984.
Warn's Indiana State teams featured 16 All-Americans and 60 All-Conference (First Team) players, while his Iowa Western teams placed two players on the JUCO All-American rolls.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Western Reivers (ICCAC)(1973–1975) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Iowa Western | ||||||||
| 1974 | Iowa Western | ||||||||
| 1975 | Iowa Western | 42-10 | 4th | JUCO World Series | |||||
| Iowa Western: | 104–38 | ||||||||
| Indiana State Sycamores (Independent)(1976) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Indiana State | 25–23 | |||||||
| Indiana State Sycamores (Missouri Valley Conference)(1977–2006) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Indiana State | 34–21 | 1–2 | 3rd | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1978 | Indiana State | 26-24-3 | 2–0 | 4th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1979 | Indiana State | 41–11 | 5–0 | 2nd | Midwestern Regional | ||||
| 1980 | Indiana State | 38–19 | 4–0 | 3rd | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1981 | Indiana State | 34–26 | 4–8 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1982 | Indiana State | 40–20 | 12–4 | 1st (East) | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1983 | Indiana State | 37–14–1 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | Mideast Regional | ||||
| 1984 | Indiana State | 36–23–1 | 7–6 | 3rd | Mideast Regional | ||||
| 1985 | Indiana State | 57–22 | 5–15 | T–1st | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1986 | Indiana State | 48–21 | 10–10 | 4th | College World Series | ||||
| 1987 | Indiana State | 45–18–1 | 10–10 | T-3rd | Central Regional | ||||
| 1988 | Indiana State | 31–28 | 6–14 | 6th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1989 | Indiana State | 48–21–1 | 13–7 | 2nd | South Regional | ||||
| 1990 | Indiana State | 43–21 | 8–12 | 4th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1991 | Indiana State | 42–23 | 15–9 | 3rd | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1992 | Indiana State | 40–19 | 13–8 | 3rd | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1993 | Indiana State | 35–23 | 12–9 | 4th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1994 | Indiana State | 28–28 | 5–16 | T-7th | |||||
| 1995 | Indiana State | 39–23 | 16–15 | 5th | Midwest II Regional | ||||
| 1996 | Indiana State | 22–31 | 10–19 | 8th | |||||
| 1997 | Indiana State | 24–30 | 9–23 | 9th | |||||
| 1998 | Indiana State | 37–18–1 | 23–9 | 2nd | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 1999 | Indiana State | 21–34 | 8–24 | 9th | |||||
| 2000 | Indiana State | 31–28-1 | 16–16 | 4th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2001 | Indiana State | 32–28 | 15–16 | 6th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Indiana State | 30–27 | 16–15 | 5th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Indiana State | 36–22 | 15–17 | 5th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Indiana State | 20–37 | 12–20 | 6th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Indiana State | 30–28 | 10–14 | 6th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Indiana State | 20–33 | 5–19 | 8th | |||||
| Indiana State: | 1,070–741–9 (.590) | 294–338 (.465) | |||||||
| Total: | 1,174–779–9 (.601) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||