Chris Curry (baseball)

Last updated
Chris Curry
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Little Rock
Conference Ohio Valley
Record237–262
Biographical details
Born (1977-11-17) November 17, 1977 (age 46)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1997–1998 Meridian C. C.
1999 Mississippi State
1999 Eugene Emeralds
2000–2001 Lansing Lugnuts
2000–2002 Daytona Cubs
2001–2002 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
2002 Iowa Cubs
2003–2005 Norwich Navigators
2006 Gary SouthShore RailCats
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007 Hendrix (asst.)
2008 Arkansas Tech (asst.)
2009–2010 Arkansas (asst.)
2011–2012Meridian C. C.
2013–2014 Northwestern State (asst.)
2015–present Little Rock
Head coaching record
Overall237–262 (NCAA)
69–44 (NJCAA)
TournamentsSun Belt: 2–9
OVC:1–4
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Miss-Lou Conference Championship (2012)
  • OVC regular season (2024)
Awards
  • OVC Coach of the Year (2024)
  • Miss-Lou Conference Coach of the Year (2012)
  • Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2016)

Christopher Michael Curry (born November 11, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Curry is the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball team.

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Amateur career

Curry attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas. Curry played for the school's varsity baseball team. The San Francisco Giants selected Curry in the 26th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, and enrolled at Meridian Community College, to play college baseball for the Meridian Eagles baseball team.

As a freshman at Meridian, Curry was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round, but he returned for a sophomore season at Meridian. He was again drafted by the Tigers, this time in the 48th round. He instead accepted a scholarship to Mississippi State University to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team.

In the 1999 season as a junior, Curry hit .295, 8 home runs, 11 doubles and 51 RBIs.

Professional career

Curry was drafted in the 9th round by the Chicago Cubs in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft.

Curry began his professional career with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A Northwest League, where he batted .227 with two home runs.

Coaching career

On November 7, 2008, Curry was named a volunteer assistant for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. [1] On July 17, 2010, Curry was introduced as the head coach at Meridian Community College. [2] Curry lead Meridian to a 69–44 record as the head coach. On June 26, 2012, Curry was named the pitching coach at Northwestern State. [3]

After two seasons at Northwestern State, Curry was named the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball program. [4] Curry lead the Trojans to a 26–26 regular season record and a third-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference in 2016, as a result, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Meridian Eagles (Miss-Lou Conference)(2011–2012)
2011Meridian 35–22
2012Meridian 34–221st
Meridian Community College:69–44
Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference)(2015–2022)
2015 Little Rock 16–3312–17T-8th
2016 Little Rock 26–2817–13T-3rd Sun Belt Tournament
2017 Little Rock 21–3411–184th (West) Sun Belt Tournament
2018 Little Rock 28–2815–143rd (West) Sun Belt Tournament
2019 Little Rock 29–2818–112nd (West) Sun Belt Tournament
2020 Little Rock 9–80–0(West)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Little Rock 21–3011–13T-3rd (West) Sun Belt Tournament
2022 Little Rock 24–2611–188th
Little Rock:95–104
Little Rock Trojans (Ohio Valley Conference)(2023–present)
2023 Little Rock 31–2314–82nd Ohio Valley Tournament
2024 Little Rock 32–2419–81st Ohio Valley Tournament
Little Rock:237–26233–16
Total:237–262

      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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References

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