Greg Frady

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Greg Frady
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Frady in 2014
Biographical details
Born (1962-12-02) December 2, 1962 (age 59)
Ellijay, Georgia, United States
Alma mater Troy University
Playing career
1984–1987 Troy Trojans
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988-1989 Columbus State(grad. asst.)
1990–1996 North Florida Community College
1997–2003 Central Florida (asst.)
2005-2006 Georgia State(asst.)
2007-2019 Georgia State
Head coaching record
Overall503–419–1 (.546)
TournamentsSun Belt: 1–3
NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship appearances (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)
1 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championship (2009)
1 NCAA Regional appearances (2009)

Greg Frady (born December 2, 1962) [1] is an American college baseball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Georgia State Panthers baseball team since the start of the 2007 season until the end of the 2019 season. He also served as general manager of the German National team. Frady was the head coach at North Florida Community College from 1990–1996. Before serving as North Florida Community College head coach, Frady played for Troy from 1984–1987. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Columbus State University. From 1997–2003, he served as an assistant at Central Florida before being hired as an assistant coach at Georgia State in 2004. He became general manager for the German national team in 2004 and head coach at Georgia State in 2007. In July, 2020, he was named the first Head Coach of the Nanaimo NightOwls of the West Coast League, signed to a five year contract to lead the team at historic Serauxmen Stadium. The 2021 season, to be the debut of the NightOwls with Frady at the helm, was cancelled due to the pandemic.

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German national team

Since becoming manager for the German national baseball team, the team has gone from having to qualify to enter tournaments to being ranked 17th in the world rankings. [2] While coaching in Germany, Frady has recruited players from the nation to play for the Georgia State Panthers team. [3] Frady was hired by the team in 2004, leading them through the 2004 European Championships. [4]

Coaching career

North Florida Community College

After completing his graduate program at Columbus State University, Frady was hired by North Florida Community College to serve as head coach where he racked up a record of 187-112. [5] During his time at NFCC, he served as Rotary Club president in Madison, Florida. [5]

Georgia State

Frady began his career at Georgia State in 2004, working as an associate coach under former head coach Mike Hurst. After Hurst's retirement, Frady was promoted to head coach where he racked up a record of 228-173-1 over his first 7 years. This represents the second most wins in Georgia State History, shadowed only by Mike Hurst's 293 wins. [5] During his tenure, the Panthers won their first conference tournament championship, taking them to the NCAA regional tournament for the first time ever. [6] The 39 wins made that season also represented the record for most wins in a season. [5] During the 2010 season, his Panthers led the nation in runs per game, and during the 2011 season, the Panthers made a school-record ERA. [5]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Frady's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [5] [7] [8]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
North Florida Community College (Records Not Available)(1990–1996)
North Florida CC:133–540–0
Georgia State Panthers (Colonial Athletic Association)(2007–2013)
2007 Georgia State 26–3215–156thCAA Tournament
2008 Georgia State 33–2312–177th
2009 Georgia State 39–2212–92nd NCAA Regional
2010 Georgia State 34–23–117–6–12ndCAA Tournament
2011 Georgia State 37–2117–134thCAA Tournament
2012 Georgia State 24–3114–167th
2013 Georgia State 35–2114–135th
Georgia State Panthers (Sun Belt Conference)(2014–2019)
2014 Georgia State 25–3111–19T-8th
2015 Georgia State 30–2715–135th Sun Belt Tournament
2016 Georgia State 24–3110–20T-9th
2017 Georgia State 22–3310–205th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2018 Georgia State 26–2910–195th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2019 Georgia State 15–416–246th (East)
Georgia State:370–365–1163–204–1
Total:503–419–1

      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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