Greg Lovelady

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Greg Lovelady
Biographical details
Born (1979-01-11) January 11, 1979 (age 45)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001 Miami (FL)
2001 Utica Blue Sox
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004 Miami (FL) (assistant)
2005–2013 Wright State (assistant)
2014–2016 Wright State
2017–2023 UCF
Head coaching record
Overall349–204
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Greg Lovelady (born January 11, 1979) is an American baseball coach. Lovelady played college baseball at Miami (FL), where as a catcher and four-year letter winner, he won the 1999 College World Series and 2001 College World Series. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Florida Marlins organization, and played one season with the Utica Blue Sox before turning to coaching. He served three more years at Miami, working with catchers. In his seven years in Coral Gables, the Hurricanes reached five College World Series, winning two, and appeared in the Super Regional round all seven years. In 2005, Lovelady accepted an assistant coach position at Wright State. Two years later, he added associate head coach duties. With Rob Cooper's move to Penn State, Lovelady was elevated to the top job. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Lovelady's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [6]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League)(2014–2016)
2014 Wright State 35–2225–41st
2015 Wright State 43–1721–82nd NCAA Regional
2016 Wright State 46–1723–61st NCAA Regional
Wright State:124–5669–18
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference)(2017–2023)
2017 UCF 40–2215–91st NCAA Regional
2018 UCF 35–2113–105th
2019 UCF 36–2211–136th
2020 UCF 15–30–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 UCF 31–3018–14T-4th The American tournament
2022 UCF 35–2514–102nd The American tournament
2023 UCF 33–2612–124th The American tournament
UCF:225–14983–68
Total:349–204

      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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