List of The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches

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The Citadel Bulldogs baseball program is a college baseball team that represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I.

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The Citadel did not begin keeping complete records for its baseball program until 1954, after seven schools left the SoCon to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. Known records for full seasons are listed below. Partial season records are not included.

There have been 27 head baseball coaches at The Citadel, many of whom also coached football and/or basketball. Of coaches with known records, Fred Jordan has won the most games with 831. "Rip" Simpson recorded the highest winning percentage, at .833 in 1908. Of coaches with more than one season at the helm, Mack Erwin's .672 winning percentage is the highest. Chal Port coached for 27 seasons, the longest of any coach. [1]

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List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards*Statistics correct as of the end of the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season
#NameTerm [A 8] GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PAPWPLWAWWWLDCsCCsCTsNCsAwards [A 9] [2]
1Unknown1899–1904, 1906, 1913, 1939–194016880.5000
2Mr. Gunner19050
3J. W. Moore19070
4O. B. "Rip" Simpson19086510.8330
5Babe Brothers19090
6George A. Schmick191010460.4000
7Barney Legge19118251.3130
8 Ralph McLaurin 19120
9 George C. Rogers 1914–1915, 1921–19246226360.4190
10 Thomas S. McMillan 1916, 1919208120.4000
11 Harry J. O'Brien 1917–191812390.2500
12Ed Sabre19204310.7500
13Bulldog Drummond19259270.2220
14 H. L. "Matty" Matthews 1926–1930, 1937–19383610251.2920
15Jimmy Floyd19310
16 Tatum Gressette 19350
17 Red Smith 19360
18Dusty Rhodes19477250.28600
19Bunzy O'Neal194813670.46200
20Jeff Clark1949,1951000
21Jim Bailey1950000
22 John D. McMillan 1952–1953209110.450000
23 Fred Montsdeoca 1954–19566431330.48413100.56500
24 Mack Erwin 1957–19609362301.67224121.662112010
25 Jim Newsome 1961–19648037430.46315300.3330
26 Chal Port 1965–199110926413862.6242401561.6065910112710 SN (1990); SoCon (1975, 79, 82, 83, 90, 91)
27 Fred Jordan 1992–201715378317060.5413993060.5667414000570 SoCon (1995, 99, 2003, 10)
28 Tony Skole 2018–20243391232160.36322760.229000000000

Notes

  1. A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. The Citadel was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1908 until 1936, but the conference did not sponsor baseball. The Southern Conference did not sponsor baseball until 1947.
  3. Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
  4. Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1947.
  5. College World Series appearances include seasons with CWS bids since the tournament began in 1947.
  6. The Southern Conference used divisions from 1969 to 1970 and 1984 to 1988.
  7. The Southern Conference held a tournament from 1950 until 1953 and resumed the tournament in 1984.
  8. The Citadel did not sponsor a baseball team from 1932 to 1934 or 1941 to 1946.
  9. National, regional and conference coach of the year awards.

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References

  1. The Citadel 2011 Baseball Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 105. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. "Coaches of the Year". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.