Matt Fincher

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Matt Fincher
Biographical details
Born Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1980–1981 Wofford College
1982–1983 Georgia College
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985 Eastern Illinois (graduate assistant)
1986–1990 Georgia C&S (assistant)
1994–1996 Georgia (assistant)
1997 Andrew (interim HC)
1997–2006 Chatham Anglers (assistant)
1998–2019 USC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall503–701
TournamentsASUN: 0–2
Big South: 0–1
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • ASUN Coach of the Year (2012)

Matt Fincher is an American former college baseball coach and player. He served as head coach of the USC Upstate Spartans baseball program from 1998 until 2019. From 1997 to 2006, he was assistant coach of the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. His uniform number "23" was retired by Chatham in 2006. [1] He hails from Athens, Georgia. [2] On May 31, 2019, Fincher stepped down as the head coach at USC Upstate. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
USC Spartanburg/Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference)(1998–2006)
1998USC Spartanburg 13–405–2411th
1999USC Spartanburg 21–335–2511th
2000USC Spartanburg 13–406–2410th
2001USC Spartanburg 12–424–2611th
2002USC Spartanburg 21–345–2411th
2003USC Spartanburg 28–269–1811th
2004USC Spartanburg 24–2811–1910th
2005USC Upstate 33–2114–167th
2006USC Upstate 33–2413–146th
2007USC Upstate 34–2515–155th
USC Upstate Spartans (ASUN Conference)(2007–2018)
2008 USC Upstate 25–2917–166thineligible
2009 USC Upstate 17–377–2311thineligible
2010 USC Upstate 19–378–1911thineligible
2011 USC Upstate 19–3610–189th
2012 USC Upstate 39–2416–102nd Atlantic Sun Tournament
2013 USC Upstate 28–309–188th
2014 USC Upstate 17–386–209th
2015 USC Upstate 15–384–178th
2016 USC Upstate 22–305–158th
2017 USC Upstate 24–317–147th
2018 USC Upstate 23–285–148th
USC Upstate Spartans (Big South Conference)(2019)
2019 USC Upstate 23–309–178th Big South Tournament
USC Spartanburg/Upstate:503–701190–406
Total:503–701

      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

  1. ↑ Adler, Eric (August 10, 2006). "Farewell Fincher: Chatham Says Goodbye To Its Beloved Assistant Coach After 10 Years Of Service With The A's". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. pp. 61–62.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". www.upstatespartans.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Matt Fincher steps down as USC Upstate baseball coach". www.goupstate.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.



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