McCall Salmon

Last updated
McCall Salmon
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Central Michigan
Conference MAC
Record53–67 (.442)
Biographical details
Alma mater Aquinas College
Playing career
2004–2007 Aquinas
Position(s)First Baseman
Utility Player
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2013 Davenport (asst.)
2014–2019 Davenport
2020–Present Central Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall288–151 (.656)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a Head Coach:

WHAC Regular Season Champion (2014–2017)
4× WHAC Tournament Champion (2014–2017)
As an Assistant Coach:
2× WHAC Regular Season Champion (2011, 2012)
2× WHAC Tournament Champion (2011, 2013)
As a Player:

3× WHAC Regular Season Champion (2005–2007)

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Awards
As a Head Coach:

2× WHAC Coach of the Year
As a Player:
NAIA Scholar Athlete (2007)
All-WHAC (2004, 2006, 2007)

All-WHAC Academic Team (2006, 2007)

McCall Salmon is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Central Michigan. [1]

Coaching career

Central Michigan

On June 20, 2019, Salmon was announced as the new head coach of the Central Michigan softball program. [2] [3]

Head coaching record

Sources: [4]

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Davenport Panthers (Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference)(2014–2017)
2014Davenport 38–1016–21st NAIA Opening Round Championship
2015Davenport 42–1015–3T-1st NAIA Opening Round Championship
2016Davenport 39–1215–31st NAIA Opening Round
2017Davenport 49–1016–41st NAIA World Series
Davenport Panthers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2018–2019)
2018Davenport 35–2117–132nd
2019Davenport 32–2122–102nd
Davenport:235–84 (.737)101–35 (.743)
Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference)(2020–Present)
2020 Central Michigan 6–130–0
2021 Central Michigan 20–2818–206th
2022 Central Michigan 27–2617–113rd
Central Michigan:53–67 (.442)35–31 (.530)
Total:288–151 (.656)

      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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  4. "Davenport Softball All-time Game Results". Static.DUPanthers.com. DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. Retrieved 23 June 2019.