List of The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches

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.

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.

The Bulldogs have made 13 appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and one appearance in the College World Series. Legendary coach Chal Port led The Citadel in its only CWS appearance, recording one win and two losses in the event. The Bulldogs have also won 13 regular season and 8 SoCon Tournament championships.

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 770. "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]

Key

General
# Number of coaches[A 1]
GC Games coached
Elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Overall
OW Wins
OL Losses
OT Ties
O% Winning percentage

Conference[A 2]
CW Wins
CL Losses
CT Ties
C% Winning percentage

Postseason[A 3]
PA Total Appearances[A 4]
PW Total Wins
PL Total Losses
WA College World Series Appearances[A 5]
WW College World Series Wins
WL College World Series Losses

Championships
DC Division regular season[A 6]
CC Conference regular season
CT Conference tournament[A 7]

Coaches

List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 8]
# Name Term[A 9] GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PA PW PL WA WW WL DCs CCs CTs NCs Awards[2]
1 Unknown 1899–1904, 1906, 1913, 1939–1940 16 8 8 .500 0
2 Gunner, Mr.Mr. Gunner 1905 0
3 Moore, J. W.J. W. Moore 1907 0
4 Simpson, O. B. "Rip"O. B. "Rip" Simpson 1908 6 5 1 .833 0
5 Brothers, BabeBabe Brothers 1909 0
6 Schmick, George A.George A. Schmick 1910 10 4 6 0 .400 0
7 Legge, BarneyBarney Legge 1911 8 2 5 1 .313 0
8 McLaurin, RalphRalph McLaurin 1912 0
9 Rogers, George C.George C. Rogers 1914–1915, 1921–1924 62 26 36 .419 0
10 McMillan, Thomas S.Thomas S. McMillan 1916, 1919 20 8 12 .400 0
11 O'Brien, HarveyHarvey O'Brien 1917–1918 12 3 9 .250 0
12 Sabre, EdEd Sabre 1920 4 3 1 .750 0
13 Drummond, BulldogBulldog Drummond 1925 9 2 7 .222 0
14 Matthews, H. L. "Matty"H. L. "Matty" Matthews 1926–1930, 1937–1938 36 10 25 1 .292 0
15 Floyd, JimmyJimmy Floyd 1931 0
16 Gressette, TatumTatum Gressette 1935 0
17 Smith, Herman "Red"Herman "Red" Smith 1936 0
18 Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes 1947 7 2 5 .286 0 0
19 O'Neal, BunzyBunzy O'Neal 1948 13 6 7 .462 0 0
20 Clark, JeffJeff Clark 1949,1951 0 0 0
21 Bailey, JimJim Bailey 1950 0 0 0
22 McMillan, John D.John D. McMillan 1952–1953 20 9 11 .450 0 0 0
23 Montsdeoca, FredFred Montsdeoca 1954–1956 64 31 33 .484 13 10 .565 0 0
24 Erwin, MackMack Erwin 1957–1960 93 62 30 1 .672 24 12 1 .662 1 1 2 0 1 0
25 Newsome, JimJim Newsome 1961–1964 80 37 43 .463 15 30 .333 0
26 Port, ChalChal Port 1965–1991 1092 641 386 2 .624 240 156 1 .606 5 9 10 1 1 2 0 7 1 0 The Sporting News Coach of the Year (1990); SoCon Coach of the Year (1975, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991)
27 Jordan, FredFred Jordan 1992–Present 1427 798 629 .559 386 271 .588 7 4 14 0 0 0 5 7 0 SoCon Coach of the Year (1995, 1999, 2003, 2010)

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. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2013 college baseball season.
  9. The Citadel did not sponsor a baseball team from 1932 to 1934 or 1941 to 1946.

References

  1. The Citadel 2011 Baseball Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 105. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. "Coaches of the Year". citadelsports.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
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