Danny Hall (baseball)
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami (OH)
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, Michigan
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, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami (OH)
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, where he compiled a 69-26 (.726) record. From 1980 to 1987, he coached at Michigan
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The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...
, where he compiled a 368-111-1 record as an assistant coach. From 1988 to 1993, he coached at Kent State, where he compiled a 208-117(.640) record.
Danny Hall's accomplishments put him in the annals
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of all-time great Georgia Tech coaches. He has compiled a 652-294(.689) record, has led Tech to post-season play 13 out of 15 seasons, and has taken Tech to its only College World Series
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appearances in 1994, 2000, and 2006. Over the last three seasons, Tech has led the ACC with a 74-38 conference record. This includes a school record 25 consecutive conference wins in the 2004 season. Hall's 737 wins as head coach make him the winningest head coach in all of Tech sports history. Hall and softball
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's Sharon Perkins are the only current head coaches at Tech with winning records in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
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