Gary Ward (baseball coach)
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Gary Ward is a former baseball
coach in the United States
. He was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University from 1978 to 1996, compiling a record of 953–313–1. Ward won 17 Big Eight Conference
championships at OSU, including 16 in a row from 1980 to 1996. He led his team to 18 40-win seasons, and 12 times his teams finished in the top 10. He later became the head baseball coach at New Mexico State University
. During his tenure, he became only the 24th coach in college baseball history to gain 1,000 career wins. He is currently an assistant at New Mexico State under his son, Rocky.
From 1971 to 1979, he served as the head baseball coach at Yavapai Junior College
. He compiled a 240–83 record, including two national championships in 1975 and 1977. From 1963 to 1969, he was the head baseball and basketball coach at Collinsville High School
. He played baseball and basketball at New Mexico State.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
coach in the United States
United States
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. He was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University from 1978 to 1996, compiling a record of 953–313–1. Ward won 17 Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...
championships at OSU, including 16 in a row from 1980 to 1996. He led his team to 18 40-win seasons, and 12 times his teams finished in the top 10. He later became the head baseball coach at New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
. During his tenure, he became only the 24th coach in college baseball history to gain 1,000 career wins. He is currently an assistant at New Mexico State under his son, Rocky.
From 1971 to 1979, he served as the head baseball coach at Yavapai Junior College
Yavapai College
Yavapai College is a community college located in Yavapai County, Arizona. The main Campus is in Prescott, with locations in Clarkdale, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, and Sedona.-History:...
. He compiled a 240–83 record, including two national championships in 1975 and 1977. From 1963 to 1969, he was the head baseball and basketball coach at Collinsville High School
Collinsville High School
Collinsville High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Collinsville Community Unit School District 10. In 2011, Collinsville High School had an enrollment of 1,985 students.-Academics:...
. He played baseball and basketball at New Mexico State.