List of college baseball coaches with 1,000 wins
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Managers with 1,000 career wins
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Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams 1* Gordie Gillespie Gordie GillespieGordie Gillespie is an American baseball, football and basketball coach. He has been a head baseball coach for 58 years at Lewis University, Ripon College, and the University of St. Francis. With a career coaching record of 1,852–938–1, Gillespie has the most wins of any coach in...58 1874 945 1 Lewis 1953–1976, St. Francis (Ill.) 1977–1995, Ripon Ripon College (Wisconsin)Ripon College is a liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. It offers small class sizes and intensive mentoring to students. Ripon has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa--one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies. Alumni have high rates of success in the workforce as well as acceptance...
1996–2005, St. Francis (Ill.) 2006–present2* Augie Garrido Augie GarridoAugust Edmun Garrido, Jr. is a coach in NCAA Division I college baseball. As of June 12, 2011, Garrido has compiled a record of 1,817 wins, 823 losses, and 8 ties. He is currently in his 43rd season of collegiate coaching...41 1817 823 8 San Francisco St. San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
, 1969, Cal Poly, 1970-1972, Cal St. FullertonCal State Fullerton Titans baseballThe Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represents California State University, Fullerton in NCAA Division I college baseball. In 35 years of Division I play, the Titans have never had a losing season. They are supplied by DeMarini....
, 1973–1987, IllinoisIllinois Fighting IlliniThe Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports....
, 1988–1990, Cal St. Fullerton, 1991–1996, TexasTexas Longhorns baseballThe Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.The Texas Longhorns are the winningest program in college baseball history in terms of win percentage with .740 and ranks second all-time in total wins to the...
1997–present3* Gene Stephenson Gene StephensonGene Stephenson is the head baseball coach at Wichita State University. Through 28 seasons, he has compiled a 1552-511-3 record. He has the second most wins among active coaches, and ranks second all time in career victories. Only Augie Garrido of the University of Texas has had more wins. He...32 1742 607 3 Wichita St. 1978–present 4 Ed Cheff 34 1705 430 2 .799 Lewis-Clark State College Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewis–Clark State College is a public undergraduate college located in Lewiston, Idaho. It was founded in 1893, and has an annual enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. The college offers over 83 degrees and is well-known for its Criminal Justice, Education, Nursing, and Technical programs.-...
1977–20105* Mike Martin 31 1648 565 4 Florida St. Florida State Seminoles baseballThe Florida State Seminoles baseball team represents Florida State University in NCAA Division I college baseball and are one of the most successful collegiate baseball programs in the United States without a College World Series championship....
1980–present6 Larry Hays Larry HaysLarry Hays was the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team from 1987 to 2008, and currently coaches women's softball at Lubbock Christian University.-Early life:...38 1508 860 4 .637 Lubbock Christian Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock Christian University is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ located in Lubbock, Texas, in the United States. It was established in 1957. A fall 2011 count showed 2,038 students enrolled at Lubbock Christian University, of which 422 are graduate students...
1971–1986, Texas TechTexas Tech Red Raiders baseballThe Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference and plays at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.-Early years:...
1987–20087 Chuck Hartman Chuck HartmanChuck Hartman was the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech from 1979 until 2006. He completed his 47-year coaching career as the fourth winningest coach in Division I baseball history with a 1,444-816-8 record, including a 961-591-8 mark in his 28 seasons at Tech...47 1444 816 8 .638 High Point 1960–1978, Virginia Tech 1979–2006 8 Don Schaly Don SchalyFor 40 years, Don Schaly was the baseball coach at Marietta College in Ohio from 1964 to 2003.Schaly, a native of Ellwood City, Pa., retired following the 2003 season after 40 years at the helm of the Marietta baseball program...40 1438 329 13 .812 Marietta Marietta CollegeMarietta College is a co-educational private college in Marietta, Ohio, USA, which was the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. The school offers 42 majors along with a large number of minors, all of which are grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation...
1964–20039 Cliff Gustafson Cliff GustafsonCliff Gustafson is a former Texas high school & college baseball coach who was, for twenty-nine seasons, the head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn baseball team....29 1427 373 2 .792 Texas Texas Longhorns baseballThe Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.The Texas Longhorns are the winningest program in college baseball history in terms of win percentage with .740 and ranks second all-time in total wins to the...
1968–199610* Mark Marquess Mark MarquessMark Marquess is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team.In his 34 years at Stanford , he has compiled a record of 1,387–619–7 . His teams have made the postseason 23 times, and have had a record of 109–50 there. In the NCAA Regionals, his teams have a 65–25 record...33 1400 726 7 Stanford 1977–present 11 Ron Polk Ron PolkRonald Polk was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered the "Father of SEC Baseball". He is by far the winningest coach in school and SEC history in all sports. In 28 seasons as the coach, he has to date compiled a 1139-590-2 record. His career record stands at...35 1373 702 2 .662 Ga. Southern 1972–1975, Mississippi St. 1976–1997, Georgia 2000–2001, Mississippi St., 2002–2008 12 Rod Dedeaux Rod DedeauxRaoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is arguably the greatest record of any coach in the sport's amateur history....44 1342 597 16 .691 Southern California 1942–1947, 1949–1986 13* Bill Holowaty 41 1334 492 6 Eastern Connecticut State Eastern Connecticut State UniversityEastern Connecticut State University is a public, coeducational liberal arts university and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Eastern is located in Willimantic, Connecticut on . Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System...
1969–present14 Larry Cochell Larry CochellLarry Cochell is a former baseball coach for the University of Oklahoma. His great career was overshadowed by his racial remarks in an interview before an ESPN2 telecast of the Oklahoma-Wichita State game...39 1331 813 3 .621 Emporia St. 1967–1969, Creighton 1970–1971, Cal St. L.A. 1972–1976, Oral Roberts 1977–1986, Northwestern 1987, Cal St. Fullerton 1988–1990, Oklahoma 1991–2005 15 Tommy Thomas 40 1308 825 6 .613 Valdosta St. 1968–2007 16 Bob Bennett 34 1300 757 8 .631 Fresno St. 1967, 1970–2002 17* Jim Morris Jim Morris (baseball coach)Jim Morris is head baseball coach at the University of Miami and previously at Georgia Tech. His teams have qualified for NCAA Regionals for the last 24 years, 15 at Miami and nine at Georgia Tech...28 1297 553 4 Georgia Tech 1982–1993, Miami (Fla.) 1994–present 18 Ron Fraser Ron FraserRonald 'Ron' Fraser was the college baseball coach at the University of Miami from 1963 to 1992.Nicknamed the "Wizard of College Baseball," he was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA baseball history, and was also responsible for bringing college baseball to a new level of public awareness...30 1267 440 9 .741 Miami (Fla.) 1963–1992 19 Jack Stallings 39 1255 799 10 .610 Wake Forest 1960–1968,
Florida St. 1969–1974, Ga. Southern 1976–199920 Richard Jones 39 1242 752 6 .623 MacMurray 1966–1968, Southern Ill. 1970–1990, Illinois 1991–2005 21 Jim Dietz Jim DietzJames Clyde "Jim" Dietz is an American former baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at San Diego State University from 1972 to 2002, compiling a record of 1230–751–18...31 1230 751 18 .620 San Diego St. 1972–2002 22 Jay Bergman Jay BergmanJay Bergman is a former American college baseball coach. During his coaching career he served as the head coach of Seminole Community College, University of Florida and the University of Central Florida...32 1210 707 3 .631 Florida 1976–1981, UCF 1983–2008 23 Al Ogletree Al OgletreeAl Ogletree was an American baseball coach. He was the head coach at the University of Texas–Pan American from 1968 to 1997. He was recently inducted into UTPA’s inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame...40 1208 710 1 .630 Dallas 1958–1965, Sul Ross St. 1966–1968, Tex.–pan American 1969–1997 24* Joe Roberts Joe RobertsJoe Roberts was an American comic actor, most notably in Buster Keaton's silent short films of the 1920s....30 1207 590 6 .675 Armstrong Atlantic 1980–2010 25 Jim Mallon Jim MallonJim Mallon is an American television and film producer and writer, most notable for being executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000 ...34 1196 602 1 .665 Southwestern (Tex.) 1971–2004 26* Jim Gilligan Jim GilliganJim Gilligan is the head baseball coach of the Lamar Cardinals college baseball program.In his 30 seasons as head coach, Gilligan has guided Lamar University's baseball team to 11 conference championships, 11 NCAA regional appearances, and four conference titles...33 1176 743 7 .614 Western N.M. 1972,
LamarLamar CardinalsThe Lamar Cardinals refers to the collegiate athletic teams of Lamar University. The inception of the nickname "Cardinals" dates back to the schools name change to Lamar in 1932. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...
1973–1986, 1992–201027 Gary Adams 35 1172 892 12 .567 UC Irvine 1970–1974, UCLA 1975–2004 28 Bill Wilhelm 36 1161 536 10 .683 Clemson 1958–1993 29 Norm DeBriyn Norm DeBriynNorm DeBriyn was the former head baseball coach at the University of Arkansas. He led the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team for 33 years, beginning in 1970. During his tenure, which ended after the 2002 season, DeBriyn's teams achieved three conference championships, 15 NCAA tournament appearances,...33 |1161 650 6 .641 Arkansas 1970–2002 30 Jack Coffey 47 1160 482 13 .705 Fordham 1909–1917, 1919–1921, 1923–1943, 1945–1958 31 Chuck Brayton Chuck BraytonFrederick Charles Brayton, usually known as Chuck Brayton or Bobo Brayton, was the head coach of the Washington State Cougars baseball team from 1962 to 1994...33 1158 525 6 .687 Washington St. 1962–1994 1973–1986, 1992–2009 32* Jack Leggett Jack LeggettJack Leggett is the head baseball coach for Clemson University. In 17 seasons, he has led the Tigers to 767 wins . The Tigers have reached the NCAA Tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons as head coach, including the College World Series six times.He was named ACC Coach of the year in 1994, 1995 and 2006...31 1146 646 1 .639 Vermont 1978–1982, Western
Caro. 1983–1991, Clemson 1994–201033* Mike Metheny Mike MethenyMike Metheny is an American jazz flugelhornist and music journalist. He is perhaps best known as the brother of jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny. Metheny studied music education at the University of Missouri and Northeast Missouri State University, then played trumpet in the Army Field Band...30 1145 523 2 .689 Southeastern Okla. 1981–2010 34 Frank Vieira 44 1127 324 6 .776 New Haven 1963–2006 35* Pete Dunn 31 1124 718 3 .615 Stetson 1980–2010 36 Jim Brock Jim BrockJim Brock was the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team for 23 years.Arizona State's second varsity baseball coach was Jim Brock who coached at ASU for 23 years . During his first year as head coach, Brock managed his team to a 64-6 record. That record still holds the NCAA...23 1099 441 1 .713 Arizona St. 1972–1994 37 Jack Smitheran 35 1097 790 4 .581 Emporia St. 1970–1973,
UC Riverside 1974–200438 Danny Price 28 1086 597 0 .645 FIU 1980–2007 39* Ray Tanner Ray TannerRay Tanner is in his 15th season as the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His record since arriving at Carolina in 1997 is 689-296...24 1084 469 3 .698 NC State 1988–1996, University of South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks baseballThe South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college baseball. South Carolina has perennially been one of the best teams in college baseball since 1970, posting 27 NCAA Tournament appearances, 10 College World Series berths, and two...
1997–201140* Don Brandon 38 1084 572 5 .654 Anderson (Ind.) 1972–2009 41 Les Murakami 30 1079 570 4 .654 Hawaii 1971–2000 42* Mike Fox 28 1078 370 4 .742 N.C. Wesleyan 1983–1998, North Carolina 1999–2010 43 Bob Morgan 30 1070 586 6 .646 Wooster 1976–1981, Kent St. 1982–1983, Indiana 1984–2005 44 Bob Warn 31 1070 745 10 .589 Indiana St. 1976-06 45 John Scolinos 45 1070 954 13 .528 Pepperdine 1946–1960, Cal
Poly Pomona 1962–199146 Dean Bowyer 36 1053 540 6 .660 Minot St. 1973-76, Minn. St. Mankato 1977–2008 47 Bob Hannah Bob HannahRobert "Hurricane" Hannah was one of the most successful motocross racers in American history. He won a total of seven AMA national championships....36 1053 463 6 .694 Delaware 1965–2000 48 James Wilson James WilsonJames Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...46 1034 824 27 .556 Temple 1960–2005 49 Dewey Kalmer 40 1032 914 5 .530 Quincy 1969–1979, Bradley 1980–2008 50 Bob Todd 27 1025 559 2 .647 Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes baseballThe Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I...
(1984–1987), Ohio StateOhio State Buckeyes baseballThe Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team are the college baseball team of The Ohio State University. The program, founded in 1881, was the first athletic team in Ohio State history. Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio has been the home field of the program since 1997. The team has won a National...
(1988–2010)51 Gary Ward Gary WardGary Lamell Ward is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins , Texas Rangers , New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers .Ward was signed by the Twins as an amateur free agent in 1972 and made his debut in the 1979 season...21 1022 361 1 .739 Oklahoma St. 1978–1996, New Mexico St. 2001–2002 52 Gary Grob 35 1020 563 10 .643 Winona St. 1967–1974, 1976–2002 53 Fred Hill Fred Hill (coach)-Baseball:-External links:* * *...34 1010 664 9 .602 Montclair State 1977–1983, Rutgers 1984–2010 54 Rudy Abbott 32 1003 467 2 .682 Jacksonville St. 1970–2001 55* Andy Lopez Andy LopezAndy Lopez is an American college baseball coach. He is currently the head baseball coach at the University of Arizona, and he has previously served as the head baseball coach at California State University Dominguez Hills, Pepperdine University and the University of Florida...28 1003 626 7 . Cal St. Dom. Hills 1983–1988, Pepperdine 1989–1994, Florida 1995–2001, Arizona 2002–2010 56* Gary Collins Gary CollinsGary James Collins is a retired American football end and punter who played for the Cleveland Browns from 1962 to 1971....33 1001 738 7 .575 Southern Illinois University Edwarsdsville 1978–2011 57* Pat Murphy Pat Murphy (baseball coach)Patrick T. Murphy is the manager of the Eugene Emeralds minor league baseball team in the Northwest League. He is a former head baseball coach at Arizona State University and Notre Dame.-Playing career:...25 1000 457 4 .686 Maryville (TN) 1983, Claremont-M-S 1986–1987, Notre Dame 1988–1994, Arizona State 1995–2009