Gary McClure
Sport(s) | Baseball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head Coach |
Team | Austin Peay |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Biographical details | |
Born |
07/02/1964 Keosauqua, Iowa |
Alma mater | Austin Peay, '87 |
Playing career | |
1983–1984 | Southeastern CC (IA) |
1985–1986 | Cumberland |
Position(s) | SS |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1987 | Austin Peay (Asst.) |
1988–2015 | Austin Peay |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 847–750–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Regular Season-(1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012) Tournament- (1996, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013) | |
Awards | |
Inducted into Austin Peay Athletic Hall of Fame (2012) | |
Records | |
Austin Peay All Time Wins Leader (847) Ohio Valley Conference All Time Wins Leader (847) Most Ohio Valley Conference Games Won (363) |
Gary McClure in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Austin Peay Governors baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 1988 season. With 847wins, McClure is the winningest coach in Austin Peay baseball history, as well as the winningest coach in Ohio Valley Conference baseball history.[1][2][3]
McClure played two years at Southeastern Community College in Iowa before completing his eligibility at Cumberland. He then completed his degree at Austin Peay, and served as a student assistant coach. With the retirement of then-coach Billy Merkel, McClure was hired as head coach just two years removed from his playing days. Under McClure, the Governors have won seven OVC titles, as well as six Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament championships, and appeared in six NCAA Regionals.[1] McClure has coached five major league players (Jamie "Cat" Walker-Royals, Tigersr, Orioles), (George Sherrill-Mariners, Orioles, Dodgers, Braves) (AJ Ellis-Dodgers), (Shawn Kelley-Mariners, Yankees, Nationals), (Matt Reynolds-Rockies, Diamondbacks). McClure has been a candidate for several major conference coaching vacancies, most recently at Iowa. He withdrew his name from consideration for the Iowa position in the summer of 2013, electing to remain at Austin Peay.[2]
Head coaching record
This table shows McClure's record as a head coach.[4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Austin Peay (Ohio Valley Conference) (1988–present) | |||||||||
1988 | Austin Peay | 23–27 | 10–12 | 3rd (South) | |||||
1989 | Austin Peay | 32–25–1 | 10–7 | 3rd | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1990 | Austin Peay | 31–25 | 6–8 | 4th | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 2] | ||||
1991 | Austin Peay | 15–37–1 | 6–11 | 5th | |||||
1992 | Austin Peay | 29–28–1 | 14–7 | 2nd | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 3] | ||||
1993 | Austin Peay | 30–22 | 13–8 | 5th | |||||
1994 | Austin Peay | 27–31 | 12–6 | 1st | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 4] | ||||
1995 | Austin Peay | 24–32 | 9–12 | 6th | |||||
1996 | Austin Peay | 44–22 | 13–7 | T-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
1997 | Austin Peay | 28–31 | 14–10 | 3rd | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 5] | ||||
1998 | Austin Peay | 23–32 | 9–15 | 8th | |||||
1999 | Austin Peay | 29–27 | 13–10 | 5th | |||||
2000 | Austin Peay | 32–27 | 14–10 | 4th | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 6] | ||||
2001 | Austin Peay | 32–30 | 9–12 | 5th | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 7] | ||||
2002 | Austin Peay | 30–27 | 12–9 | 3rd | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 8] | ||||
2003 | Austin Peay | 27–27–1 | 14–5–1 | 1st | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 9] | ||||
2004 | Austin Peay | 35–21 | 20–7 | 1st | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 10] | ||||
2005 | Austin Peay | 38–24 | 16–11 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2006 | Austin Peay | 32–27 | 14–13 | 5th | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 11] | ||||
2007 | Austin Peay | 40–22 | 19–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2008 | Austin Peay | 27–29 | 14–12 | 3rd | OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 12] | ||||
2009 | Austin Peay | 22–30 | 7–12 | 9th | |||||
2010 | Austin Peay | 28–25 | 8–13 | 7th | |||||
2011 | Austin Peay | 34–24 | 17–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2012 | Austin Peay | 40–24 | 19–7 | T-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2013 | Austin Peay | 47–15 | 22–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | Austin Peay | 23–33 | 14–16 | T-7th | |||||
Austin Peay: | 847–750–4 | 363–292–1 | |||||||
Total: | 847–750–4 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ↑ The top four finishers in the OVC qualified for the Tournament in 1989.
- ↑ The top four finishers in the OVC qualified for the Tournament in 1990
- ↑ The top four finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 1992.
- ↑ The top four finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 1994.
- ↑ The top four finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 1997.
- ↑ The top four finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2008.
- ↑ The top six finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2001.
- ↑ The top six finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2002.
- ↑ The top six finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2003.
- ↑ The top six finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2004.
- ↑ The top six finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2006.
- ↑ The top six finishers in the OVC qualified for the tournament in 2008.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Gary McClure". Austin Peay State Governors. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- 1 2 "Austin Peay State University Baseball's Gary McClure withdraws name from consideration for Iowa Head Coaching Job". Clarksville Online. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ↑ Chris Austin (April 5, 2013). "Austin Peay State University baseball coach Gary McClure becomes OVC all-time wins leader; Govs beat Tech 7-3". Clarksville Sports Network. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide (PDF). Austin Peay State Governors. p. 29. Retrieved October 6, 2013.