Gary McClure
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Former 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) |
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| 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) |
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Regular Season-(1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012)
Austin Peay All Time Wins Leader (847) Ohio Valley Conference All Time Wins Leader (847)
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.
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. 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.
This table shows McClure's record as a head coach.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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