Chris Curry (baseball) explained

Chris Curry
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Little Rock
Current Conference:Ohio Valley
Current Record:237–262
Birth Date:17 November 1977
Birth Place:Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Player Years1:1997–1998
Player Team1:Meridian C. C.
Player Years2:1999
Player Team2:Mississippi State
Player Years3:1999
Player Team3:Eugene Emeralds
Player Years4:2000–2001
Player Team4:Lansing Lugnuts
Player Years5:2000–2002
Player Team5:Daytona Cubs
Player Years6:2001–2002
Player Team6:West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
Player Years7:2002
Player Team7:Iowa Cubs
Player Years8:2003–2005
Player Team8:Norwich Navigators
Player Years9:2006
Player Team9:Gary SouthShore RailCats
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:2007
Coach Team1:Hendrix (asst.)
Coach Years2:2008
Coach Team2:Arkansas Tech (asst.)
Coach Years3:2009–2010
Coach Team3:Arkansas (asst.)
Coach Years4:2011–2012
Coach Team4:Meridian C. C.
Coach Years5:2013–2014
Coach Team5:Northwestern State (asst.)
Coach Years6:2015–present
Overall Record:237–262 (NCAA)
69–44 (NJCAA)
Tournament Record:Sun Belt: 2–9
OVC:1–4
NCAA: 0–0
Championships:
  • Miss-Lou Conference Championship (2012)
  • OVC regular season (2024)
Awards:
  • OVC Coach of the Year (2024)
  • Miss-Lou Conference Coach of the Year (2012)
  • Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2016)

Christopher Michael Curry (born November 11, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Curry is the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball team.

Amateur career

Curry attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas. Curry played for the school's varsity baseball team. The San Francisco Giants selected Curry in the 26th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, and enrolled at Meridian Community College, to play college baseball for the Meridian Eagles baseball team.

As a freshman at Meridian, Curry was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round, but he returned for a sophomore season at Meridian. He was again drafted by the Tigers, this time in the 48th round. He instead accepted a scholarship to Mississippi State University to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team.

In the 1999 season as a junior, Curry hit .295, 8 home runs, 11 doubles and 51 RBIs.

Professional career

Curry was drafted in the 9th round by the Chicago Cubs in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft.

Curry began his professional career with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A Northwest League, where he batted .227 with two home runs.

Coaching career

On November 7, 2008, Curry was named a volunteer assistant for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team.[1] On July 17, 2010, Curry was introduced as the head coach at Meridian Community College.[2] Curry lead Meridian to a 69–44 record as the head coach. On June 26, 2012, Curry was named the pitching coach at Northwestern State.[3]

After two seasons at Northwestern State, Curry was named the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball program.[4] Curry lead the Trojans to a 26–26 regular season record and a third-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference in 2016, as a result, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curry Joins Baseball As Volunteer Assistant . November 7, 2014 . University of Arkansas Athletics . www.arkansasrazorbacks.com . January 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: ‘Honored’ Curry returns to MCC as head baseball coach . Daniel Rigdon . July 17, 2010 . MeridianStar.com . www.meridianstar.com . January 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: Conway’s Chris Curry new pitching coach at NW State . David McCollum . June 26, 2012 . www.thecabin.net . January 25, 2019.
  4. Web site: Curry named head baseball coach at UALR . July 6, 2014 . USA Today . www.usatoday.com . January 25, 2019.
  5. Web site: Trojans picked as top player, coach . May 25, 2016 . Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. . www.nwaonline.com . January 25, 2019.