Chris Curry (baseball)
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Little Rock |
| Conference | Ohio Valley |
| Record | 237–262 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 17, 1977 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–1998 | Meridian C. C. |
| 1999 | Mississippi State |
| 1999 | Eugene Emeralds |
| 2000–2001 | Lansing Lugnuts |
| 2000–2002 | Daytona Cubs |
| 2001–2002 | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
| 2002 | Iowa Cubs |
| 2003–2005 | Norwich Navigators |
| 2006 | Gary SouthShore RailCats |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Hendrix (asst.) |
| 2008 | Arkansas Tech (asst.) |
| 2009–2010 | Arkansas (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Meridian C. C. |
| 2013–2014 | Northwestern State (asst.) |
| 2015–present | Little Rock |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 237–262 (NCAA) 69–44 (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | Sun Belt: 2–9 OVC:1–4 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Eagles (Miss-Lou Conference) (2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Meridian | 35–22 | |||||||
| 2012 | Meridian | 34–22 | 1st | ||||||
| Meridian Community College: | 69–44 | ||||||||
| Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–2022) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Little Rock | 16–33 | 12–17 | T-8th | |||||
| 2016 | Little Rock | 26–28 | 17–13 | T-3rd | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Little Rock | 21–34 | 11–18 | 4th (West) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Little Rock | 28–28 | 15–14 | 3rd (West) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Little Rock | 29–28 | 18–11 | 2nd (West) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Little Rock | 9–8 | 0–0 | (West) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Little Rock | 21–30 | 11–13 | T-3rd (West) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Little Rock | 24–26 | 11–18 | 8th | |||||
| Little Rock: | 95–104 | ||||||||
| Little Rock Trojans (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Little Rock | 31–23 | 14–8 | 2nd | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Little Rock | 32–24 | 19–8 | 1st | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| Little Rock: | 237–262 | 33–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 237–262 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Curry Joins Baseball As Volunteer Assistant". www.arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas Athletics. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Daniel Rigdon (July 17, 2010). "'Honored' Curry returns to MCC as head baseball coach". www.meridianstar.com. MeridianStar.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ David McCollum (June 26, 2012). "Conway's Chris Curry new pitching coach at NW State". www.thecabin.net. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Curry named head baseball coach at UALR". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. July 6, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Trojans picked as top player, coach". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. May 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Little Rock Trojans bio