Sport(s) Baseball 2011–Present Central Arkansas Conference Southland Conference 2006–2010 Southern Arkansas Titles Head coach | 1990–1991 Southern Arkansas Role Baseball Coach 1988–1989 Crowder Name Allen Gum | |
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Born July 22, 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-07-22 ) 2004–2005 Southern Arkansas (Asst.) Team Central Arkansas Bears baseball | ||
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Allen Gum (born July 22, 1969) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Central Arkansas Bears baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2011 season.
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- Head coach allen gum discusses bear baseball
- Baseball allen gum on 103 7 the buzz
- Pre collegiate coaching
- Collegiate coaching career
- References
Baseball allen gum on 103 7 the buzz
Pre-collegiate coaching
Gum played two seasons at Crowder College before completing his eligibility at Southern Arkansas. Both seasons with the Muleriders, he batted above .300 and helped lead the team to conference championships. In his junior season, Southern Arkansas reached the NAIA World Series, where Gum was awarded the Charles Berry Hustle Award. He then served as an assistant coach at Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Arkansas for six years before becoming head coach at Batesville High School in Batesville, Arkansas in 2000. He remained at Batesville through the 2003 season, compiling a record of 75–25, and finishing as state runners up in both 2002 and 2003.
Collegiate coaching career
In 2004, Gum became an assistant at Southern Arkansas. He was elevated to the top job in 2006. In five seasons, the Muleriders won 40 or more games every year, reached the Division II College World Seriesin 2009, won two conference championships, four Regionals, and the number one national ranking for 24 weeks during the course of three seasons. In the 2010 MLB Draft, Muleriders pitcher Hayden Simpson was picked 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs, the highest Division II players to be drafted that year. In July 2010, Gum became head coach at Central Arkansas. He led the Bears to their first Southland Conference Baseball Tournament title in 2013, and reached the Regional final before falling to eventual national runner-up Mississippi State.