Sport(s) Baseball 1985–1986 Cumberland Career start 1983 Title Head Coach Position(s) SS Career end 1986 | Alma mater Austin Peay, '87 Name Gary McClure 1983–1984 Southeastern CC (IA) Role Baseball Coach | |
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Team coached Austin Peay Governors Baseball (Baseball Coach, 1988–2015) | ||
Conference Ohio Valley Conference | ||
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Gary McClure in an American college baseball coach, formerly 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.
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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.
In 2017 McClure was hired by the Kokomo Jackrabbits.
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Head coaching record
This table shows McClure's record as a head coach.