Dan Spencer (born September 10, 1965) is a college baseball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for the Linfield College Wildcats. He previously served as head coach at Green River Community College (1992–1996) and Texas Tech University (2009–2012). He also served as the pitching coach for the New Mexico Lobos and associate head coach/pitching coach for the Washington State Cougars.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Linfield University |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 10, 1965 Vancouver, Washington, U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | Portland State University (1990) |
| Playing career | |
| 1984 | MiraCosta College |
| 1985–1987 | Texas Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991 | Tacoma CC (assistant) |
| 1992-1996 | Green River CC |
| 1997-2003 | Oregon State (assistant) |
| 2004-2007 | Oregon State (assoc.) |
| 2008 | Texas Tech (assoc.) |
| 2009–2012 | Texas Tech |
| 2013–2015 | New Mexico (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | Washington State (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Linfield College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 115–112 (college) 131–67 (junior college) |
Coaching career edit
Oregon State edit
Spencer coached at Oregon State for eleven seasons.[1] During his last three years, he was the associate head coach and served as pitching/catching coach and recruiting coordinator. His final two seasons at Oregon State saw the Beavers become the first back-to-back College World Series Champions since LSU accomplished the feat in the late 1990s.[2]
Texas Tech edit
On July 2, 2007, Spencer was hired as the associate head coach at Texas Tech.[3] In October 2008, Spencer was named the 2007 Collegiate Baseball Magazine National College Pitching Coach of the Year.[4] On April 29, 2008, Texas Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers designated Spencer to become the head coach of the team once former head coach Larry Hays retired.[5] On June 13, 2008, it was formally announced that Spencer would succeed Larry Hays as head coach at Texas Tech after Hays had announced his retirement a few days earlier.[6]
New Mexico edit
In July 2012, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach at New Mexico.[7]
Washington State edit
In June 2015, after the recent hire of new head coach Marty Lees, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach and associate head coach with the Washington State Cougars.
Linfield College edit
On June 19, 2019, Spencer was hired as the head baseball coach at Linfield College, an NCAA Division III program.[8]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Gators (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Green River | ||||||||
| 1993 | Green River | ||||||||
| 1994 | Green River | ||||||||
| 1995 | Green River | ||||||||
| 1996 | Green River | ||||||||
| Green River: | 131–67 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2009–2012) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 25–32 | 12–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 28–29 | 13–14 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Texas Tech | 33–25 | 12–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Texas Tech | 29–26 | 7–17 | T–8th | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 115–112 | 44–61 | |||||||
| Total: | 246–179 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ a b "Dan Spencer Named Head Baseball Coach at Texas Tech". KCBD-TV. 2008-06-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Spencer Named Head Coach Designate Of Texas Tech Baseball". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. 2008-04-29. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Spencer, Petrie Named To Baseball Staff". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. 2007-05-02. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Dan Spencer Named Pitching Coach of the Year". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. 2007-10-02. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Davis, Brian (2008-04-30). "Spencer to replace Hays as Texas Tech baseball coach". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Hays Steps Down As Head Baseball Coach At Texas Tech". CSTV. 2008-06-02. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Foley, Brian (4 July 2012). "New Mexico Hires Dan Spencer as Pitching Coach". CollegeBaseballDaily.com. CBD News Source. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Dan Spencer to lead Linfield baseball program". Linfield College Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-18.