Chris Tracz (born March 24, 1982) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Army Black Knights. He played college baseball for Marist from 2001 to 2005. He served as the head coach of the Marist Red Foxes (2010–2022).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Army |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 69–39 (.639) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 24, 1982 North Branford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2005 | Marist |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Marist (P/RC) |
| 2009 | Army (P) |
| 2010–2022 | Marist |
| 2023–present | Army |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 384–323–2 (.543) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
editTracz was a pitcher for Marist from 2001 to 2005, helping the Red Foxes to reach three NCAA tournaments and serving as a captain for his final three seasons. In 2002 and 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2]
Coaching career
editTracz began his coaching career as an assistant with the Red Foxes, serving as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He spent one season as an assistant with Army before returning to Marist as head coach.[3][4][5]
In July 2011, Tracz was inducted into the North Branford High School Hall of Fame.[6]
In June 2016, Tracz was named to the MAAC 35th anniversary team for spring sports.[7]
In 2017, Tracz guided Marist to win their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Championship since 2009. This Team received the #4 seed in the Gainesville Regional to represent the MAAC in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[8][circular reference]
On July 27, 2022, Tracz was named the head coach at Army.[9]
Dave Magarity is Chris's Father-In-Law
Head coaching record
editThis table depicts Tracz's record as a head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2010–2022) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Marist | 33–22 | 16–8 | 2nd | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Marist | 35–17 | 13–11 | T-4th | |||||
| 2012 | Marist | 25–25 | 11–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | Marist | 27–24-1 | 17–7 | 2nd | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Marist | 17–32 | 10–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2015 | Marist | 19–27-1 | 12–12 | 6th | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Marist | 23–28 | 12–12 | 6th | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Marist | 32–23 | 16–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Marist | 27–23 | 14–10 | 5th | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Marist | 27–26 | 15–9 | T-3rd | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Marist | 3–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Marist | 18–11 | 17–9 | 5th | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Marist | 29–17 | 17–5 | 2nd | MAAC tournament | ||||
| Marist: | 315–284–2 (.526) | 170–117 (.592) | |||||||
| Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Army | 38–16 | 21–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2024 | Army | 31–23 | 16–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Army: | 69–39 (.639) | 37–12 (.755) | |||||||
| Total: | 384–323–2 (.543) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2002 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "2003 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Marist hires Tracz as Coach". Poughkeepsie Journal. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Chris Tracz Joins Army Baseball Staff". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Chris Tracz Biography". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Chris Tracz".
- ^ "Four Marist Graduates Make MAAC 35th Anniversary Team".
- ^ 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- ^ McMillan, Ken (July 27, 2022). "College baseball: Marist coach moves to Army". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.