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American College baseball coach
Greg Lovelady
Current position
TitleHitting Coach
TeamPurdue
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1979-01-11) January 11, 1979 (age 45)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001Miami (FL)
2001Utica Blue Sox
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004Miami (FL) (assistant)
2005–2013Wright State (assistant)
2014–2016Wright State
2017–2023UCF
2024-PresentPurdue (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall349–204
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Greg Lovelady (born January 11, 1979) is an American college baseball coach. Lovelady played college baseball at Miami (FL), where as a catcher and four-year letter winner, he won the 1999 College World Series and 2001 College World Series. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Florida Marlins organization, and played one season with the Utica Blue Sox before turning to coaching. He served three more years at Miami, working with catchers. In his seven years in Coral Gables, the Hurricanes reached five College World Series, winning two, and appeared in the Super Regional round all seven years. In 2005, Lovelady accepted an assistant coach position at Wright State. Two years later, he added associate head coach duties. With Rob Cooper's move to Penn State, Lovelady was elevated to the top job.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Lovelady's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2014–2016)
2014 Wright State 35–22 25–4 1st
2015 Wright State 43–17 21–8 2nd NCAA Regional
2016 Wright State 46–17 23–6 1st NCAA Regional
Wright State: 124–56 69–18
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2017–2023)
2017 UCF 40–22 15–9 1st NCAA Regional
2018 UCF 35–21 13–10 5th
2019 UCF 36–22 11–13 6th
2020 UCF 15–3 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 UCF 31–30 18–14 T-4th The American tournament
2022 UCF 35–25 14–10 2nd The American tournament
2023 UCF 33–26 12–12 4th The American tournament
UCF: 225–149 83–68
Total: 349–204

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. "Veteran Wright State pitching coach Lovelady promoted to head coach". NCAA. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. David Jablonski (August 9, 2013). "Source: Lovelady to be next baseball coach at Wright State". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. Brian Foley (August 9, 2013). "Greg Lovelady to be named Head Coach at Wright State". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. "Player Bio: Greg Lovelady". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  5. David Jablonski (August 28, 2013). "Wright State introduces new baseball coach". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  6. "2014 Horizon League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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Wright State Raiders head baseball coaches
UCF Knights head baseball coaches

# denotes interim head coach

Miami Hurricanes 1999 College World Series champions
Bobby Hill
Charlton Jimerson
Greg Lovelady
Mike Neu
Manager Jim Morris
Assistant coach Gino DiMare
Regular season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Miami Hurricanes 2001 College World Series champions
Charlton Jimerson (College World Series MOP)
Greg Lovelady
Manager Jim Morris
Assistant Coaches Gino DiMare
Mark Kingston
Regular season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Horizon League Baseball Coach of the Year
American Athletic Conference Baseball Coach of the Year
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