# Southern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year

The Southern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding coach. The award was first given after the 1972 season, but was not awarded in 1973 or 1974. The Southern Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1947.

## Key

| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point |
| Conf. W–L | Conference win–loss record for that season |
| Conf. St.$^T$ | Conference standing at year's end ($^T$denotes a tie) |
| Overall W–L | Overall win–loss record for that season |

## Winners

| Season | Coach | School | Conf. W–L | Conf. St. | Overall W–L |
| 1972 | Chuck Boone | Richmond | 13–1 | 1 | 21–8 |
| 1975 | Chal Port | The Citadel | 11–3 | 1 | 21–9 |
| 1976 | Tom Wall | Furman | 11–2 | 1 | 23–16 |
| 1977 | Monte Little | East Carolina | 15–1 | 1 | 30–12 |
| 1978 | Jack Cook | Marshall | 11–1 | 1 | 27–13 |
| 1979 | Chal Port (2) | The Citadel | 13–3 | 1 | 27–15 |
| 1980 | Charley Lodes | East Tennessee State | 14–1 | 1 | 39–7 |
| 1981 | Bill Hayward | Western Carolina | 12–4 | 1$^T$ | 25–14 |
| 1982 | Chal Port (3) Donny White | The Citadel VMI | 12–4 6–10 | 1$^T$ 6 | 40–8 11–29 |
| 1983 | Chal Port (4) | The Citadel | 12–2 | 1 | 34–10 |
| 1984 | Jim Morris | Appalachian State | 12–2 | 1 (Northern) | 35–7 |
| 1985 | George Greer | Davidson | 11–5 | 1 (Southern) | 24–19 |
| 1986 | Harold Stout | East Tennessee State | 9–9 | 2 (Northern) | 21–21 |
| 1987 | Jack Leggett | Western Carolina | 13–3 | 1 (Southern) | 25–20 |
| 1988 | Paul Maini | VMI | 11–7 | 1 (Northern) | 20–20 |
| 1989 | Jack Cook (2) | Marshall | 8–5 | 2 | 16–14 |
| 1990 | Chal Port (5) | The Citadel | 13–1 | 1 | 46–14 |
| 1991 | Chal Port (6) | The Citadel | 16–2 | 1 | 34–19 |
| 1992 | Keith LeClair | Western Carolina | 17–4 | 1 | 44–21 |
| 1993 | Jack Stallings | Georgia Southern | 18–5 | 1 | 38–21 |
| 1994 | Keith LeClair (2) | Western Carolina | 19–4 | 1 | 45–18 |
| 1995 | Fred Jordan | The Citadel | 19–5 | 1 | 39–19 |
| 1996 | Jack Stallings (2) | Georgia Southern | 17–3 | 1 | 46–14 |
| 1997 | Keith LeClair (3) | Western Carolina | 18–6 | 1 | 42–20 |
| 1998 | Mike Gaski | UNC Greensboro | 22–5 | 1 | 40–18 |
| 1999 | Fred Jordan (2) | The Citadel | 24–5 | 1 | 41–20 |
| 2000 | Rodney Hennon | Georgia Southern | 23–7 | 1$^T$ | 38–22 |
| 2001 | Rodney Hennon (2) | Georgia Southern | 21–9 | 1 | 42–20 |
| 2002 | Todd Raleigh | Western Carolina | 20–10 | 2 | 33–23 |
| 2003 | Tom Slater | VMI | 16–14 | 7 | 24–28 |
| 2004 | John Pawlowski | College of Charleston | 25–5 | 1 | 47–16 |
| 2005 | John Pawlowski (2) | College of Charleston | 27–3 | 1 | 48–15 |
| 2006 | Mike Kennedy | Elon | 21–6 | 1 | 45–18 |
| 2007 | John Pawlowski (3) | College of Charleston | 20–7 | 1$^T$ | 39–19 |
| 2008 | Mike Kennedy (2) | Elon | 19–8 | 1 | 44–18 |
| 2009 | Mike Kennedy (3) | Elon | 23–4 | 1 | 41–18 |
| 2010 | Fred Jordan (3) | The Citadel | 24–6 | 1 | 43–22 |
| 2011 | Mike Gaski (2) | UNC Greensboro | 22–8 | 2 | 34–20 |
| 2012 | Chris Pollard | Appalachian State | 21–9 | 1$^T$ | 38–14 |
| 2013 | Bobby Moranda | Western Carolina | 23–7 | 1 | 39–20 |
| 2014 | Dick Cooke | Davidson | 17–8 | 2 | 29–19 |
| 2015 | Craig Gibson | Mercer | 16–7 | 1 | 35–22 |
| 2016 | Link Jarrett | UNC Greensboro | 15–9 | 2$^T$ | 38–21 |
| 2017 | Craig Gibson (2) | Mercer | 17–6 | 1 | 39–17 |
| 2018 | Link Jarrett (2) | UNC Greensboro | 18–3 | 1 | 39–15 |
| 2019 | Casey Dunn | Samford | 19–5 | 1 | 41–19 |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| The Citadel (1947) | 9 | 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2010 |
| Western Carolina (1977) | 7 | 1981, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2013 |
| Georgia Southern (1993) | 4 | 1993, 1996, 2000, 2001 |
| UNC Greensboro (1998) | 4 | 1998, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| College of Charleston (1998) | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Elon (2003) | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2009 |
| VMI (1947) | 3 | 1982, 1988, 2003 |
| Appalachian State (1972) | 2 | 1984, 2012 |
| Davidson (1947) | 2 | 1985, 2014 |
| East Tennessee State (1979) | 2 | 1980, 1986 |
| Marshall (1977) | 2 | 1978, 1989 |
| Mercer (2015) | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| East Carolina (1965) | 1 | 1977 |
| Furman (1947) | 1 | 1976 |
| Richmond (1947) | 1 | 1972 |
| Samford (2009) | 1 | 2019 |
* ↑ Georgia Southern departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
* ↑ College of Charleston departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2013 season.
* ↑ Elon departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2014 season.
* ↑ VMI departed the SoCon for the Big South Conference after the 2003 season, but returned beginning with the 2015 season.
* ↑ Appalachian State departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
* ↑ Davidson was not a member of the SoCon from 1989 through 1992, and departed for the Atlantic 10 Conference after the 2014 season.
* ↑ East Tennessee State departed the SoCon for the Atlantic Sun Conference after the 2005 season, but returned beginning with the 2015 season.
* ↑ Marshall departed the SoCon for the Mid-American Conference after the 1997 season.
* ↑ East Carolina departed the SoCon to become an Independent after the 1978 season.
* ↑ Richmond departed the SoCon to become an Independent after the 1976 season.