# Chal Port

Chalmers "Chal" Port (August 9, 1931 – August 20, 2011) was an American college baseball coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Most famous for leading Bulldogs to the 1990 College World Series, Port coached for 27 seasons garnering a 641–386–2 record. His win total was only surpassed in 2010 by successor Fred Jordan, who played for Port.

## Playing career

Port played football and baseball at the University of North Carolina prior to a brief minor league career.

## Coaching career

In his 27 seasons at The Citadel, Port led the Bulldogs to five NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances and graduated all but two players he coached.

### 1990 College World Series season

In his second to last season, Port led the 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team in a dominant season, claiming the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships, the nation's longest winning streak of 26 games, and the school's first appearance in the College World Series. Sweeping through the SoCon Tournament and the Atlantic Regional in Coral Gables, Florida, the Bulldogs defeated national power Miami (FL) on its home field twice to advance to Omaha. Following an opening round loss to LSU, the Bulldogs defeated Cal State Fullerton in extra innings. The Citadel was eliminated by LSU in its third game in Omaha. The Bulldogs were ranked sixth in the Collegiate Baseball final poll. Following the season, Port was named Sporting News National Baseball Coach of the Year.

## Quips

Port was known for his sense of humor and once said that while important people often get buildings named for them, he had a building named for him as well: the Port-a-let.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1965–1991) ||||||
| 1965 | The Citadel | 12–12 | 9–7 | 5th | |
| 1966 | The Citadel | 8–16 | 3–9 | 8th | |
| 1967 | The Citadel | 9–16 | 6–9 | 7th | |
| 1968 | The Citadel | 16–10 | 4–5 | 6th | |
| 1969 | The Citadel | 18–10 | 10–6 | 2nd South | |
| 1970 | The Citadel | 15–12–1 | 6–8–1 | 3rd South | |
| 1971 | The Citadel | 22–9 | 11–5 | T–1st | |
| 1972 | The Citadel | 17–13 | 9–7 | 4th | |
| 1973 | The Citadel | 16–14 | 8–5 | 3rd | |
| 1974 | The Citadel | 17–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1975 | The Citadel | 21–9 | 11–3 | 1st | Regionals |
| 1976 | The Citadel | 18–9 | 7–4 | 3rd | |
| 1977 | The Citadel | 21–11 | 10–4 | 3rd | |
| 1978 | The Citadel | 30–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | |
| 1979 | The Citadel | 27–15 | 13–3 | 1st | Regionals |
| 1980 | The Citadel | 23–14 | 9–6 | 5th | |
| 1981 | The Citadel | 31–13 | 11–5 | 4th | |
| 1982 | The Citadel | 40–8 | 14–2 | 1st | Regionals |
| 1983 | The Citadel | 34–10 | 12–2 | 1st | Regionals |
| 1984 | The Citadel | 26–21 | 12–5 | 2nd South | |
| 1985 | The Citadel | 29–20 | 8–10 | 3rd South | |
| 1986 | The Citadel | 29–20 | 9–9 | 3rd South | |
| 1987 | The Citadel | 19–31 | 6–12 | 3rd South | |
| 1988 | The Citadel | 33–20 | 12–6 | 2nd South | |
| 1989 | The Citadel | 30–20 | 8–9 | 5th | |
| 1990 | The Citadel | 46–14 | 13–1 | 1st | College World Series |
| 1991 | The Citadel | 34–19–1 | 16–2 | 1st | |
| Total: | Total: | 641–386–2 | | | |
| 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 ||||||