Steve Gillispie Explained

Steve Gillispie
Birth Place:Beatrice, Nebraska
Player Years1:1984–1985
Player Team1:Northwest Missouri State
Player Years2:1986–1987
Player Team2:Fort Hays State
Coach Years1:1988–1989
Coach Team1:Fort Hays State
Coach Years2:1990–1991
Coach Team2:Nebraska (asst.)
Coach Years3:1992–1993
Coach Team3:Mendocino (asst.)
Coach Years4:1994
Coach Team4:Lassen (asst.)
Coach Years5:1995
Coach Team5:Utah (asst.)
Coach Years6:1996–1997
Coach Team6:UAB (asst.)
Coach Years7:2002–2012
Coach Team7:Jacksonville State (asst.)
Coach Years8:2013–2016
Coach Team8:Youngstown State
Overall Record:93–203
Tournament Record:NCAA: 1–2 Horizon: 4–3
Championships:Horizon Tournament: 2014

Steve Gillispie in an American college baseball coach, formerly the head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins baseball program. He served in that role from 2013–2016.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Gillispie played college baseball at Northwest Missouri State and Fort Hays State, and began his coaching career at Fort Hays State. His early coaching stops included assisting for two seasons each at Nebraska (where he recruited current head coach and former major leaguer Darin Erstad) and Mendocino College followed by one season each at Lassen College and Utah before two seasons at UAB. He then scouted for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1997 through 2001 before returning to coaching as an assistant at Jacksonville State. While with the Gamecocks, helped lead a turnaround that resulted in nine 30 win seasons in Gillispie's 11 years. Gillispie was hired to his first head coaching job at Youngstown State in July 2012. In 2014, despite finishing the regular season in last place, Gillispie led Youngstown State to the Horizon League Conference Tournament championship, advancing to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2004.

Head coaching record

The following table shows Gillispie's record as a head coach.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Gillispie . Youngstown State Penguins. October 31, 2013.
  2. News: JSU baseball assistant gets Youngstown head coaching gig. Anniston Star. July 17, 2012. Al Muskewitz. October 31, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102214904/http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/19344931/article-JSU-baseball-assistant-gets-Youngstown-head-coaching-gig?instance=secondary_stories_left_column. November 2, 2013.
  3. Web site: Report:YSU baseball to hire Gillispie. Vindy.com . July 4, 2012. October 31, 2013.
  4. Web site: Gillispie takes helm at Youngstown. NCAA. July 10, 2012. October 31, 2013.