Rick McCarty
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Abilene Christian |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 201–156 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 2, 1979 Campbellsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Murray State University Delta State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | John A. Logan College |
| 2001–2002 | Murray State |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | Murray State (GA) |
| 2004–2008 | Delta State (Asst.) |
| 2009–2010 | Southeast Missouri State (Asst.) |
| 2011–2014 | Campbell (Asst.) |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech (Asst.) |
| 2016–2018 | Dallas Baptist (Asst.) |
| 2019–present | Abilene Christian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 201–156 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Rick Lee McCarty (born November 2, 1979) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team. McCarty played baseball for the Murray State Racers baseball team and John A. Logan College while obtaining a degree. He achieved his master's degree while coaching for the Delta State University baseball team.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]McCarty began his college baseball career at John A. Logan College during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.[1] McCarty's play at Logan earned him a scholarship offer to Murray State University. In 2001, McCarty tied the school record with 8 saves.[2] He was named Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference that same season.[3]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]After spending a season as a student assistant while wrapping up his undergraduate degree at Murray State, McCarty became a graduate assistant at Delta State University in 2004.[4]
On June 12 2018, McCarty was named the new head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team beginning the 2019 season.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Abilene Christian Wildcats (Southland Conference) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Abilene Christian | 26–26 | 13–17 | T-9th | |||||
| 2020 | Abilene Christian | 7–8 | 1–2 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Abilene Christian | 36–21 | 25–13 | 1st | Southland Tournament | ||||
| Abilene Christian: | 39–32 | ||||||||
| Abilene Christian Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Abilene Christian | 30–29 | 14–16 | 4th (Southwest) | |||||
| 2023 | Abilene Christian | 35–24 | 16–14 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 | Abilene Christian | 33–25 | 19–12 | 2nd | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2025 | Abilene Christian | 34–23 | 15–9 | T–1st | WAC Tournament | ||||
| Abilene Christian: | 201–156 | 64–51 | |||||||
| Total: | 201–156 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
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