RAY TANNER NAMED NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
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Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina head coach Ray
Tanner has been named National Coach of The Year by "Collegiate
Baseball" newspaper. One of the most respected coaches in college
baseball, Tanner led the Gamecocks to their second consecutive national
championship at the recent College World Series. This is the
third time in Tanner’s career that he has earned National Coach
of the Year honors as he also picked up the accolade in 2000 from
Baseball America as well as in 2010 by Baseball America and Collegiate
Baseball.
Tanner, who just completed his 15th season at South Carolina and 24th
overall in NCAA Division I baseball, has led the Gamecocks to the
College World Series five times including in 2002, 2003, 2004 and
2010. Tanner owns a 689-296 record at South Carolina with a .699
winning percentage, second highest all-time among SEC coaches.
His career record is 1,084-469-3 for a winning percentage of .698.
Under
Tanner's leadership, South Carolina owns the longest current streak of
NCAA Regional appearances among the 12 SEC schools with 12 straight
trips dating back to the 2000 season. In that span, Carolina has nine
NCAA Super Regional appearances (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006,
2007, 2010, 2011).
South
Carolina has now won a record 16 consecutive NCAA tournament games
(2010-11), breaking the all-time record of 15 shared with Texas
(1983-84). In addition, the Gamecocks have now won their last 11
College World Series games dating back to last season, an all-time
record. South Carolina broke the mark of 10 consecutive CWS wins they
shared with both Southern California (1972-74) and Louisiana St.
(1996-98).
South
Carolina finished the CWS with a microscopic 0.88 ERA in five games,
the fourth lowest team ERA in the event's history and the lowest since
1972 (Arizona St., 0.68). Only five teams have ever finished the CWS
with a team ERA under 1.00. South Carolina's team ERA is the
lowest by a CWS champion since California in 1957 (0.60).
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