Casey Brent Dunn (born October 3, 1976) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the UAB Blazers.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UAB |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 130–147 (.469) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 3, 1976 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Auburn |
| 1999 | Spokane Indians |
| 2000 | Wilmington Blue Rocks |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2003 | Hoover (AL) Spain Park |
| 2004 | Auburn (assistant) |
| 2005–2021 | Samford |
| 2022–present | UAB |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 663–569 (.538) |
| Tournaments | Ohio Valley: 5–6 Southern: 18–12 American Athletic: 1–4 NCAA: 3–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Career
editHe played college baseball at Auburn for coach Hal Baird from 1996 to 1999 and played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 2 seasons from 1999 to 2000. He then served as the head coach of the Samford Bulldogs (2005–2021).[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford Bulldogs (Ohio Valley Conference) (2005–2008) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Samford | 20–36 | 13–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Samford | 34–25 | 21–3 | 1st | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Samford | 32–28 | 14–13 | 4th | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Samford | 33–22 | 19–7 | 2nd | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| Samford Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2009–2021) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Samford | 17–35 | 9–21 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Samford | 31–25 | 17–12 | 5th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Samford | 37–23 | 18–12 | T-3rd | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Samford | 41–23 | 19–11 | 4th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2013 | Samford | 27–30 | 12–17 | 8th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Samford | 35–25 | 15–12 | 3rd | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Samford | 32–26 | 14-10 | 2nd | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Samford | 35–26 | 13–11 | 4th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Samford | 33–26 | 11–13 | 6th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Samford | 37–26 | 16–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2019 | Samford | 41–19 | 19–5 | 1st | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Samford | 13–2 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Samford | 35–24 | 20–10 | 1st (Blue) | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| Samford: | 533–422 (.558) | 254–181 (.584) | |||||||
| UAB Blazers (Conference USA) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | UAB | 31–25 | 13–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | UAB | 17–37 | 8–22 | 10th | |||||
| UAB: | – (–) | 21–39 (.350) | |||||||
| UAB Blazers (American Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | UAB | 26–29 | 13–14 | 5th | American tournament | ||||
| 2025 | UAB | 24–30 | 8–19 | T–9th | |||||
| 2026 | UAB | 32–26 | 15-12 | 4th | American tournament | ||||
| UAB: | 130–147 (.469) | 36–45 (.444) | |||||||
| Total: | 663–569 (.538) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Ingram Names Casey Dunn as New UAB Baseball Head Coach". UABsports.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Samford Hires Casey Dunn as Head Baseball Coach". www.ovcsports.com. The Ohio Valley Conference. August 10, 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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