John Vrooman (baseball coach)
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| ?-1964 | Wesleyan University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1977 | USC Coastal |
| 1987-1994 | Coastal Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 366–276 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 Big South: 14–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Regular Season Big South Champion (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) Big South Tournament Champion (1991, 1992) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Southeastern Region Coach (1977) Big South Coach of the Year (1988, 1990) Sasser Hall of Fame Member Big South Conference Hall of Fame[1] | |
John Vrooman is an American college baseball coach who was the first head coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He first held the position at the start of the 1974 season until 1977.[2] He was then hired again 1987 season. He would hold stay head coach until the 1995 season, being replaced by Gary Gilmore after retiring in 1995.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Coastal (NAIA) (1974–1977) | |||||||||
| 1974 | USC Coastal | 20–10 | |||||||
| 1975 | USC Coastal | 21–19 | |||||||
| 1976 | USC Coastal | 14–20 | |||||||
| 1977 | USC Coastal | 32-13 | |||||||
| NAIA: | 87–62 | ||||||||
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South Conference) (1987–1995) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Coastal Carolina | 27-23 | 7-6 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1988 | Coastal Carolina | 35-12 | 15-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1989 | Coastal Carolina | 33-13 | 15-3 | 1st | |||||
| 1990 | Coastal Carolina | 40-19 | 14-2 | 1st | |||||
| 1991 | Coastal Carolina | 36-29 | 15-5 | 1st | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1992 | Coastal Carolina | 33-27 | 13-5 | 1st | |||||
| 1993 | Coastal Carolina | 28-28 | 15-8 | 1st | |||||
| 1994 | Coastal Carolina | 30-26 | 18-9 | 2nd | |||||
| 1995 | Coastal Carolina | 17-37 | 6-17 | 8th | |||||
| NCAA Division 1: | 252–214 | 118-55 | |||||||
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366–276 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Big South Inducts 2004 Hall of Fame Class". bigsouthsports.com.
- ^ "John Vrooman | Coastal Carolina". www.coastal.edu.
- ^ Kadlec, Kit (August 2, 2016). "Celebrating the Chanticleers together". Wednesday Journal.
External links
[edit]- "2024 Coastal Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). Go CCU Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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