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Stuart Lake
Current position
TitleCoordinator of Baseball Administration / Director of Player Development
TeamSouth Carolina
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1971-08-29) August 29, 1971 (age 53)[1]
Prosperity, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materCharleston Southern University '94 (B.S.)
University of South Carolina '98 (M.A.)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2002South Carolina (asst.)
2003College of Charleston (asst.)
2004–2006Ole Miss (asst.)
2007–2008The Citadel (asst.)
2009–2016Charleston Southern
2020–PresentSouth Carolina (asst.)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2017–2019South Carolina (CBA/DPD)
Head coaching record
Overall179–262
TournamentsBig South: 1–11
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Big South Coach of the Year: 2011

Stuart Daniel Lake is an American college baseball coach who is currently the Coordinator of Baseball Administration / Director of Player Development for South Carolina Gamecocks baseball. He was named the Big South Coach of the Year in 2011, when the Charleston Southern Buccaneers went 29–30 and tied for third place in the conference after finishing last in 2010.[2]

Playing career

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In the early 1990s, Lake played baseball at USC Salkehatchie and Newberry College and graduated from Charleston Southern University in 1994.[2][3][4]

Coaching career

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Assistant coaching

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After graduating from Charleston Southern in 1994, Lake spent four years as a high school baseball coach. His first collegiate coaching experience came in four seasons with South Carolina (1999–2002). During his tenure, the Gamecocks appeared in three NCAA Tournaments and were national runners-up once. Lake then spent one season at College of Charleston (2003), three at Ole Miss (2004–2006), and two at The Citadel (2007–2008).[2][5][6]

Charleston Southern

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Lake was hired to replace Jason Murray as Charleston Southern's head coach for the start of the 2009 season. After finishing 7th and 10th in the Big South in his first two seasons, the Buccaneers tied for 3rd in 2011, earning Lake the Big South Coach of the Year award. In 2014, Charleston Southern had its first winning season under Lake, going 30–26.[7][8][9][10]

Head coaching record

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Below is a table of Lake's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[11][12][13]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Charleston Southern (Big South Conference) (2009–2016)
2009 Charleston Southern 16–37 10–15 7th Big South Tournament
2010 Charleston Southern 20–35 9–17 10th
2011 Charleston Southern 29–30 15–12 T-3rd Big South Tournament
2012 Charleston Southern 20–36 11–13 T-7th Big South Tournament
2013 Charleston Southern 22–34 11–13 3rd (South) Big South Tournament
2014 Charleston Southern 30–26 12–14 3rd (South) Big South Tournament
2015 Charleston Southern 23–30 10–14 7th Big South Tournament
2016 Charleston Southern 19–34 6–18 10th
Charleston Southern: 179–262 84–98
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO

Total:		 179–262

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stuart Lake - Assistant Coach - University of South Carolina". gamecocksonline.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Stuart Lake". CSUSports.com. Charleston Southern Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Where Are They Now??". USC Salkehatchie. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Morris, Ron (May 15, 2014). "Morris: Tim Medlin Finds Success, Happiness as USC Sumter Baseball Coach". TheState.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Citadel Names Lake Assistant Baseball Coach". WISTV.com. Associated Press. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Cloninger, David (June 26, 2007). "Tanner Could Have an Eye on Lake". HeraldOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Fitt, Aaron (July 15, 2008). "Charleston Southern Hires Lake; UNC Adds Assistant". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Shelton, David (February 9, 2014). "Charleston Southern Baseball Coach Stuart Lake Says This Team Could Be His Best". PostAndCourier.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Kornblut, Phil (May 25, 2011). "Big South Announces Baseball Post Season Awards". SportsTalkSC.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "Coaches' Corner with Charleston Southern's Stuart Lake". NextLevelBallplayer.com. April 13, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "2013 Big South Baseball Record Book". Big South Conference. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "2013 Big South Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "2014 Big South Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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