Tracy Woodson
| Tracy Woodson | |||
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| Richmond Spiders | |||
| Third baseman/Manager | |||
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Born: October 5, 1962 Richmond, Virginia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 7, 1987, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1993, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 50 | ||
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Coach
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Tracy Michael Woodson (born October 5, 1962) is a retired professional baseball player and college coach. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1987 to 1989 and 1992 to 1993, primarily as a third baseman. He currently coaches the Richmond Spiders baseball team.
Playing career
Woodson played college baseball for NC State from 1982 to 1984.[1] His teammates included Doug Davis, Dan Plesac, Doug Strange, and Jim Toman.
Over his five-year major league career, he played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Woodson was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series. Notably, against the Cincinnati Reds on September 16 of that year, he struck out for the 27th and final out in Tom Browning's perfect game. Woodson pinch-hit for Dodgers right-hander Tim Belcher. His first career home-run came off of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.
Coaching career
After his playing career was over, he managed for several years in minor league baseball. Prior to the start of 2007 season, he was named the head baseball coach at Valparaiso, where he coached for seven seasons (2007–13) and led the program to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to the start of the 2014 season, he left Valparaiso to become the head coach of Richmond.[2]
He also works as a Division I men's college basketball referee.[3]
Head coaching record
The following is a table of Woodson's NCAA head coaching records.[4][5][6][7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Valparaiso Crusaders (Mid-Continent Conference) (2007–2007) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Valparaiso | 22-34 | 10-10 | 3rd | Mid-Con Tournament | ||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon League) (2008–2013) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Valparaiso | 21-35 | 8-13 | 6th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Valparaiso | 28-24 | 12-11 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Valparaiso | 24-32 | 9-10 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Valparaiso | 25-32 | 14-10 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Valparaiso | 35-25 | 22-8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Valparaiso | 32-28 | 13-11 | t-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Valparaiso: | 187-210 | 88-73 | |||||||
| Richmond Spiders (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Richmond | 24-28 | 13-12 | 5th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Richmond | 28-25 | 15-9 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| Richmond: | 52-53 | 28-21 | |||||||
| Total: | 239-263 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ O'Connor, John (July 17, 2013). "Woodson to Be Named UR Baseball Coach, Sources Say". TimesDispatch.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ Ryan, Sean (February 6, 2013). "Inside: With Valparaiso's Tracy Woodson". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 The Summit League Baseball Record Book". TheSummitLeague.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Horizon League Baseball Record Book". Horizon League. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Horizon League Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)