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Dan Spencer

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Dan Spencer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLinfield University
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Biographical details
Born (1965-09-10) September 10, 1965 (age 59)
Vancouver, Washington, U.S.[1]
Alma materPortland State University (1990)
Playing career
1984MiraCosta College
1985–1987Texas Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991Tacoma CC (assistant)
1992-1996Green River CC
1997-2003Oregon State (assistant)
2004-2007Oregon State (assoc.)
2008Texas Tech (assoc.)
2009–2012Texas Tech
2013–2015New Mexico (assistant)
2016–2019Washington State (assistant)
2020–presentLinfield College
Head coaching record
Overall115–112 (college)
131–67 (junior college)

Dan Spencer (born September 10, 1965) is a college baseball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for the Linfield College Wildcats. He previously served as head coach at Green River Community College (1992–1996) and Texas Tech University (2009–2012). He also served as the pitching coach for the New Mexico Lobos and associate head coach/pitching coach for the Washington State Cougars.

Coaching career

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Oregon State

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Spencer coached at Oregon State for eleven seasons.[1] During his last three years, he was the associate head coach and served as pitching/catching coach and recruiting coordinator. His final two seasons at Oregon State saw the Beavers become the first back-to-back College World Series Champions since LSU accomplished the feat in the late 1990s.[2]

Texas Tech

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On July 2, 2007, Spencer was hired as the associate head coach at Texas Tech.[3] In October 2008, Spencer was named the 2007 Collegiate Baseball Magazine National College Pitching Coach of the Year.[4] On April 29, 2008, Texas Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers designated Spencer to become the head coach of the team once former head coach Larry Hays retired.[5] On June 13, 2008, it was formally announced that Spencer would succeed Larry Hays as head coach at Texas Tech after Hays had announced his retirement a few days earlier.[6]

New Mexico

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In July 2012, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach at New Mexico.[7]

Washington State

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In June 2015, after the recent hire of new head coach Marty Lees, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach and associate head coach with the Washington State Cougars.

Linfield College

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On June 19, 2019, Spencer was hired as the head baseball coach at Linfield College, an NCAA Division III program.[8]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Green River Gators (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) (1992–1996)
1992 Green River
1993 Green River
1994 Green River
1995 Green River
1996 Green River
Green River: 131–67
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2009–2012)
2009 Texas Tech 25–32 12–15 7th
2010 Texas Tech 28–29 13–14 5th
2011 Texas Tech 33–25 12–15 7th
2012 Texas Tech 29–26 7–17 T–8th
Texas Tech: 115–112 44–61
Total: 246–179

      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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dan Spencer Named Head Baseball Coach at Texas Tech". KCBD-TV. 2008-06-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. ^ "Spencer Named Head Coach Designate Of Texas Tech Baseball". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. 2008-04-29. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  3. ^ "Spencer, Petrie Named To Baseball Staff". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. 2007-05-02. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dan Spencer Named Pitching Coach of the Year". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. 2007-10-02. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  5. ^ Davis, Brian (2008-04-30). "Spencer to replace Hays as Texas Tech baseball coach". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  6. ^ "Hays Steps Down As Head Baseball Coach At Texas Tech". CSTV. 2008-06-02. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  7. ^ Foley, Brian (4 July 2012). "New Mexico Hires Dan Spencer as Pitching Coach". CollegeBaseballDaily.com. CBD News Source. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Dan Spencer to lead Linfield baseball program". Linfield College Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
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