Barry Davis (baseball)

Dr. Barry Davis
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRider
ConferenceMAAC
Record483–520–1 (.482)
Biographical details
Alma materBridgewater College '87
Playing career
1984–1987Bridgewater
Position(s)SS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988George Mason (asst.)
1989Frostburg State (asst.)
1990–2000Gloucester CC
2001–2004Georgia Southwestern
2005–presentRider
Head coaching record
Overall483–520–1 (.482) (NCAA) 434–109–5 (.797) (NJCAA) 137–87–1 (.611) (NAIA)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–8
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2x MAAC: 2013, 2015
4x MAAC Tournament: 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023
Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference: 2002
4x NJCAA D3: 1992–1993, 1999–2000
8x NJCAA D3 Region XIX: 1992–1996, 1998–2000
Awards
3x MAAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2013, 2015)
NJCBA D1 Coach of the Year (2010)
Georgia Dugout Club NAIA Coach of the Year (2002)
4x NJCAA D3 Coach of the Year (1992–1993, 1999–2000)
Gloucester County College Sports Hall of Fame 2010, Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame 2010, Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame 2014, and the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 2016.

Dr. Barry Davis is an American baseball coach, who is the current the head baseball coach of the Rider Broncs. He has held that position since prior to the start of the 2005 season. Under Davis, Rider has reached four NCAA tournaments, in 2008, 2010 and 2021 and 2023. He has been named MAAC Coach of the Year three times: 2006, 2013, and 2015 [1][2][3][4]

Prior to Rider, Davis was the head coach at NJCAA school Gloucester County College (1990–2000) and then-NAIA school Georgia Southwestern State University (2001–2004). At Gloucester, Davis won four NJCAA Division III national championships.[1][5][6][7]

Davis has been inducted in four Hall of Fames. He was inducted into the Gloucester County College Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[8] and the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Davis was also inducted into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 and the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2016.

Davis holds a bachelor's degree from Bridgewater College (Virginia) in health and physical education, a master's degree in education from Frostburg State University (Maryland) and a doctoral degree in sports leadership from Concordia University at Chicago.

  1. ^ a b "Barry Davis". GoBroncs.com. Rider Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Stanton, Phil (February 8, 2012). "Nine Innings with Barry Davis". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "2004–2005 College Coaching Carousel". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "MAAC Baseball Individual Awards". MAACSports.com. October 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "NJCAA Baseball Record Book" (PDF). NJCAA.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Year-by-Year Results (since 1991)". GSWCanes.com. Georgia Southwestern Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Baseball". GCCNJ.com. Gloucester County College. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame to Induct 13 New Members". NJ.com. Gloucester County Times. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.