Tony Baldwin
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Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Georgia |
Record | 128–52 (.711) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | March 20, 1973
Alma mater | Butler |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1994–1999 | Butler (asst.) |
1999 | Decatur Blues |
1999–2005 | Dartmouth (asst.) |
2006–2008 | Michigan State (asst.) |
2011–2012 | Georgia (asst.) |
2012–2014 | North Carolina (asst.) |
2014–2021 | Georgia (asst.) |
2021–present | Georgia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 128–52–0 (.711) |
Tournaments | 8–7 (.533) |
Tony Baldwin (born March 20, 1973) is an American softball coach and currently the head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs softball team.
Early life and education
[edit]Tony Baldwin was born on March 20, 1973, in Bloomington, Indiana. Baldwin later chose to attend Butler University. While at Butler, Baldwin was a team captain for the Bulldogs and earned All-MCC honors.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Decatur Blues
[edit]After a stint as an assistant coach for Butler, Baldwin served as head coach for the Decatur Blues, a member of the Central Illinois Collegiate League.[2]
Georgia Bulldogs
[edit]After his tenure as Decatur Blues head coach, and other stints at Michigan State, Georgia, and North Carolina, Baldwin became the head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. He replaced Lu Harris-Champer, whom he coached under for years.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022 | Georgia | 43–18 | 12–12 | 8th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Georgia | 42–15 | 16–7 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2024 | Georgia | 43–19 | 12–12 | 7th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
Total: | 128–52 (.711) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Personal life
[edit]Baldwin is married to his wife, Suzanne, and has four children: Ella, Abby, Brady, and Katie.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tony Baldwin - Softball Coach". University of Georgia Athletics.
- ^ Staff Reports (21 June 2021). "Tony Baldwin named Georgia Bulldogs head softball coach". Gwinnett Daily Post.
- ^ Steele, Stuart (21 June 2021). "Georgia softball promotes assistant Tony Baldwin to head coach". The Red and Black.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia promotes associate coach Tony Baldwin to head coach of Bulldogs softball program". Online Athens.