Allen Gum
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1969 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1989 | Crowder |
| 1990–1991 | Southern Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–2000 | Sheridan (AR) (Asst.) |
| 2001–2003 | Batesville (AR) |
| 2004–2005 | Southern Arkansas (Asst.) |
| 2006–2010 | Southern Arkansas |
| 2011–2021 | Central Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 536–336 |
| Tournaments | Gulf South: 17–7 Southland: 16–14 NCAA DII: 11–8 NCAA DI: 3–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2009 Gulf South Regular season & Conference Tournament 2010 Gulf South Conference Regular season 2013 Southland Conference Tournament | |
| Awards | |
| 2006 Gulf South Coach of the Year 2009 Gulf South Coach of the Year | |
Allen Gum (born July 22, 1969) is a former American baseball coach and player. He played college baseball at Crowder College from 1988 to 1989 before transferring to Southern Arkansas. He then served as the head coach of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders (2006–2010) and the Central Arkansas Bears (2011–2021).[1][2][3][4]
Pre-collegiate coaching
Gum played two seasons at Crowder College before completing his eligibility at Southern Arkansas. Both seasons with the Muleriders, he batted above .300 and helped lead the team to conference championships. In his junior season, Southern Arkansas reached the NAIA World Series, where Gum was awarded the Charles Berry Hustle Award. He then served as an assistant coach at Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Arkansas for six years before becoming head coach at Batesville High School in Batesville, Arkansas in 2000. He remained at Batesville through the 2003 season, compiling a record of 75–25, and finishing as state runners up in both 2002 and 2003.[1]
Collegiate coaching career
In 2004, Gum became an assistant at Southern Arkansas. He was elevated to the top job in 2006. In five seasons, the Muleriders won 40 or more games every year, reached the Division II College World Seriesin 2009, won two conference championships, four Regionals, and the number one national ranking for 24 weeks during the course of three seasons. In the 2010 MLB Draft, Muleriders pitcher Hayden Simpson was picked 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs, the highest Division II players to be drafted that year. In July 2010, Gum became head coach at Central Arkansas. He led the Bears to their first Southland Conference baseball tournament title in 2013, and reached the Regional final before falling to eventual national runner-up Mississippi State.[1][5] Gum announced that the 2021 season would be his last at Central Arkansas, retiring from coaching.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Gulf South Conference) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Southern Arkansas | 40–18 | 16-7 | 2nd (West) | NCAA South Central Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Southern Arkansas | 41–17 | 16-5 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Southern Arkansas | 46–12 | 17-3 | 2nd (West) | NCAA South Central Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Southern Arkansas | 52–11 | 18-3 | 1st (West) | NCAA South Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Southern Arkansas | 47–10 | 18-2 | 1st (West) | NCAA South Regional | ||||
| Southern Arkansas: | 226–68 | 85-20 | |||||||
| Central Arkansas Bears (Southland Conference) (2011–2021) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Central Arkansas | 24–29 | 13–20 | 11th (12) | |||||
| 2012 | Central Arkansas | 25–30 | 16–17 | T-6th (12) | Southland tournament[a] | ||||
| 2013 | Central Arkansas | 42–22 | 12–15 | 7th (10) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Central Arkansas | 32–22 | 17–13 | 6th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Central Arkansas | 29–24 | 16–14 | 6th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Central Arkansas | 29–27 | 16–14 | 5th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Central Arkansas | 34–26 | 17–13 | 5th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Central Arkansas | 32–25 | 17–13 | 5th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Central Arkansas | 32–27 | 19–11 | T-2nd | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Central Arkansas | 8–8 | 2–1 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Central Arkansas | 23–28 | 18–22 | 9th | |||||
| Central Arkansas: | 310–268 | 163–153 | |||||||
| Total: | 536–336 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ The top eight finishers of the Southland's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
References
- ^ a b c "Allen Gum". UCA Bears. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ David McCollum (June 15, 2010). "SAU's Allen Gum new baseball coach at UCA". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Chris Murray (August 17, 2013). "UCA Bears Baseball Rolling with Changes". Sporting Life Arkansas. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "Allen Gum resigns as SAU baseball coach". Magnolia Reporter. Magnolia, Arkansas. June 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball: Allen Gum Leaving SAU To Take Over UCA Baseball". Arkansas Business Publishing Group. June 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Eli Lederman (May 24, 2021). "Gum, UCA baseball coach since 2011, to retire". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
External links
Allen Gum 2020 Coaching Staff - University of Central Arkansas