Chris Sperry
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 11, 1965 Vancouver, Washington |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1987, 1989 | Portland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Centralia (asst.) |
| 1998–2015 | Portland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 346–602–1 |
Christopher P. Sperry is a former American college baseball coach, formerly the head coach of the Portland Pilots baseball team from 1998 to 2015.[1][2][3]
Sperry played four seasons at Portland as an infielder and catcher, earning All-Pac-10 honors in 1987 and helping the Pilots to the Conference Tournament title in 1989. He played a single season in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He later served as an assistant coach at A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Washington from 1993 through 1995, while also assisting area American Legion Baseball teams. Sperry became an assistant at Centralia, serving for two seasons, and was the head coach of the 1997 Oregon team at the Olympic Trials. He earned a spot as top assistant at Portland State in September 1997, but left before seeing a game played to become head coach at Portland. He held the position for 18 seasons before the school fired him at the end of the 2015 season.[1][2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Pilots (West Coast Conference) (1998–2015) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Portland | 10–39 | 5–22 | 8th (8) | |||||
| 1999 | Portland | 23–28 | 16–14 | 2nd Coast (4) | |||||
| 2000 | Portland | 24–27 | 13–17 | 3rd West (4) | |||||
| 2001 | Portland | 20–34 | 9–21 | 4th West (4) | |||||
| 2002 | Portland | 24–30 | 16–14 | 2nd West (4) | |||||
| 2003 | Portland | 9–45–1 | 5–24–1 | 4th West (4) | |||||
| 2004 | Portland | 12–44 | 6–24 | 4th West (4) | |||||
| 2005 | Portland | 17–36 | 7–23 | 4th West (4) | |||||
| 2006 | Portland | 15–37 | 3–18 | 8th (8) | |||||
| 2007 | Portland | 21–30 | 7–14 | 7th (8) | |||||
| 2008 | Portland | 21–33 | 3–18 | 8th (8) | |||||
| 2009 | Portland | 25–26 | 7–14 | 7th (8) | |||||
| 2010 | Portland | 34–18 | 14–7 | 2nd (8) | |||||
| 2011 | Portland | 23–31 | 11–10 | T-3rd (8) | |||||
| 2012 | Portland | 27–25 | 12–12 | 6th (9) | |||||
| 2013 | Portland | 18–36 | 8–16 | 8th (9) | |||||
| 2014 | Portland | 11–41 | 5–22 | 10th (10) | |||||
| 2015 | Portland | 12–42 | 7–20 | 10th | |||||
| Portland: | 346–602–1 | 154–310–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 346–602–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "2013 Baseball Coaching Staff". Portland Pilots. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "University of Portland baseball coach Chris Sperry knew early he wanted to coach". The Oregonian. April 27, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "'Bald-Faced Truth' with John Canzano: Portland Pilots baseball head coach Chris Sperry (audio)". The Oregonian. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)