Danny Hall (baseball)
 Danny Hall in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Georgia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 27, 1954 |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Miami (OH) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1979 | Miami (OH) (Asst.) |
| 1980–87 | Michigan (Asst.) |
| 1988–93 | Kent State |
| 1994–Present | Georgia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,124–563–1 (.666) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 ACC (2000) (2003) (2005) (2012) (2014) | |
Danny Hall (born November 27, 1954) is the head baseball coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami (OH), Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami (OH), where he compiled a 69–26 (.726) record. From 1980 to 1987, he coached at Michigan, where he compiled a 368–111–1 record as an assistant coach. From 1988 to 1993, he coached at Kent State, where he compiled a 208–117(.640) record.
Hall's accomplishments put him in the annals of all-time great Georgia Tech coaches. He has compiled a 854–402–1 record, has led Tech to post-season play 13 out of 15 seasons, and has taken Tech to its only College World Series appearances in 1994, 2000, and 2006. Over the last three seasons, Tech has led the ACC with a 74–38 conference record. This includes a school record 25 consecutive conference wins in the 2004 season. Hall's 737 wins as head coach make him the winningest head coach in all of Tech sports history. Hall and men's basketball's Brian Gregory are the only current head coaches at Tech with winning records in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.
Personal
Hall is married to Kara, with whom he has two sons, Carter and Colin.[1] Carter was selected in the 34th round of the 2015 MLB draft, but chose not to sign and attended Georgia Tech.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1988–1993) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Kent State | 27–25 | 14–18 | 6th | |||||
| 1989 | Kent State | 26–24 | 10–17 | 8th | |||||
| 1990 | Kent State | 35–18 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Kent State | 34–22 | 19–11 | 2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Kent State | 45–13 | 24–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1993 | Kent State | 41–15 | 22–10 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Kent State: | 208–117 | 106–73 | |||||||
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1994–present) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Georgia Tech | 50–17 | 16–8 | T–2nd | College World Series Runner-up | ||||
| 1995 | Georgia Tech | 38–22 | 16–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1996 | Georgia Tech | 40–24 | 13–11 | T–3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1997 | Georgia Tech | 46–15 | 19–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Georgia Tech | 41–22 | 14–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1999 | Georgia Tech | 38–20 | 12–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2000 | Georgia Tech | 50–16 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Georgia Tech | 41–20 | 13–11 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Georgia Tech | 52–16 | 14–9 | 5th | College World Series | ||||
| 2003 | Georgia Tech | 44–18 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Georgia Tech | 44–21 | 18–5 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | 44–19 | 22–8 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | 50–18 | 19–11 | 3rd (Coastal) | College World Series | ||||
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | 32–25 | 15–14 | 4th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2008 | Georgia Tech | 41–21 | 16–14 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | 38–19–1 | 17–10–1 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | 47–15 | 21–9 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 42–21 | 22–8 | T–1st (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | 38–26 | 12–18 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 32–23 | 15–15 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 36–25 | 14–16 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Georgia Tech | 32–23 | 13–17 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| Georgia Tech: | 916–446–1 | 356–230–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1,124–563–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Friedlander, David (May 21, 2015). "Wesleyan's Hall brothers forge own idenities from each other, famous father". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (June 10, 2015). "Ga. Tech coach Hall thrilled to see son drafted". MLB.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.