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Dave Bingham

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Dave Bingham
Biographical details
Born (1948-11-19) November 19, 1948 (age 75)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1967–1968Arizona
1969–1972Emporia State
Position(s)Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1987Emporia State
1988–1995Kansas
2004New Mexico (assistant)
2006–2011Nebraska (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall806–495–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA (1978)

David Bingham (born November 19, 1948) is a former college baseball coach.

Bingham helped Emporia State to the NAIA World Series twice as a player. After playing briefly in as a shortstop in the Washington Senators system (hitting .174/.309/.207 in 34 games for the 1971 Geneva Senators), he was head coach at his alma mater, Kansas State Normal School/Emporia State from 1973 to 1987, going 557–270–2. From 1988 to 1995, he was at the University of Kansas, leading the Kansas Jayhawks baseball team to the 1993 College World Series while going 249–225 in eight seasons. In 2004, he was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico for the baseball team and from August 2005 until 2011, he has been an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska for the baseball team.[1]

Bingham was also an assistant coach for the U.S. team in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Baseball World Cup, and 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Emporia State Hornets (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1974–1976)
1974 Emporia State 23–19
1975 Emporia State 33–16 NAIA Tournament
1976 Emporia State 32–18 NAIA Tournament
Emporia State Hornets (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1977–1987)
1977 Emporia State 45–11 NAIA Tournament
1978 Emporia State 40–20–2 NAIA National champions
1979 Emporia State 33–17 NAIA Tournament
1980 Emporia State 46–18 NAIA Tournament
1981 Emporia State 29–28 NAIA Tournament
1982 Emporia State 42–26 NAIA Tournament
1983 Emporia State 35–19 NAIA Tournament
1984 Emporia State 50–19 NAIA World Series Appearance
1985 Emporia State 40–29 NAIA Tournament
1986 Emporia State 54–17 NAIA World Series appearance
1987 Emporia State 55–13 NAIA Runners-up
Emporia State: 557–270–2
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Eight Conference) (1988–1995)
1988 Kansas 25–34 5–19 7th
1989 Kansas 32–35 8–16 5th
1990 Kansas 27–31 10–14 6th
1991 Kansas 31–28 11–13 5th
1992 Kansas 25–28 8–16 6th
1993 Kansas 45–18 17–9 2nd College World Series
1994 Kansas 40–18 17–9 3rd Atlantic II Regional
1995 Kansas 24–33 9–17 6th
Kansas: 249–225
Total: 806–495–2

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "HuskerOnline.com - Veteran coach Bingham joins NU staff". 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. ^ "Dave Bingham". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics. Archived from the original on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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