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Tony Baldwin

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Tony Baldwin
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorgia
Record128–52 (.711)
Biographical details
Born (1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 (age 51)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materButler
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1999Butler (asst.)
1999Decatur Blues
1999–2005Dartmouth (asst.)
2006–2008Michigan State (asst.)
2011–2012Georgia (asst.)
2012–2014North Carolina (asst.)
2014–2021Georgia (asst.)
2021–presentGeorgia
Head coaching record
Overall128–52–0 (.711)
Tournaments8–7 (.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

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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

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Decatur Blues

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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

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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

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      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

Personal life

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Baldwin is married to his wife, Suzanne, and has four children: Ella, Abby, Brady, and Katie.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Baldwin - Softball Coach". University of Georgia Athletics.
  2. ^ Staff Reports (21 June 2021). "Tony Baldwin named Georgia Bulldogs head softball coach". Gwinnett Daily Post.
  3. ^ Steele, Stuart (21 June 2021). "Georgia softball promotes assistant Tony Baldwin to head coach". The Red and Black.
  4. ^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia promotes associate coach Tony Baldwin to head coach of Bulldogs softball program". Online Athens.