Chal Port

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Chal Port
Sport(s)	College baseball
Biographical details
Born	August 9, 1931 Mifflintown, PA
Died	August 20, 2011(2011-08-20) (aged 80) Charleston, SC
Playing career
1954, 1956	Eau Claire Braves North Carolina (baseball and football)
Position(s)	pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–91	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	641–386–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 1990 Atlantic Regional SoCon Regular Season: 1971, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991 SoCon Tournament: 1990
Awards 1990 The Sporting News National Coach of the Year South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Southern Conference Coach of the Year

Chalmers "Chal" Port (August 9, 1931 – August 20, 2011) was a college baseball coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Most famous for leading Bulldogs to the 1990 College World Series, Port coached for 27 seasons garnering a 641–386–2 record.^[1] His win total was only surpassed in 2010 by successor Fred Jordan, who played for Port.

Playing career

Port played football and baseball at the University of North Carolina prior to a brief minor league career.

Coaching career

Plaque honoring Chal Port outside the Bulldog clubhouse at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park

In his 27 seasons at The Citadel, Port led the Bulldogs to five NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances and graduated all but two players he coached.^[2]

1990 College World Series season

In his second to last season, Port led the 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team in a dominant season, claiming the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships, the nation's longest winning streak of 26 games, and the school's first appearance in the College World Series. Sweeping through the SoCon Tournament and the Atlantic Regional in Coral Gables, FL, the Bulldogs defeated national power Miami (FL) on its home field twice to advance to Omaha. Following an opening round loss to LSU, the Bulldogs defeated Cal State Fullerton in extra innings. The Citadel was eliminated by LSU in its third game in Omaha. The Bulldogs were ranked sixth in the Collegiate Baseball final poll.^[3] Following the season, Port was named Sporting News National Baseball Coach of the Year.^[4]

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1965–1991)
1965	The Citadel	12–12	9–7	5th
1966	The Citadel	8–16	3–9	8th
1967	The Citadel	9–16	6–9	7th
1968	The Citadel	16–10	4–5	6th
1969	The Citadel	18–10	10–6	2nd South
1970	The Citadel	15–12–1	6–8–1	3rd South
1971	The Citadel	22–9	11–5	T–1st
1972	The Citadel	17–13	9–7	4th
1973	The Citadel	16–14	8–5	3rd
1974	The Citadel	17–11	7–7	4th
1975	The Citadel	21–9	11–3	1st	Regionals
1976	The Citadel	18–9	7–4	3rd
1977	The Citadel	21–11	10–4	3rd
1978	The Citadel	30–9	9–5	3rd
1979	The Citadel	27–15	13–3	1st	Regionals
1980	The Citadel	23–14	9–6	5th
1981	The Citadel	31–13	11–5	4th
1982	The Citadel	40–8	14–2	1st	Regionals
1983	The Citadel	34–10	12–2	1st	Regionals
1984	The Citadel	26–21	12–5	2nd South
1985	The Citadel	29–20	8–10	3rd South
1986	The Citadel	29–20	9–9	3rd South
1987	The Citadel	19–31	6–12	3rd South
1988	The Citadel	33–20	12–6	2nd South
1989	The Citadel	30–20	8–9	5th
1990	The Citadel	46–14	13–1	1st	College World Series
1991	The Citadel	34–19–1	16–2	1st
Total:		641–386–2
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

References

↑ "Legendary Baseball Coach Chal Port Passes". citadelsports.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
↑ "One-on-One with Chal Port". Post and Courier. June 25, 2006. p. 2C. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
↑ "1990 NCAA Div I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
↑ "Port Wins National Award". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. June 13, 1990. p. D2. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches

Not available (1899–1904)
Mr. Gunner (1905)
Not available (1906)
J. W. Moore (1907)
O. B. "Rip" Simmons (1908)
Babe Brothers (1909)
George A. Schmick (1910)
"Barney" Legge (1911)
Ralph McLaurin (1912)
Not available (1913)
George C. Rogers (1914–1915)
Thomas S. McMillan (1916)
Harvey O'Brien (1917–1918)
Thomas S. McMillan (1919)
Ed Sabre (1920)
George C. Rogers (1921–1924)
"Bull Dog" Drummond (1925)
H. L. "Matty" Matthews (1926–1930)
Jimmy Floyd (1931)
No team (1932–1934)
Tatum Gressette (1935)
Herman "Red" Smith (1936)
H. L. "Matty" Matthews (1937–1938)
Not available (1939–1940)
No team (1941–1946)
Dusty Rhodes (1947)
Bunzy O'Neal (1948)
Jeff Clark (1949)
Jim Bailey (1950)
Jeff Clark (1951)
John D. McMillan (1952–1953)
Fred Montsdeoca (1954–1956)
Mack Erwin (1957–1960)
Jim Newsome (1961–1964)
Chal Port (1965–1991)
Fred Jordan (1992– )

Persondata
Name	Port, Chalmers Marshall
Alternative names	Port, Chal
Short description	American baseball coach
Date of birth	9 August 1931
Place of birth	Mifflintown, PA
Date of death	20 August 2011
Place of death	Charleston, SC

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