Gary Ward (baseball coach)

Gary Ward (born September 9, 1940) is a former baseball coach in the United States. He was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University from 1978 to 1996, compiling a record of 953–313–1. Ward won 17 Big Eight Conference championships at OSU, including 16 in a row from 1980 to 1996. He led his team to 18 40-win seasons, and 12 times his teams finished in the top 10. He later became the head baseball coach at New Mexico State University. During his tenure, he became only the 24th coach in college baseball history to gain 1,000 career wins.

From 1971 to 1979, he served as the head baseball coach at Yavapai Junior College. He compiled a 240–83 record, including two national championships in 1975 and 1977. From 1963 to 1969, he was the head baseball and basketball coach at Collinsville (OK) High School. He played baseball and basketball at New Mexico State.

Gary now serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for 3D Sports Partners, Inc. and is working to introduce Hittinguru to the world.

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New Mexico State profile

Oklahoma State Aggies / Cowboys head baseball coaches

Paul J. Davis (1909–1915)
Art Griffith (1916)
Earl A. Pritchard (1917–1918)
Randle Perdue (1919)
Hoot Sackett (1920–1921)
John Maulbetsch (1922–1929)
George E. Rody (1930)
No team (1931)
Albert Exendine (1932–1933)
Henry Iba (1934–1941)
Toby Greene (1942–1943)
No team (1944–1945)
Toby Greene (1946–1964)
Chet Bryan (1965–1977)
Gary Ward (1978–1996)
Tom Holliday (1997–2003)
Frank Anderson (2004–2012)
Josh Holliday (2013– )

New Mexico State Aggies head baseball coaches

Earl Hornbrook (1907)
No team (1908)
Victor Kays (1909)
Unknown (1910–1912)
Art Badenoch (1913)
Unknown (1914)
Clarence W. Russell (1915)
Unknown (1916)
No team (1917–1927)
Ted R. Coffman (1928)
No team (1929–1930)
Unknown (1931–1932)
No team (1933–1953)
Pug Gabriel (1954)
No team (1955–1956)
Presley Askew (1957–1965)
Pat Ryan (1966–1968)
Jim Kwasny (1969–1982)
Curt Cook (1983–1986)
Sal Gonzalez (1987)
Mike Ryan (1988)
Elliott Avent (1989–1996)
Rocky Ward (1997–2000)
Gary Ward (2001–2002)
Rocky Ward (2003–2014)
Brian Green (2015– )

Members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Players	Jim Abbott Steve Arlin Eddie Bane Sal Bando Alan Bannister Floyd Bannister Bill Bordley Tom Borland Lou Brock Joe Carter Will Clark Darren Dreifort Kirk Dressendorfer Alex Fernandez Mike Fiore Terry Francona Eddy Furniss Nomar Garciaparra Ralph Garr Danny Goodwin Dick Groat Neal Heaton Don Heinkel Burt Hooton Bob Horner Dick Howser Pete Incaviglia Tim Jorgensen Brooks Kieschnick Fred Lynn Barry Larkin Tino Martinez William Clarence Matthews Ben McDonald Oddibe McDowell Dave Magadan Keith Moreland John Olerud Rafael Palmeiro Roy Smalley III Phil Stephenson Mickey Sullivan B. J. Surhoff Greg Swindell Derek Tatsuno Robin Ventura Tim Wallach Todd Walker Brad Wilkerson Dave Winfield Rich Wortham

Coaches	Bob Bennett Skip Bertman Chuck Brayton Jim Brock Ed Cheff Rod Dedeaux Bibb Falk Ron Fraser Gordie Gillespie Wayne Graham Cliff Gustafson Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Wally Kincaid Jerry Kindall Demie Mainieri Ron Polk Frank Sancet Don Schaly Dick Siebert Gene Stephenson Mickey Sullivan Bob Todd Gary Ward Bill Wilhelm John Winkin Bobby Winkles

Veterans	Jack Barry Owen Carroll Billy Disch Lou Gehrig Christy Mathewson Branch Rickey Jackie Robinson Joe Sewell George Sisler Charles Teague

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