Chris Curry (baseball)

Chris Curry
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Little Rock
Conference	Ohio Valley
Record	237–262
Biographical details
Born	November 17, 1977 (age 47); Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1997–1998	Meridian C. C.
1999	Mississippi State
1999	Eugene Emeralds
2000–2001	Lansing Lugnuts
2000–2002	Daytona Cubs
2001–2002	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
2002	Iowa Cubs
2003–2005	Norwich Navigators
2006	Gary SouthShore RailCats
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007	Hendrix (asst.)
2008	Arkansas Tech (asst.)
2009–2010	Arkansas (asst.)
2011–2012	Meridian C. C.
2013–2014	Northwestern State (asst.)
2015–present	Little Rock
Head coaching record
Overall	237–262 (NCAA); 69–44 (NJCAA)
Tournaments	Sun Belt: 2–9; OVC:1–4; NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Miss-Lou Conference Championship (2012); OVC regular season (2024);
Awards
	OVC Coach of the Year (2024); Miss-Lou Conference Coach of the Year (2012); Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2016);

Christopher Michael Curry (born November 11, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Curry is the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball team.

Amateur career

Curry attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas. Curry played for the school's varsity baseball team. The San Francisco Giants selected Curry in the 26th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, and enrolled at Meridian Community College, to play college baseball for the Meridian Eagles baseball team.

As a freshman at Meridian, Curry was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round, but he returned for a sophomore season at Meridian. He was again drafted by the Tigers, this time in the 48th round. He instead accepted a scholarship to Mississippi State University to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team.

In the 1999 season as a junior, Curry hit .295, 8 home runs, 11 doubles and 51 RBIs.

Professional career

Curry was drafted in the 9th round by the Chicago Cubs in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft.

Curry began his professional career with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A Northwest League, where he batted .227 with two home runs.

Coaching career

On November 7, 2008, Curry was named a volunteer assistant for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team.^[1] On July 17, 2010, Curry was introduced as the head coach at Meridian Community College.^[2] Curry lead Meridian to a 69–44 record as the head coach. On June 26, 2012, Curry was named the pitching coach at Northwestern State.^[3]

After two seasons at Northwestern State, Curry was named the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball program.^[4] Curry lead the Trojans to a 26–26 regular season record and a third-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference in 2016, as a result, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year.^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Meridian Eagles (Miss-Lou Conference) (2011–2012)
2011	Meridian	35–22
2012	Meridian	34–22		1st
Meridian Community College:		69–44
Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–2022)
2015	Little Rock	16–33	12–17	T-8th
2016	Little Rock	26–28	17–13	T-3rd	Sun Belt Tournament
2017	Little Rock	21–34	11–18	4th (West)	Sun Belt Tournament
2018	Little Rock	28–28	15–14	3rd (West)	Sun Belt Tournament
2019	Little Rock	29–28	18–11	2nd (West)	Sun Belt Tournament
2020	Little Rock	9–8	0–0	(West)	Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Little Rock	21–30	11–13	T-3rd (West)	Sun Belt Tournament
2022	Little Rock	24–26	11–18	8th
Little Rock:			95–104
Little Rock Trojans (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Little Rock	31–23	14–8	2nd	Ohio Valley Tournament
2024	Little Rock	32–24	19–8	1st	Ohio Valley Tournament
Little Rock:		237–262	33–16
Total:		237–262
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

^ "Curry Joins Baseball As Volunteer Assistant". www.arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas Athletics. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ Daniel Rigdon (July 17, 2010). "'Honored' Curry returns to MCC as head baseball coach". www.meridianstar.com. MeridianStar.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ David McCollum (June 26, 2012). "Conway's Chris Curry new pitching coach at NW State". www.thecabin.net. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Curry named head baseball coach at UALR". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. July 6, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Trojans picked as top player, coach". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. May 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Little Rock Trojans bio

[1] "Curry Joins Baseball As Volunteer Assistant". www.arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas Athletics. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[2] Daniel Rigdon (July 17, 2010). "'Honored' Curry returns to MCC as head baseball coach". www.meridianstar.com. MeridianStar.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[3] David McCollum (June 26, 2012). "Conway's Chris Curry new pitching coach at NW State". www.thecabin.net. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[4] "Curry named head baseball coach at UALR". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. July 6, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[5] "Trojans picked as top player, coach". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. May 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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