Greg Lovelady
{{Short description|American College baseball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Greg Lovelady
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_title = Hitting Coach
| current_team = Purdue
| current_conference = Big Ten
| current_record =
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|11}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1998–2001
| player_team1 = Miami (FL)
| player_years2 = 2001
| player_team2 = Utica Blue Sox
| player_positions = Catcher
| coach_years1 = 2002–2004
| coach_team1 = Miami (FL) (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2005–2013
| coach_team2 = Wright State (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2014–2016
| coach_team3 = Wright State
| coach_years4 = 2017–2023
| coach_team4 = UCF
| coach_team5 = Purdue (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2024-Present
| overall_record = 349–204
| tournament_record =
| championships =
*AAC Regular season (2017)
- 2x Horizon League Regular season (2014, 2016)
- 2x Horizon League Tournament (2015, 2016)
| awards =
*The American Coach of the Year (2017)
- 2x Horizon League Coach of the Year (2014, 2016)
| coaching_records =
}}
Greg Lovelady (born January 11, 1979) is an American college baseball coach.
Lovelady played college baseball at Miami (FL), where as a catcher and four-year letter winner, he won the 1999 College World Series and 2001 College World Series. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Florida Marlins organization, and played one season with the Utica Blue Sox before turning to coaching. He served three more years at Miami, working with catchers. In his seven years in Coral Gables, the Hurricanes reached five College World Series, winning two, and appeared in the Super Regional round all seven years. In 2005, Lovelady accepted an assistant coach position at Wright State. Two years later, he added associate head coach duties. With Rob Cooper's move to Penn State, Lovelady was elevated to the top job.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-08-28/veteran-wright-state-pitching-coach-lovelady-promoted-head-coach|publisher=NCAA|title=
Veteran Wright State pitching coach Lovelady promoted to head coach|date=August 29, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/college/source-lovelady-to-be-next-baseball-coach-at-wrigh/nZJ58/|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|title=Source: Lovelady to be next baseball coach at Wright State|author=David Jablonski|date=August 9, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2013/08/09/greg-lovelady-to-be-named-head-coach-at-wright-state/|publisher=College Baseball Daily|author=Brian Foley|title=Greg Lovelady to be named Head Coach at Wright State|date=August 9, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205554943|publisher=Miami Hurricanes|title=Player Bio: Greg Lovelady|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/sports/college/wright-state-introduces-new-baseball-coach/nZfhP/|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|title=Wright State introduces new baseball coach|author=David Jablonski|date=August 28, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Lovelady's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.{{cite web |title=2014 Horizon League Standings |url=http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_horizon.htm |website=D1Baseball.com |accessdate=June 4, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330141310/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_horizon.htm |archivedate=March 30, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Wright State Raiders
| conference = Horizon League
| startyear = 2014
| endyear = 2016
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2014
| name = Wright State
| overall = 35–22
| conference = 25–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2015
| name = Wright State
| overall = 43–17
| conference = 21–8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2016
| name = Wright State
| overall = 46–17
| conference = 23–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Wright State
| overall = 124–56
| confrecord = 69–18
}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead
| name = UCF Knights
| conference = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2017
| endyear = 2023
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2017
| name = {{CBSB link|year=2017|team=UCF Knights|title=UCF}}
| overall = 40–22
| conference = 15–9
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = UCF
| overall = 35–21
| conference = 13–10
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = UCF
| overall = 36–22
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = {{CBSB link|year=2020|team=UCF Knights|title=UCF}}
| overall = 15–3
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = UCF
| overall = 31–30
| conference = 18–14
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = The American tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = UCF
| overall = 35–25
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = The American tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = UCF
| overall = 33–26
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = The American tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = UCF
| overall = 225–149
| confrecord = 83–68
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 349–204
}}
See also
References
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External links
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{{Wright State Raiders baseball coach navbox}}
{{UCF Knights baseball coach navbox}}
{{1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball}}
{{2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball}}
{{Horizon League Baseball Coach of the Year navbox}}
{{American Athletic Conference Baseball Coach of the Year navbox}}
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