Chris Finwood
Finwood in 2014
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Old Dominion |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 93-91 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 20, 1966 Plattsburgh, New York |
| Alma mater | VMI |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | VMI |
| Position(s) | SS |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1991 | VMI (asst.) |
| 1992–1994 | VMI |
| 1995–2000 | VCU (Asst.) |
| 2001–2005 | Auburn (Asst.) |
| 2006–2011 | WKU |
| 2012–Present | Old Dominion |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 335-342 |
| Tournaments | 2-5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Sun Belt Tournament 2008 Sun Belt Regular Season 2009 |
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| Awards | |
| ABCA East Region Coach of the Year 2014 Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2009 |
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Chris Finwood (born January 20, 1966) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 season. Finwood has coached 61 players who were selected in the MLB Players Draft including 3 major leaguers.
Finwood was a standout shortstop at VMI, where he was named to the SoCon's All-North Division team three times. His .399 batting average remains sixth in school history. He also ranks highly on the program's all-time lists for hits and runs. He began coaching at VMI, serving as an assistant from 1989 through 1991 before being elevated to head coach. In his three years as a head coach, the Keydets went from 2 wins in 1991 to 21 wins in both 1993 and 1994, and played in the 1993 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament championship game.
Finwood then moved to VCU, serving as assistant for four years and associate head coach for two. The Rams won more than 40 games in both 1998 and 1999, including a school record 46 in 1998. Both seasons, VCU earned trips to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and won CAA regular season titles in 1997 and 1998. He then moved to Auburn where he worked as an assistant for five seasons. He was responsible for the Tiger defense and also served as recruiting coordinator. Auburn recorded the two highest fielding percentages in school history, and ranked highly in both the SEC and nationally. The Tigers reached four NCAA Tournaments.
After his time at Auburn, Finwood earned the head coaching position at WKU. From his first to his third season, the Hilltoppers improved by 11 conference wins, claimed a conference tournament title, and reached the first of two straight NCAA Regionals. In 2009, WKU won 42 games, a share of the regular season title, and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Finwood saw 17 Hilltoppers drafted, 55 sign professional contracts, and three players reached Major League Baseball. WKU ranked highly in defense, finishing third in the nation in 2009, and fifteenth in 2011.
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