Steve Gillispie
1/31/2007 4:45:00 PM | Baseball
Assistant Coach
STEVE GILLISPIE
Assistant Coach
Fort Hays State, 1988
Seventh Season
Steve Gillispie begins his seventh season on the Gamecock baseball coaching staff and has played a vital role as the Gamecocks have posted five straight seasons with 30-or more wins and has won more Ohio Valley Confernece games than any other school since joining the league in 2004.
Gillispie coaches the Gamecock hitters and outfielders and also serves as the recruiting coordinator.
With Gillispie on staff, the Gamecocks have won three OVC Championships and appeared in the OVC Tournament Championship game every year.
In 2007, the Gamecocks posted a 33-27 record and went 19-8 in the OVC to finish second in the regular-season. JSU also placed 10 players on the OVC All-Confernece teams and had the OVC Player of the Year in Clay Whittemore.
Jax State won the 2006 OVC Tournament with a dramatic ninth inning rally to defeat Samford and send Jax State back to the NCAA Regionals. The Gamecocks finished 35-24 overall and 19-8 in the OVC to finish the regular season second.
It marked the third straight championship for the Gamecocks after the team won the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Regional in Atlanta and then posted a 19-8 league record in 2005 to win the regular-season championship. In addition, JSU has placed 15 players on the OVC All-Conference team and 16 on the OVC All-Tournament team over the last three years.
Hired on June 26, 2001, to join Jim Case, he began his coaching career in 1988 as the head coach at Fort Hays State. From there, Gillispie moved on to the University of Nebraska as an assistant coach in 1990.
In his two seasons at Nebraska, Gillispie recruited three First Team All-Americans, including the number one pick in the 1995 baseball draft in Darin Erstad, who went to the Anaheim Angels.
In 1992, Gillispie moved on to Mendocino Community College in California and spent two seasons as an assistant. In 1994, he became assistant coach at Lassen College in California, where the team captured the Golden Valley Conference championship.
Gillispie took a position in 1995 as an assistant at the University of Utah. In January of that school year, he was named interim head coach when Coach Rick Sofield accepted a managing job in in the Montreal Expos organization.
Gillispie then moved east when he took a position as an assistant coach at UAB (1996-97). The Blazers set or tied 47 school records while he was an assistant coach.
After that, Gillispie became the Southeastern Area's Supervisor of Scouting for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies (1997-2001). While in that capacity, Gillispie signed 20 players in professional baseball with the Phillies.
To date, two of Gillispie’s drafts have made it to the Major Leagues. The Texas Rangers Marlon Byrd was a 10th round pick in 1999 and finished fourth in the National League’s Rookie of the Year voting while with Philadelphia in 2003. Third baseman Travis Chapman (17th round pick in 2000) was called to the Major League level in September of 2003 for the Phillies.
Born March 10, 1964, Gillispie graduated with a bachelor's degree in Education from Fort Hays State. He earned his master's degree in Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska. He is married to the former Denise Lamar.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL:
Beatrice (Nebraska)
COLLEGE:
Played four years (1984-87) for Northwest Missouri State (1984, 1985) and Fort Hays (1986, 1987)
COACHING CAREER
1988-89 - Fort Hays State (Kan.) - Head Baseball Coach
1990-91 - University of Nebraska - Assistant Baseball Coach
1992-93 - Mendocino (Calif.) Junior College - Assistant Baseball Coach
1994 Lassen (Calif.) Junior College - Assistant Baseball Coach
1995 - University of Utah - Assistant Baseball Coach
1996-97 - UAB - Assistant Baseball Coach
1998-2001 - Philladelphia Phillies - Southeastern Supervisor of Scouting
2001-current – Jacksonville State University – Assistant Baseball Coach
PERSONAL
Born: March 10, 1964 in Beatrice (Neb.)
Married: former Denise Lamar of Birmingham, Ala.
Children: daughter, Morgan
College: Fort Hays State University (1988)
Assistant Coach
Fort Hays State, 1988
Seventh Season
Steve Gillispie begins his seventh season on the Gamecock baseball coaching staff and has played a vital role as the Gamecocks have posted five straight seasons with 30-or more wins and has won more Ohio Valley Confernece games than any other school since joining the league in 2004.
Gillispie coaches the Gamecock hitters and outfielders and also serves as the recruiting coordinator.
With Gillispie on staff, the Gamecocks have won three OVC Championships and appeared in the OVC Tournament Championship game every year.
In 2007, the Gamecocks posted a 33-27 record and went 19-8 in the OVC to finish second in the regular-season. JSU also placed 10 players on the OVC All-Confernece teams and had the OVC Player of the Year in Clay Whittemore.
Jax State won the 2006 OVC Tournament with a dramatic ninth inning rally to defeat Samford and send Jax State back to the NCAA Regionals. The Gamecocks finished 35-24 overall and 19-8 in the OVC to finish the regular season second.
It marked the third straight championship for the Gamecocks after the team won the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Regional in Atlanta and then posted a 19-8 league record in 2005 to win the regular-season championship. In addition, JSU has placed 15 players on the OVC All-Conference team and 16 on the OVC All-Tournament team over the last three years.
Hired on June 26, 2001, to join Jim Case, he began his coaching career in 1988 as the head coach at Fort Hays State. From there, Gillispie moved on to the University of Nebraska as an assistant coach in 1990.
In his two seasons at Nebraska, Gillispie recruited three First Team All-Americans, including the number one pick in the 1995 baseball draft in Darin Erstad, who went to the Anaheim Angels.
In 1992, Gillispie moved on to Mendocino Community College in California and spent two seasons as an assistant. In 1994, he became assistant coach at Lassen College in California, where the team captured the Golden Valley Conference championship.
Gillispie took a position in 1995 as an assistant at the University of Utah. In January of that school year, he was named interim head coach when Coach Rick Sofield accepted a managing job in in the Montreal Expos organization.
Gillispie then moved east when he took a position as an assistant coach at UAB (1996-97). The Blazers set or tied 47 school records while he was an assistant coach.
After that, Gillispie became the Southeastern Area's Supervisor of Scouting for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies (1997-2001). While in that capacity, Gillispie signed 20 players in professional baseball with the Phillies.
To date, two of Gillispie’s drafts have made it to the Major Leagues. The Texas Rangers Marlon Byrd was a 10th round pick in 1999 and finished fourth in the National League’s Rookie of the Year voting while with Philadelphia in 2003. Third baseman Travis Chapman (17th round pick in 2000) was called to the Major League level in September of 2003 for the Phillies.
Born March 10, 1964, Gillispie graduated with a bachelor's degree in Education from Fort Hays State. He earned his master's degree in Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska. He is married to the former Denise Lamar.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL:
Beatrice (Nebraska)
COLLEGE:
Played four years (1984-87) for Northwest Missouri State (1984, 1985) and Fort Hays (1986, 1987)
COACHING CAREER
1988-89 - Fort Hays State (Kan.) - Head Baseball Coach
1990-91 - University of Nebraska - Assistant Baseball Coach
1992-93 - Mendocino (Calif.) Junior College - Assistant Baseball Coach
1994 Lassen (Calif.) Junior College - Assistant Baseball Coach
1995 - University of Utah - Assistant Baseball Coach
1996-97 - UAB - Assistant Baseball Coach
1998-2001 - Philladelphia Phillies - Southeastern Supervisor of Scouting
2001-current – Jacksonville State University – Assistant Baseball Coach
PERSONAL
Born: March 10, 1964 in Beatrice (Neb.)
Married: former Denise Lamar of Birmingham, Ala.
Children: daughter, Morgan
College: Fort Hays State University (1988)
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