Bill Currier (baseball)
Current position | |
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Title | Vermont |
Coaching career ( Western Carolina (assistant) | |
1987 | Mitchell JC |
1988–2009 | Vermont |
2010 | Tennessee (assistant) |
2011 | Fairfield (assistant) |
2012–present | Fairfield |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 842–780–2 (.519) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 2–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 America East (2003, 2006) 4 MAAC (2016, 2021, 2023, 2024) | |
Awards | |
Coach of the Year 3x America East (2002, 2003, 2006) 3x MAAC (2012, 2016, 2021) | |
Willard F. Currier is an American
Playing career
Currier played at Vermont under
Coaching career
He returned to Vermont as an assistant coach and completed his degree in 1984. He then assisted Leggett at
At Fairfield, Currier was named the MAAC Coach of the Year in 2012, his first season as the Stags' head coach. That year, the team went 14–10 in MAAC play and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Senior shortstop Larry Cornelia and sophomore outfielder Ryan Plourde were both all-conference selections, giving Fairfield multiple all-league honorees for the first time since 2008. In 2014, Fairfield went 32-24 (15-8 MAAC), finishing third in the program's first 30-win season. Plourde, Jake Salpietro, and EJ Ashworth were named to the All-MAAC First Team. The Stags won their first two games in the MAAC Tournament, defeating #6 seed Manhattan and #2 Siena before losses to top-seeded Canisius and Siena knocked them out of the tournament.[6][7]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Currier's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8][9][10][11]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Vermont Catamounts (Eastern College Athletic Conference ) (1988–1989)
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1988 | Vermont | 10–21 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
1989 | Vermont | 11–19 | 4–11 | 6th | |||||
: | 9–20–0 (.310) | ||||||||
Vermont Catamounts (North Atlantic/America East[a]) (1990–2009) | |||||||||
1990 | Vermont | 18–13 | 5–9 | 4th | |||||
1991 | Vermont | 18–14 | 6–8 | 3rd | |||||
1992 | Vermont | 28–13 | 13–9 | 3rd | ECAC Tournament | ||||
1993 | Vermont | 25–18 | 15–13 | 4th | North Atlantic tournament[b]
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1994 | Vermont | 16–22 | 10–13 | 6th | North Atlantic tournament[b]
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1995 | Vermont | 27–18 | 15–9 | 3rd | North Atlantic tournament
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1996 | Vermont | 12–21–1 | 8–12 | 7th | |||||
1997 | Vermont | 27–19 | 15–9 | 3rd | America East tournament
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1998 | Vermont | 26–21 | 15–12 | 3rd | America East tournament
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1999 | Vermont | 21–26 | 10–18 | 6th | |||||
2000 | Vermont | 28–22 | 16–10 | 3rd | America East tournament
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2001 | Vermont | 23–22 | 10–17 | T–6th | |||||
2002 | Vermont | 27–22 | 14–8 | 2nd | America East tournament
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2003 | Vermont | 32–14 | 17–5 | 1st | America East tournament
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2004 | Vermont | 18–26 | 10–11 | 5th | |||||
2005 | Vermont | 29–19 | 14–7 | T–2nd | America East tournament
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2006 | Vermont | 19–34 | 16–8 | 1st | America East tournament
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2007 | Vermont | 21–29–1 | 10–13 | 5th | |||||
2008 | Vermont | 27–24 | 12–11 | 4th | America East tournament
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2009 | Vermont | 23–33 | 14–10 | T–3rd | America East tournament
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Vermont: | 486–491–2 (.497) | 245–213–0 (.535) | |||||||
Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
2012 | Fairfield | 27–28 | 14–10 | 3rd | MAAC tournament
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2013 | Fairfield | 20–29 | 11–13 | T–5th | |||||
2014 | Fairfield | 32–24 | 15–8 | 3rd | MAAC tournament
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2015 | Fairfield | 14–28 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
2016 | Fairfield | 32–24 | 21–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Fairfield | 31–24 | 17–7 | 1st | MAAC tournament
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2018 | Fairfield | 22–29 | 9–14 | 9th | |||||
2019 | Fairfield | 35–25 | 15–9 | T-3rd | |||||
2020 | Fairfield | 2–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Fairfield | 39–5 | 33–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Fairfield | 31–21 | 18–5 | 1st | MAAC tournament
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2023 | Fairfield | 37–18 | 16–5 | 1st | MAAC tournament | ||||
2024 | Fairfield | 34–24 | 20–4 | T-1st | MAAC tournament | ||||
Fairfield: | 356–289–0 (.552) | 196–94–0 (.676) | |||||||
Total: | 842–780–2 (.519) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ "2011-12 Baseball Coaching Staff". Fairfield Stags. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Player Bio: Bill Currier". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Brian Foley (August 31, 2010). "Bill Currier set to be named "Head Coach in Waiting" at Fairfield". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Shane Bufano (May 10, 2010). "Where Have All The Catamounts Gone?". Vermont Scoreboard. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Phil Stanton (February 27, 2009). "Vermont Prepares for Final Season". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "History & Records" (PDF). FairfieldStags.com. Fairfield Athletics Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ "College Baseball Roundup: Fairfield Loses MAAC Tournament Opener". CTPost.com. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "MAAC Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "2014 America East Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Vermont Baseball History and Record Book". Vermont Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)