GARY WARD

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1/15/01

GARY WARD

- One of the greatest names in college

baseball history has joined the staff as

National Director of Instruction.

After 21 seasons as a Division I Head

Baseball Coach, Ward compiled a record

of 1022-361-1. He is one of the few who have won

over 1,000 games in a career. He finishes with a winning

percentage of 73.9. At Oklahoma State, Ward lead his teams

to 10 College World Series appearances, 985 wins, 17 Big Eight

championships (16 in a row), 18 seasons with 40 or more wins,

and twelve of his teams finished in Baseball America's top 10.

In the 1970's, Ward guided the Yavapai College Roughriders to

a record of 240-83, two National Championships in '75 and '77,

and earning NJCAA Coach of the Year both times. He mentored

a total of 56 All-Americans, 14 of which were first team. While at

OSU, Ward coached 97 players who were selected in the major

league draft, 9 of which were selected in the first round and

17 players made it to the major leagues. Ward is also a member

of the New Mexico State University's Athletic Hall of Fame.

He was born September 19, 1940, in Ramona, Oklahoma. He

graduated from Ramona High School in 1958 and New Mexico

State in 1963. He earned his master's from NMSU in 1968. Ward

has been married to the former Catherine Gardner for over 40 years.

He has three children, Rocky, Roger and Sherri.