| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Rider |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Record | 483–520–1 (.482) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Bridgewater College '87 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1987 | Bridgewater |
| Position(s) | SS |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988 | George Mason (asst.) |
| 1989 | Frostburg State (asst.) |
| 1990–2000 | Gloucester CC |
| 2001–2004 | Georgia Southwestern |
| 2005–2025 | Rider |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 483–520–1 (.482) (NCAA) 434–109–5 (.797) (NJCAA) 137–87–1 (.611) (NAIA) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| |
| Awards | |
| 3x MAAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2013, 2015) NJCBA D1 Coach of the Year (2010) Georgia Dugout Club NAIA Coach of the Year (2002) 4x NJCAA D3 Coach of the Year (1992–1993, 1999–2000) Gloucester County College Sports Hall of Fame 2010, Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame 2010, Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame 2014, and the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 2016. | |
Barry Davis is an American baseball coach, who is best known for his 20 year stint as the head baseball coach of the Rider Broncs. He held that position since prior to the start of the 2005 season. Under Davis, Rider reached four NCAA tournaments, in 2008, 2010 and 2021 and 2023. He was named MAAC Coach of the Year three times: 2006, 2013, and 2015 [1][2][3][4]
Prior to Rider, Davis was the head coach at NJCAA school Gloucester County College (1990–2000) and then-NAIA school Georgia Southwestern State University (2001–2004). At Gloucester, Davis won four NJCAA Division III national championships.[1][5][6][7]
Davis has been inducted in four Hall of Fames. He was inducted into the Gloucester County College Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[8] and the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Davis was also inducted into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 and the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2016.
Davis holds a bachelor's degree from Bridgewater College (Virginia) in health and physical education, a master's degree in education from Frostburg State University (Maryland) and a doctoral degree in sports leadership from Concordia University at Chicago.
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- ^ Stanton, Phil (February 8, 2012). "Nine Innings with Barry Davis". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "2004–2005 College Coaching Carousel". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "MAAC Baseball Individual Awards". MAACSports.com. October 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "NJCAA Baseball Record Book" (PDF). NJCAA.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results (since 1991)". GSWCanes.com. Georgia Southwestern Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Baseball". GCCNJ.com. Gloucester County College. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame to Induct 13 New Members". NJ.com. Gloucester County Times. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.