Danny Hall (baseball)

Danny Hall (born November 27, 1954) is an American college baseball coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami (OH), Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami (OH), where he compiled a 69–26 (.726) record. From 1980 to 1987, he coached at Michigan, where he compiled a 368–111–1 record as an assistant coach. From 1988 to 1993, he coached at Kent State, where he compiled a 208–117(.640) record.

Danny Hall
Danny Hall in 2014
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamGeorgia Tech
ConferenceACC
Record1,203–657–1
Biographical details
Born (1954-11-27) November 27, 1954 (age 69)
Coolville, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1974–1977Miami (OH)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1979Miami (OH) (Asst.)
1980–1987Michigan (Asst.)
1988–1993Kent State
1994–presentGeorgia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall1,411–774–1 (.646)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 5× ACC (2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014)
Awards

Hall's accomplishments put him in the annals of all-time great Georgia Tech coaches. He has compiled an 1140–605–1 record, has led Tech to post-season play 23 out of 28 full seasons, and has taken Tech to its only College World Series appearances in 1994, 2000, and 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Tech has led the ACC with a 74–38 conference record. Hall's 1,140 wins as head coach make him the winningest head coach in all of Tech sports history. This includes a school-record 52 wins in 2002. Hall is the only current head coach at Tech with a winning record in its rivalry with Georgia, known as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.

Personal

Hall is married to Kara, with whom he has three sons, Danny, Carter and Colin.[1] Carter was selected in the 34th round of the 2015 MLB draft, but chose not to sign and attended Georgia Tech.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1988–1993)
1988Kent State27–2514–186th
1989Kent State26–2410–178th
1990Kent State35–1817–103rd
1991Kent State34–2219–112nd
1992Kent State45–1324–71stNCAA Regional
1993Kent State41–1522–10T–1stNCAA Regional
Kent State:208–117106–73
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1994–present)
1994Georgia Tech50–1716–8T–2ndCollege World Series Runner-up
1995Georgia Tech38–2216–83rdNCAA Regional
1996Georgia Tech40–2413–11T–3rdNCAA Regional
1997Georgia Tech46–1519–41stNCAA Regional
1998Georgia Tech41–2214–92ndNCAA Regional
1999Georgia Tech38–2012–125th
2000Georgia Tech50–1618–61stNCAA Super Regional
2001Georgia Tech41–2013–114thNCAA Regional
2002Georgia Tech52–1614–95thCollege World Series
2003Georgia Tech44–1817–72ndNCAA Regional
2004Georgia Tech44–2118–51stNCAA Super Regional
2005Georgia Tech44–1922–81stNCAA Super Regional
2006Georgia Tech50–1819–113rd (Coastal)College World Series
2007Georgia Tech32–2515–144th (Coastal)
2008Georgia Tech41–2116–143rd (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2009Georgia Tech38–19–117–10–12nd (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2010Georgia Tech47–1521–92nd (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2011Georgia Tech42–2122–8T–1st (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2012Georgia Tech38–2612–184th (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2013Georgia Tech32–2315–154th (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2014Georgia Tech36–2514–162nd (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2015Georgia Tech32–2313–175th (Coastal)
2016Georgia Tech38–2513–164th (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2017Georgia Tech27–2811–195th (Coastal)
2018Georgia Tech31–2714–163rd (Coastal)
2019Georgia Tech43–1919–111st (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2020Georgia Tech11–52–1(Coastal)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021Georgia Tech31–2521–151st (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2022Georgia Tech36–2416–165th (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2023Georgia Tech30–2712–186th (Coastal)
2024Georgia Tech33–2515–155th (Coastal)NCAA Regional
Georgia Tech:1,203–657–1479–357–1
Total:1,411–774–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References