Chris Harrison (baseball coach)
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Chris Harrison is a former American
baseball
coach. He was the interim head coach of the Michigan Wolverines baseball
team from October 2001 to May 2002. He joined the Michigan coaching staff in September 1995 as an assistant baseball coach under Geoff Zahn
; he remained in that position for six years. During Harrison's single year as head coach, the Michigan baseball team led the Big Ten Conference
in pitching but finished the season with a 21-32 record (14-17 in the Big Ten). Harrison resigned as head coach in late May 2002; he was replaced in June 2002 by Rich Maloney. Before coaching at Michigan, Harrison was the head baseball coach at The Master's College in Santa Clarita, California
, from June 1990 to May 1994. In 1991, he led the Master's Mustangs to a school record 28 victories and was named the NAIA District 3 Coach of the Year. Through the 1991 season, he had become the only baseball coach in the school's history with a winning record. After the team finished at 14-32-2 in 1992, Harrison resigned at the request of school officials. His overall record at The Master's College was 83-100-2.
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
coach. He was the interim head coach of the Michigan Wolverines baseball
Michigan Wolverines baseball
The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference...
team from October 2001 to May 2002. He joined the Michigan coaching staff in September 1995 as an assistant baseball coach under Geoff Zahn
Geoff Zahn
Geoffery Clayton Zahn is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 13-year career, he pitched from 1973-1985 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Minnesota Twins and California Angels of the American League...
; he remained in that position for six years. During Harrison's single year as head coach, the Michigan baseball team led the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
in pitching but finished the season with a 21-32 record (14-17 in the Big Ten). Harrison resigned as head coach in late May 2002; he was replaced in June 2002 by Rich Maloney. Before coaching at Michigan, Harrison was the head baseball coach at The Master's College in Santa Clarita, California
Santa Clarita, California
Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown...
, from June 1990 to May 1994. In 1991, he led the Master's Mustangs to a school record 28 victories and was named the NAIA District 3 Coach of the Year. Through the 1991 season, he had become the only baseball coach in the school's history with a winning record. After the team finished at 14-32-2 in 1992, Harrison resigned at the request of school officials. His overall record at The Master's College was 83-100-2.