Dan Spencer (born September 10, 1965) is a

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coach. He currently serves as the head coach for the

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Wildcats. He previously served as head coach at

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(1992–1996) and

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(2009–2012). He also served as the pitching coach for the

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and associate head coach/pitching coach for the

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Coaching career

Oregon State

Spencer coached at

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for eleven seasons. During his last three years, he was the associate head coach and served as pitching/catching coach and recruiting coordinator. His final two seasons at Oregon State saw the

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become the first back-to-back

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Champions since

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accomplished the feat in the late 1990s.

Texas Tech

On July 2, 2007, Spencer was hired as the associate head coach at Texas Tech. In October 2008, Spencer was named the 2007 Collegiate Baseball Magazine National College Pitching Coach of the Year. On April 29, 2008,

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Athletic Director

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designated Spencer to become the head coach of the team once former head coach

Larry Hays Larry Hays is a US college baseball, basketball, women's basketball, and softball coach. Hewas the head baseball coach at Lubbock Christian University (LCU) (1971–1986) and Texas Tech University (1987–2008). He was the head coach of the LCU Cha ...

retired. On June 13, 2008, it was formally announced that Spencer would succeed

as head coach at Texas Tech after Hays had announced his retirement a few days earlier.

New Mexico

In July 2012, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach at

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Washington State

In June 2015, after the recent hire of new head coach Marty Lees, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach and associate head coach with the Washington State Cougars.

Linfield College

On June 19, 2019, Spencer was hired as the head baseball coach at Linfield College, an NCAA Division III program.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Texas Tech profile

Oregon State profile
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