Billy Gernon
_(cropped).jpg) Gernon with Western Michigan in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Michigan |
| Conference | Mid-American |
| Record | 305–398 |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1988 | Indiana–Southeast |
| 1990 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Indiana (Asst.) |
| 1997–1998 | IPFW (Asst.) |
| 2000–2008 | IPFW |
| 2009–2010 | Michigan State (Asst.) |
| 2011–present | Western Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 493–686–3 |
| Tournaments | MAC: 3–8 NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MAC tournament (2024) | |
Billy Gernon is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2011 season. He previously served as head coach of the IPFW Mastodons baseball team during their transition from Division II to Division I.[1][2][3][4][5]
Gernon played three seasons at Indiana–Southeast before transferring to Indiana for his final season. In his senior season, he served as the Hoosiers closer. He later served as a student assistant coach with the Hoosiers. During that 1996 season, Indiana claimed the Big Ten baseball tournament championship and earned a berth in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. He then served two seasons as pitching coach at IPFW while completing an education degree. He became head coach of the Mastodons prior to the 2000 season. Gernon guided the team from Division II to Division I and entry into The Summit League in 2008. He then served two seasons as an assistant at Michigan State before earning the head coaching job at Western Michigan.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPFW Mastodons (D2) (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000 | IPFW | 21–25 | 12–15 | 5th (North) | |||||
| 2001 | IPFW | 11–34–1 | 6–22 | 6th (North) | |||||
| IPFW (DII): | 32–59–1 | 18–37 | |||||||
| IPFW Mastodons (DI) (Independent) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | IPFW | 19–24 | |||||||
| 2003 | IPFW | 17–31–1 | |||||||
| 2004 | IPFW | 20–28 | |||||||
| 2005 | IPFW | 24–24 | |||||||
| 2006 | IPFW | 21–28 | |||||||
| 2007 | IPFW | 9–37 | |||||||
| IPFW Mastodons (Summit League) (2008) | |||||||||
| 2008 | IPFW | 14–36–1 | 10–17 | 6th | |||||
| IPFW (DI): | 124–208–2 | 10–17 | |||||||
| IPFW (total): | 156–267–3 | ||||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Western Michigan | 26–31 | 12–14 | 5th (West) | MAC tournament[a] | ||||
| 2012 | Western Michigan | 26–29 | 14–12 | 3rd (West) | MAC tournament[b] | ||||
| 2013 | Western Michigan | 16–38 | 8–19 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2014 | Western Michigan | 24–31 | 11–16 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2015 | Western Michigan | 22–30 | 13–14 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 22–34 | 11–13 | 5th (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 24–29 | 12–12 | 4th (West) | MAC tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 23–25 | 12–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 18–31 | 11–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 9–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 24–26 | 23–17 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 18–36 | 15–24 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 21–31 | 18–11 | 4th (West) | MAC tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 32–21 | 19–11 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Western Michigan: | 305–398 | 179–190 | |||||||
| Total: | 493–686–3 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Billy Gernon". WMU Broncos. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Billy Gernon profile". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ David Drew (February 15, 2012). "WMU baseball team comfortable, confident in coach Billy Gernon's second season". MLive. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ Scott DeCamp (June 22, 2010). "Billy Gernon introduced as Western Michigan's new baseball coach". MLive.com. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ Brian Foley (June 22, 2010). "Western Michigan hires Billy Gernon as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
External links
- Billy Gernon Head Coach, Western Michigan University Broncos