Collier becomes All-Time Winningest Baseball Coach at ICC
With a 10-3 win over Meridian Community College Friday, Itawamba Community College Head Coach Rick Collier surpassed hall of fame coach Roy Cresap to become the programs winningest coach with 452 wins.
Collier becomes All-Time Winningest Baseball Coach at ICC
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FULTON, MS – With a 10-3 win over Meridian Community College Friday, Itawamba Community College Head Coach Rick Collier surpassed hall of fame coach Roy Cresap to become the program's winningest coach with 452 wins.
Collier, who is in his 14th year as the Indians' skipper, has a record of 452-225 along with two MACJC championships, two NJCAA Region 23 titles and one NJCAA Super Regional title. He was voted MACJC Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2009, and guided the Indians to 11-straight MACJC playoff appearances from 2003 to 2013.
The Mantachie native guided his Indians to the NJCAA World Series in 2003 while setting school records for most wins in a season with 46 and most consecutive wins in a season with 22 straight victories.
In 2012, the Indians earned a No. 4 NJCAA ranking during the regular season and finished third in both the MACJC and NJCAA Region 23 Tournaments.
His squad went 43-13 in 2009 and won the MACJC Championship by scoring 47 runs on 52 hits in just three games.
In his first 11 seasons at the helm of the Indians baseball program, Collier had at least one player commit or sign to play for Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools and has had at least one Division One signing in every season as head coach.
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