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Rick McCarty
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Abilene Christian
Conference	WAC
Record	167–133
Biographical details
Born	November 2, 1979 (age 45); Campbellsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater	Murray State University; Delta State University
Playing career
1999–2000	John A. Logan College
2001–2002	Murray State
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003	Murray State (GA)
2004–2008	Delta State (Asst.)
2009–2010	Southeast Missouri State (Asst.)
2011–2014	Campbell (Asst.)
2015	Louisiana Tech (Asst.)
2016–2018	Dallas Baptist (Asst.)
2019–present	Abilene Christian
Head coaching record
Overall	167–133
Tournaments	NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Southland Conference Regular Season (2021);
Awards
	Second Team All-OVC (2001);

Rick Lee McCarty (born November 2, 1979) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team. McCarty played baseball for the Murray State Racers baseball team and John A. Logan College while obtaining a degree. He achieved his master's degree while coaching for the Delta State University baseball team.

Playing career

McCarty began his college baseball career at John A. Logan College during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.^[1] McCarty's play at Logan earned him a scholarship offer to Murray State University. In 2001, McCarty tied the school record with 8 saves.^[2] He was named Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference that same season.^[3]

Coaching career

After spending a season as a student assistant while wrapping up his undergraduate degree at Murray State, McCarty became a graduate assistant at Delta State University in 2004.^[4]

On June 12 2018, McCarty was named the new head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team beginning the 2019 season.^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Southland Conference) (2019–2021)
2019	Abilene Christian	26–26	13–17	T-9th
2020	Abilene Christian	7–8	1–2		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Abilene Christian	36–21	25–13	1st	Southland Tournament
Abilene Christian:			39–32
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022	Abilene Christian	30–29	14–16	4th (Southwest)
2023	Abilene Christian	35–24	16–14	4th
2024	Abilene Christian	33–25	19–12	2nd	WAC Tournament
Abilene Christian:		167–133	49–42
Total:		167–133
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

References

^ "John A. Logan College Baseball" (PDF). www.jalc.edu. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ "THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON TURNS OUT TO BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS FOR MSU". www.goracers.com. Murray State University Athletics. June 9, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ "Southeast's Bonilla, Pennington Headline 2001 All-OVC Baseball Team". www.ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. June 26, 2001. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ "2007 Statesmen Baseball" (PDF). www.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ David Robinett (June 12, 2018). "McCarty is new ACU baseball coach". www.bigcountryhomepage.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2018.