Danny Hall (baseball)
 Hall in 2014 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954-11-27) November 27, 1954Coolville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Miami (OH) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1979 | Miami (OH) (Asst.) |
| 1980–1987 | Michigan (Asst.) |
| 1988–1993 | Kent State |
| 1994–2025 | Georgia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,452–793–1 (.647) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Danny Hall (born November 27, 1954) is an American college baseball former coach for the Georgia TechYellow Jackets. He was the head coach of Georgia Tech from 1994 to 2025. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami (OH), Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami (OH), where he compiled a 69–26 (.726) record. From 1980 to 1987, he coached at Michigan, where he compiled a 368–111–1 record as an assistant coach. From 1988 to 1993, he coached at Kent State, where he compiled a 208–117(.640) record.
Hall's accomplishments put him in the annals of all-time great Georgia Tech coaches. He has compiled an 1,140–605–1 record, has led Tech to post-season play 23 out of 28 full seasons, and has taken Tech to its only College World Series appearances in 1994, 2002, and 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Tech has led the ACC with a 74–38 conference record. Hall's 1,140 wins as head coach make him the winningest head coach in all of Tech sports history. This includes a school-record 52 wins in 2002. Hall is the only current head coach at Tech with a winning record in its rivalry with Georgia, known as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. He announced his retirement towards the end of the 2025 collegiate season, with his coaching career ended with an 11-9 loss in the Oxford Regional to host Ole Miss.
Personal
Hall is married to Kara, with whom he has three sons, Danny, Carter and Colin.[1] Carter was selected in the 34th round of the 2015 MLB draft, but chose not to sign and attended Georgia Tech.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Golden Flashes(Mid-American Conference)(1988–1993) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Kent State | 27–25 | 14–18 | 6th | |||||
| 1989 | Kent State | 26–24 | 10–17 | 8th | |||||
| 1990 | Kent State | 35–18 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Kent State | 34–22 | 19–11 | 2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Kent State | 45–13 | 24–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1993 | Kent State | 41–15 | 22–10 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Kent State: | 208–117 | 106–73 | |||||||
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1994–2025) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Georgia Tech | 50–17 | 16–8 | T–2nd | College World Series Runner-up | ||||
| 1995 | Georgia Tech | 38–22 | 16–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1996 | Georgia Tech | 40–24 | 13–11 | T–3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1997 | Georgia Tech | 46–15 | 19–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Georgia Tech | 41–22 | 14–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1999 | Georgia Tech | 38–20 | 12–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2000 | Georgia Tech | 50–16 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Georgia Tech | 41–20 | 13–11 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Georgia Tech | 52–16 | 14–9 | 5th | College World Series | ||||
| 2003 | Georgia Tech | 44–18 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Georgia Tech | 44–21 | 18–5 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | 44–19 | 22–8 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | 50–18 | 19–11 | 3rd (Coastal) | College World Series | ||||
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | 32–25 | 15–14 | 4th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2008 | Georgia Tech | 41–21 | 16–14 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | 38–19–1 | 17–10–1 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | 47–15 | 21–9 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 42–21 | 22–8 | T–1st (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | 38–26 | 12–18 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 32–23 | 15–15 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 36–25 | 14–16 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Georgia Tech | 32–23 | 13–17 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 38–25 | 13–16 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 27–28 | 11–19 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 31–27 | 14–16 | 3rd (Coastal) | |||||
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 43–19 | 19–11 | 1st (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 11–5 | 2–1 | (Coastal) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 31–25 | 21–15 | 1st (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 36–24 | 16–16 | 5th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 30–27 | 12–18 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 33–25 | 15–15 | 5th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 41–19 | 19–11 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Georgia Tech: | 1,244–676–1 (.648) | 498–368–1 (.575) | |||||||
| Total: | 1,452–793–1 (.647) | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||
See also
- List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders
- List of college baseball coaches with 1,100 wins
References
- ^Friedlander, David (May 21, 2015). "Wesleyan's Hall brothers forge own idenities from each other, famous father". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^Bowman, Mark (June 10, 2015). "Ga. Tech coach Hall thrilled to see son drafted". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
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