Dan Gooley is an American college baseball coach, formerly the head coach of Quinnipiac (1977–1987, 2002–2014) and Hartford (1988–1992).[1] Gooley retired following the 2014 season.[2][3]

Dan Gooley
Biographical details
Alma materQuinnipiac
Playing career
1967–1970Quinnipiac
Position(s)P
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1976Quinnipiac (asst.)
1977–1987Quinnipiac
1988–1992Hartford
2002–2014Quinnipiac
Head coaching record
Overall542-599-8
TournamentsNCAA: 0-2
NEC: 4-7
MAAC: 1-2

Gooley played baseball at Quinnipiac and served as an assistant coach at Quinnipiac from 1971 to 1976.[1] Prior to the start of the 1977 season, Gooley was named Quinnipiac's head coach. Quinnipiac, then a Division II program, reached three NCAA Division II Tournaments and one Division II College World Series under Gooley.[4][5] In the summer of 1977, he skippered the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]

Gooley left Quinnipiac following the 1987 season to serve as the head coach at Division I Hartford. In five seasons as Hartford's head coach, he had a record of 101-90-1.[7][8] After spending several years as a business executive and Quinnipiac administrator, Gooley again became the head coach of Quinnipiac (which had since become a Division I member) for the 2002 season. In 2005, Gooley led the Bobcats to their only NCAA tournament appearance.[1]

Head coaching record

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The following is a table of Gooley's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[1][5][7][9][10][11][12]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Quinnipiac (Independent) (1977–1987)
1977 Quinnipiac 8-19-2
1978 Quinnipiac 16-14
1979 Quinnipiac 23-8 NCAA Regional
1980 Quinnipiac 9-15-1
1981 Quinnipiac 18-8
1982 Quinnipiac 22-7-1
1983 Quinnipiac 25-10 College World Series
1984 Quinnipiac 25-8 NCAA Regional
1985 Quinnipiac 18-12
1986 Quinnipiac 20-10-1
1987 Quinnipiac 19-11
Quinnipiac: 205-112-5
Hartford (ECAC North/North Atlantic Conference) (1988–1992)
1988 Hartford 29-12
1989 Hartford 17-15-1
1990 Hartford 15-20 4-10 t-5th
1991 Hartford 13-22 5-10 5th
1992 Hartford 27-21 18-10 2nd ECAC Tournament
Hartford: 101-90-1
Quinnipiac (Northeast Conference) (2002–2013)
2002 Quinnipiac 12-30 9-18 7th
2003 Quinnipiac 17-24 14-13 5th
2004 Quinnipiac 23-21 16-7 2nd NEC Tournament
2005 Quinnipiac 26-24 17-6 1st NCAA Regional
2006 Quinnipiac 22-24-1 14-8 2nd NEC Tournament
2007 Quinnipiac 29-18-1 21-7 t-1st NEC Tournament
2008 Quinnipiac 16-36 9-19 7th
2009 Quinnipiac 18-34 11-17 t-6th
2010 Quinnipiac 14-39 13-19 7th
2011 Quinnipiac 15-32 11-21 7th
2012 Quinnipiac 9-38 8-24 8th
2013 Quinnipiac 17-36 12-20 7th
Quinnipiac (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2014)
2014 Quinnipiac 18-31 13-12 5th MAAC tournament
Quinnipiac: 236-387-2 173-210
Total: 542-599-8

      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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dan Gooley". QuinnipiacBobcats.com. Quinnipiac Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Gooley to Retire from Quinnipiac in 2014". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Malafronte, Chip (May 11, 2014). "Quinnipiac Baseball Coach Dan Gooley Built More Than a Legacy". NHRegister.com. New Haven Register. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Anthony, Mike (April 6, 2012). "Quinnipiac Baseball Coach on Verge". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Division II Baseball Champsionhip: All-Time Results" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Cape League Planning For June 17 Opener". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. March 31, 1977. p. 5.
  7. ^ a b "University of Hartford Baseball: Year-by-Year Records". Hartford Hawks. University of Hartford Athletic Department. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "Baseball: Jeff Bagwell, 'Greatest Player' Quinnipiac's Dan Gooley Ever Coached, Doesn't Make Hall of Fame". NHRegister.com. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  10. ^ "Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). NortheastConference.com. Northeast Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  11. ^ "2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  12. ^ "2013 Northeast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.