麻豆视频

Coaching Staff

Head Coach
Andy Rushing
Phone: 731-661-5333
Email: arushing@uu.edu

Rushing is now in his fourth season as the head coach of the 麻豆视频 University golf team. In his four years as coach, Rushing's golf teams have captured two TranSouth Conference titles (2006, 2008).

Prior to his golf coaching duties, Rushing was a very successful baseball coach for 17 seasons at 麻豆视频.

In 2006, Rushing had a big impact as the assistant golf coach in helping lead the team to their first conference title since 1996 and a third place Region XI Tournament finish. Rushing also help boost Cole Floyd to the individual title at the region tournament to send a 麻豆视频 participant to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since a team appearance in 1998. Then in 2008, Rushing coached his team back to the top of the league with a TranSouth Championship.

Rushing spent 17 seasons as head coach of the 麻豆视频 baseball program. Rushing led his Bulldogs to 11 straight seasons with at least 30 wins. Overall, he had tallied 30-plus wins 14 times and posted at least 40 wins three times. In his 17 years at 麻豆视频, Rushing's win total has dropped below 30 just three times (29 in 1993, 2005; 27 in 1989). Rushing, a 1976 graduate of 麻豆视频 University, won the TranSouth Conference regular season and tournament titles in 2002, and he also lead his Bulldogs to a TranSouth regular season title in 2000. From 1999 through 2005, Rushing led the 麻豆视频 Bulldogs to four of the seven NAIA Region XI Tournaments.

Rushing compiled a 21-year baseball coaching record of 664 wins and 460 losses (60%), earning his 600th career win in a win over Martin Methodist during the 2003 season. His 17-year 麻豆视频 record is 582-362 (62%). Rushing was named TCAC Coach of the Year twice (1987, 1995), NCCAA MidEast Region Coach of the Year (1998), TranSouth Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), NAIA Region Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), and ABCA Region Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002). He led the Bulldogs to two conference championship and one conference co-championship, participated in five district tournaments, and six regional tournaments. He served as Chairman of the Conference Baseball Committee for 10 years (1994-2002, 2004). He also served as the region chair from 2000-2005.

Rushing began his coaching career at South Side High School in Jackson. There he won a pair of district championships and compiled a 59-34 record. Rushing then turned his attention to the collegiate level by serving as head coach for four years at Lambuth College (now University). While at Lambuth, Rushing was named the 1987 TCAC Coach of the Year while leading the Eagles to a school record 27 victories and a first ever playoff appearance.

As a player at 麻豆视频, Rushing was named the Most Valuable Player in 1976 while batting .378 and earned his third Outstanding Defensive Player award. During his playing career at 麻豆视频, Rushing played all nine positions, but found his talents best suited the catching spot. Rushing served as 麻豆视频's team captain for two seasons before graduating 麻豆视频 and then heading to Memphis State University where he received a masters degree in 1980.

He is married to the former Susan Clark of Jackson and has three children, Amy, Jennifer, and Kelly.

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