Fred Decker

Fred Decker

• Throws Right
• School Western Michigan University

• Born ~1942

Biographical Information

Fred Decker played in the 1963 College World Series while at Western Michigan University.

Decker was a coach at Portage Central High School in 1966-1967, then was assistant coach at Western Michigan from 1968-1975. From 1976 to 2004, he was Western Michigan's head coach, recording 791 wins during that span. Decker was elected to the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023 [1].

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1976	Western Michigan University	25-22	8-10
1977	Western Michigan University	18-30	5-9
1978	Western Michigan University	27-15-1	10-4
1979	Western Michigan University	27-15	8-6
1980	Western Michigan University	32-22	8-9
1981	Western Michigan University	32-21-1	14-3-1	MAC
1982	Western Michigan University	34-17	12-4	MAC
1983	Western Michigan University	26-21	8-4	MAC
1984	Western Michigan University	23-34	14-16
1985	Western Michigan University	30-24-1	20-10
1986	Western Michigan University	30-25	18-12
1987	Western Michigan University	28-22	20-10
1988	Western Michigan University	33-22	18-14
1989	Western Michigan University	39-15-2	23-6	CWS Regionals
1990	Western Michigan University	30-20	16-9
1991	Western Michigan University	29-25	16-14
1992	Western Michigan University	25-26	14-16
1993	Western Michigan University	35-21	20-10	MAC
1994	Western Michigan University	30-23	18-12
1995	Western Michigan University	31-22-1	19-13
1996	Western Michigan University	17-34	10-21
1997	Western Michigan University	14-39	6-24
1998	Western Michigan University	26-29	16-16	MAC
1999	Western Michigan University	30-28	20-12	MAC
2000	Western Michigan University	26-27	10-18
2001	Western Michigan University	26-28	15-13
2002	Western Michigan University	22-25	12-13
2003	Western Michigan University	25-26	16-12
2004	Western Michigan University	21-33	7-17

Related Sites

• ABCA Hall of Fame: Fred Decker
• Baseball's Fred Decker to retire after 2004 season