Gary Collins

Garrett Ray Collins

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
• School Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

• Born November 8, 1947

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Biographical Information

First baseman Gary Collins played briefly in the minors and is a longtime college coach. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1969 amateur draft and played two years in their organization, briefly reaching the AA level.

Collins returned to SIUE as an assistant coach, then was an assistant at Lewis and Clark Community College. From 1979 to 2012 he was the head coach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he led the team to the Division II College World Series five times.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1979	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	15-26
1980	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	26-27
1981	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	33-27
1982	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	34-21		Division II Regionals
1983	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	35-15		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1984	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	22-23
1985	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	36-15-1		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1986	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	39-21		Division II Regionals
1987	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	40-15-1		Division II Regionals
1988	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	28-20
1989	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	31-18		Division II Regionals
1990	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	36-14		Division II Regionals
1991	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	43-17		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1992	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	36-20-1		Division II Regionals
1993	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	19-18
1994	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	23-27-2
1995	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	31-17-1
1996	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	29-22	17-11	GLVC
1997	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	37-19	17-9	GLVC / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1998	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	38-15	16-4	GLVC Division II Regionals
1999	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	35-19	17-8	GLVC
2000	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	33-23	19-8	GLVC
2001	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	41-27	19-8	GLVC / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2002	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	30-24	16-12	GLVC
2003	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	24-26	17-13	GLVC
2004	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	20-32	17-22
2005	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	28-27	19-21
2006	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	40-19-1	30-14-1	GLVC / Division II Regionals
2007	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	37-17	26-10	GLVC / Division II Regionals
2008	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	25-26	18-14	GLVC
2009	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	15-39
2010	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	14-38
2011	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	28-24
2012	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	27-28	13-14