Gary Rundles

Gary Rundles

• School Carson-Newman College

• Born ~1955

Biographical Information

Gary Rundles has been a college coach for over 30 years. His son Rich Rundles has played in the majors.

Rundles was head coach at Chattanooga Central High School from 1977-1984, going 171-72. He was assistant coach at Carson-Newman College for two years, then became head coach from 1988-2000, going 372-277 with five conference titles. He went to the 1993 NAIA College World Series and 1999 Division II College World Series. He then was head coach at the University of West Alabama, starting in 2001. His team won 45 games in both 2005 and 2008, a school record for victories. Rundles stepped down after the 2023 season; he had been 655-487 at West Alabama to bring his career record to 1,035-764.

Source: UWA bio

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1988	Carson-Newman College	33-19		NAIA District Tournaments
1989	Carson-Newman College	29-15		NAIA District Tournaments
1990	Carson-Newman College	34-20-1	14-6	NAIA District Tournaments
1991	Carson-Newman College	24-16-1	14-7	SAC / NAIA District Tournaments
1992	Carson-Newman College	30-18-1	13-8	SAC / NAIA District Tournaments
1993	Carson-Newman College	41-15	16-5	SAC / NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Regional Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1994	Carson-Newman College	17-28	9-12	SAC
1995	Carson-Newman College	14-34	6-14	SAC
1996	Carson-Newman College	27-22	14-7	SAC
1997	Carson-Newman College	28-24	14-7	SAC
1998	Carson-Newman College	24-31	11-10	SAC
1999	Carson-Newman College	42-14-2	14-5	SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2000	Carson-Newman College	29-23	14-8	SAC
2001	University of West Alabama	25-25	11-10
2002	University of West Alabama	18-35	8-13
2003	University of West Alabama	31-24	11-9
2004	University of West Alabama	33-22	10-9	Gulf South
2005	University of West Alabama	45-19	12-9	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2006	University of West Alabama	42-22	15-6	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2007	University of West Alabama	41-16	14-4	Gulf South
2008	University of West Alabama	45-13	13-5	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2009	University of West Alabama	36-12	14-2	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2010	University of West Alabama	26-17	5-9
2011	University of West Alabama	41-16	14-4
2012	University of West Alabama	28-20	15-9	Gulf South
2013	University of West Alabama	23-30	13-13	Gulf South
2014	University of West Alabama	27-18	15-12	Gulf South
2015	University of West Alabama	42-11	26-6	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2016	University of West Alabama	36-15	23-10	Gulf South
2017	University of West Alabama	38-21	21-10	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2018	University of West Alabama	21-27	13-16	Gulf South
2019	University of West Alabama	22-22	9-18
2020	University of West Alabama	9-11	1-8
2021	University of West Alabama	13-21	11-17
2022	University of West Alabama	15-34	11-19
2023	University of West Alabama	21-26	14-16