Walt Head

Walter E. Head

• High School Flint Ainsworth High School

• Born May 4, 1944 in Flint, MI USA
• Died February 17, 2021 in Grand Blanc Township, MI USA

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Biographical Information

Walt Head coached college baseball for about 30 years.

Head scouted for the Baltimore Orioles (1972-1977) and Toronto Blue Jays (1977-1983). He also became the first Michigan coach to win a Connie Mack national title. He was appointed head coach of Saginaw Valley State University in 1983. He won 772 games in his first 28 years, putting him in the top 25 in NCAA Division II history. He was named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1995 and 2001.

In April of 2014, in Head's 31st year at SVSU, he was placed on paid leave for issues "related to the health and welfare of its players." [1]

Source: SVSU bio [2]

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1983	Saginaw Valley State College	11-29	3-10	NAIA District Tournaments
1984	Saginaw Valley State College	21-27	9-8	NAIA District Tournaments
1985	Saginaw Valley State College	25-28	11-9	NAIA District Tournaments
1986	Saginaw Valley State College	38-18-1	14-6	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1987	Saginaw Valley State College	32-25-1	12-10	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1988	Saginaw Valley State University	31-25	11-9	NAIA District Tournaments
1989	Saginaw Valley State University	29-24	8-9	NAIA District Tournaments
1990	Saginaw Valley State University	17-22	9-7
1991	Saginaw Valley State University	26-22	8-6
1992	Saginaw Valley State University	25-17	14-11
1993	Saginaw Valley State University	24-20	5-5
1994	Saginaw Valley State University	38-15	15-7	GLIAC
1995	Saginaw Valley State University	36-14	21-7
1996	Saginaw Valley State University	26-16-2	17-7-1
1997	Saginaw Valley State University	23-21	12-13
1998	Saginaw Valley State University	32-20	17-12
1999	Saginaw Valley State University	29-19	19-11
2000	Saginaw Valley State University	40-11-1	23-5-1	Division II Regionals
2001	Saginaw Valley State University	37-13	23-6	Division II Regionals
2002	Saginaw Valley State University	36-12	20-7	Division II Regionals
2003	Saginaw Valley State University	30-17	17-11	GLIAC
2004	Saginaw Valley State University	26-25	17-13	GLIAC
2005	Saginaw Valley State University	31-17	18-10	GLIAC
2006	Saginaw Valley State University	24-21	14-17
2007	Saginaw Valley State University	34-14	21-7	GLIAC / Division II Regionals
2008	Saginaw Valley State University	31-13	17-9
2009	Saginaw Valley State University	19-28-1	13-19-1
2010	Saginaw Valley State University	22-23	16-15	GLIAC
2011	Saginaw Valley State University	25-24	18-15	GLIAC
2012	Saginaw Valley State University	26-26	20-16	GLIAC
2013	Saginaw Valley State University	16-24	14-14	GLIAC
2014	Saginaw Valley State University	6-16		replaced by Chris Ebright in April

* 14 of Saginaw Valley's 2014 wins were later vacated in 2019