Roanoke College Men's Baseball

McGuire enters his fourth year at Roanoke College as head coach of the baseball program.     McGuire caps off his third year with Maroons with a 17-15 record, which is the first winning record in the program history. He also has the best three-year win total as head coach at Roanoke. McGuire broke the school-record for most conference wins in the ODAC (11) and captured the first winning conference record in the programs history (17-15). The Vinton native coached a program-best five All-ODAC selections this year including Will Black (First Team), Call Hodgert and Will Decker (Second Team), and Chad Hill and Brian Kluge (Third Team). The Maroons won their first ODAC tournament game in the programs history against Eastern Mennonite and was seeded fifth in the ODAC tournament after being selected to finish sixth in the ODAC preseason rankings.    McGuire finished his second season as head coach of the Maroons with a 16-win season, which was the second most in a season, matching the 2004 and 2012 teams. McGuire had three All-Conference players in Cameron Holshouser, Will Black, and Will Decker.  After Roanoke's performance in McGuire's first season, Roanoke earned its highest ODAC preseason ranking, picked sixth in the 2014 poll.   In McGuire's first year at the helm of the Maroon baseball program, Roanoke tallied a school-record 18 wins, as well as a then-record 10 ODAC victories. The squad closed out the regular season with six wins in the last seven games, securing a 10-10 mark in the ODAC.  With that conference record, the Maroons were able to earn the sixth seed in the Roanoke's first ODAC Baseball Tournament since the 2004 season.  He also coached two All-ODAC performers in Austin Gregory (Second Team) and Mark Manthe (Third Team).   Before coming to Roanoke, McGuire earned his stripes with several assistant coaching stints.  He returns to the Roanoke Valley after a year at ODAC-rival Randolph-Macon College and a three-year post at nearby Ferrum College. During the 2007-08 season, McGuire served as an assistant at Tennessee Wesleyan College (NAIA). The Bulldogs won the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season and tournament championship. He helped TWC to a #9 final ranking and a 44-15 record.   In 2006-07, McGuire joined his collegiate coach, Marlin Ikenberry, at Division I Virginia Military Institute.  The Keydets posted their first wins over ranked opponents that season, defeating No. 3 Virginia and No. 10 Auburn.  VMI set the school-record for wins that year. In addition to the wins over the Cavaliers and the Tigers, the Keydets defeated the University of Florida.   Prior to entering the collegiate coaching ranks, McGuire coached at his alma mater, William Byrd for three seasons.  He helped the Terriers to a 2004 district title and coached six players who went on to play at the collegiate level.   McGuire earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2003 from the College of William & Mary, where he played baseball for the Tribe. An infielder, McGuire was team captain of the Tribe in 2002 and the W&M squad that captured the programs' first CAA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Clemson Regional in 2001.  McGuire played with current major-league pitchers Chris Ray and Bill Bray and helped the Tribe win 32 games in 2000 and 35 in 2001.   A Vinton, VA native, McGuire was a standout at William Byrd High School, where he still holds several career offensive records.  He was a member of the 1997 VHSL Group AA State Championship team.  McGuire led the Terriers to four-straight district championships (1996-99) and two regional championships (1996-97).   McGuire resides in Roanoke with his wife, Lauren, and their son, Tate. Matt McGuire enters his fourth year at Roanoke College as head coach of the baseball program.     McGuire caps off his third year with Maroons with a 17-15 record, which is the first winning record in the program history. He also has the best three-year win total as head coach at Roanoke. McGuire broke the school-record for most conference wins in the ODAC (11) and captured the first winning conference record in the programs history (17-15). The Vinton native coached a program-best five All-ODAC selections this year including Will Black (First Team), Call Hodgert and Will Decker (Second Team), and Chad Hill and Brian Kluge (Third Team). The Maroons won their first ODAC tournament game in the programs history against Eastern Mennonite and was seeded fifth in the ODAC tournament after being selected to finish sixth in the ODAC preseason rankings.    McGuire finished his second season as head coach of the Maroons with a 16-win season, which was the second most in a season, matching the 2004 and 2012 teams. McGuire had three All-Conference players in Cameron Holshouser, Will Black, and Will Decker.  After Roanoke's performance in McGuire's first season, Roanoke earned its highest ODAC preseason ranking, picked sixth in the 2014 poll.   In McGuire's first year at the helm of the Maroon baseball program, Roanoke tallied a school-record 18 wins, as well as a then-record 10 ODAC victories. The squad closed out the regular season with six wins in the last seven games, securing a 10-10 mark in the ODAC.  With that conference record, the Maroons were able to earn the sixth seed in the Roanoke's first ODAC Baseball Tournament since the 2004 season.  He also coached two All-ODAC performers in Austin Gregory (Second Team) and Mark Manthe (Third Team).   Before coming to Roanoke, McGuire earned his stripes with several assistant coaching stints.  He returns to the Roanoke Valley after a year at ODAC-rival Randolph-Macon College and a three-year post at nearby Ferrum College. During the 2007-08 season, McGuire served as an assistant at Tennessee Wesleyan College (NAIA). The Bulldogs won the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season and tournament championship. He helped TWC to a #9 final ranking and a 44-15 record.   In 2006-07, McGuire joined his collegiate coach, Marlin Ikenberry, at Division I Virginia Military Institute.  The Keydets posted their first wins over ranked opponents that season, defeating No. 3 Virginia and No. 10 Auburn.  VMI set the school-record for wins that year. In addition to the wins over the Cavaliers and the Tigers, the Keydets defeated the University of Florida.   Prior to entering the collegiate coaching ranks, McGuire coached at his alma mater, William Byrd for three seasons.  He helped the Terriers to a 2004 district title and coached six players who went on to play at the collegiate level.   McGuire earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2003 from the College of William & Mary, where he played baseball for the Tribe. An infielder, McGuire was team captain of the Tribe in 2002 and the W&M squad that captured the programs' first CAA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Clemson Regional in 2001.  McGuire played with current major-league pitchers Chris Ray and Bill Bray and helped the Tribe win 32 games in 2000 and 35 in 2001.   A Vinton, VA native, McGuire was a standout at William Byrd High School, where he still holds several career offensive records.  He was a member of the 1997 VHSL Group AA State Championship team.  McGuire led the Terriers to four-straight district championships (1996-99) and two regional championships (1996-97).   McGuire resides in Roanoke with his wife, Lauren, and their son, Tate.