Matt Fincher
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1981 | Wofford College |
| 1982–1983 | Georgia College |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Eastern Illinois (graduate assistant) |
| 1986–1990 | Georgia C&S (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 1997 | Andrew (interim HC) |
| 1997–2006 | Chatham Anglers (assistant) |
| 1998–2019 | USC Upstate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 503–701 |
| Tournaments | ASUN: 0–2 Big South: 0–1 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Matt Fincher is an American former college baseball coach and player. He served as head coach of the USC Upstate Spartans baseball program from 1998 until 2019. From 1997 to 2006, he was assistant coach of the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. His uniform number "23" was retired by Chatham in 2006.[1] He hails from Athens, Georgia.[2] On May 31, 2019, Fincher stepped down as the head coach at USC Upstate.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Spartanburg/Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference) (1998–2006) | |||||||||
| 1998 | USC Spartanburg | 13–40 | 5–24 | 11th | |||||
| 1999 | USC Spartanburg | 21–33 | 5–25 | 11th | |||||
| 2000 | USC Spartanburg | 13–40 | 6–24 | 10th | |||||
| 2001 | USC Spartanburg | 12–42 | 4–26 | 11th | |||||
| 2002 | USC Spartanburg | 21–34 | 5–24 | 11th | |||||
| 2003 | USC Spartanburg | 28–26 | 9–18 | 11th | |||||
| 2004 | USC Spartanburg | 24–28 | 11–19 | 10th | |||||
| 2005 | USC Upstate | 33–21 | 14–16 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | USC Upstate | 33–24 | 13–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2007 | USC Upstate | 34–25 | 15–15 | 5th | |||||
| USC Upstate Spartans (ASUN Conference) (2007–2018) | |||||||||
| 2008 | USC Upstate | 25–29 | 17–16 | 6th | ineligible | ||||
| 2009 | USC Upstate | 17–37 | 7–23 | 11th | ineligible | ||||
| 2010 | USC Upstate | 19–37 | 8–19 | 11th | ineligible | ||||
| 2011 | USC Upstate | 19–36 | 10–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | USC Upstate | 39–24 | 16–10 | 2nd | Atlantic Sun Tournament | ||||
| 2013 | USC Upstate | 28–30 | 9–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | USC Upstate | 17–38 | 6–20 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | USC Upstate | 15–38 | 4–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2016 | USC Upstate | 22–30 | 5–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2017 | USC Upstate | 24–31 | 7–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2018 | USC Upstate | 23–28 | 5–14 | 8th | |||||
| USC Upstate Spartans (Big South Conference) (2019) | |||||||||
| 2019 | USC Upstate | 23–30 | 9–17 | 8th | Big South Tournament | ||||
| USC Spartanburg/Upstate: | 503–701 | 190–406 | |||||||
| Total: | 503–701 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ Adler, Eric (August 10, 2006). "Farewell Fincher: Chatham Says Goodbye To Its Beloved Assistant Coach After 10 Years Of Service With The A's". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. pp. 61–62.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.upstatespartans.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Matt Fincher steps down as USC Upstate baseball coach". www.goupstate.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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