Chris Tracz

Chris Tracz
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamArmy
ConferencePatriot League
Record69–39 (.639)
Biographical details
Born (1982-03-24) March 24, 1982 (age 42)
North Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2005Marist
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008Marist (P/RC)
2009Army (P)
2010–2022Marist
2023–presentArmy
Head coaching record
Overall384–323–2 (.543)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MAAC Tournament (2017)
  • 2x Patriot Tournament (2023, 2024)
  • 2x Patriot regular season (2023, 2024)
Awards
  • 2× MAAC Pitcher of the Year (2002, 2005)
  • MAAC Coach of the Year (2022)
  • Patriot Coach of the Year (2023)

Chris Tracz (born March 24, 1982) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Army Black Knights. He played college baseball for Marist from 2001 to 2005. He served as the head coach of the Marist Red Foxes (2010–2022).

Playing career

Tracz was a pitcher for Marist from 2001 to 2005, helping the Red Foxes to reach three NCAA tournaments and serving as a captain for his final three seasons. In 2002 and 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2]

Coaching career

Tracz began his coaching career as an assistant with the Red Foxes, serving as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He spent one season as an assistant with Army before returning to Marist as head coach.[3][4][5]

In July 2011, Tracz was inducted into the North Branford High School Hall of Fame.[6]

In June 2016, Tracz was named to the MAAC 35th anniversary team for spring sports.[7]

In 2017, Tracz guided Marist to win their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Championship since 2009. This Team received the #4 seed in the Gainesville Regional to represent the MAAC in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[8][circular reference]

On July 27, 2022, Tracz was named the head coach at Army.[9]

Dave Magarity is Chris's Father-In-Law

Head coaching record

This table depicts Tracz's record as a head coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2010–2022)
2010 Marist 33–22 16–8 2nd MAAC tournament
2011 Marist 35–17 13–11 T-4th
2012 Marist 25–25 11–12 5th
2013 Marist 27–24-1 17–7 2nd MAAC tournament
2014 Marist 17–32 10–14 7th
2015 Marist 19–27-1 12–12 6th MAAC tournament
2016 Marist 23–28 12–12 6th MAAC tournament
2017 Marist 32–23 16–8 3rd NCAA Regional
2018 Marist 27–23 14–10 5th MAAC tournament
2019 Marist 27–26 15–9 T-3rd MAAC tournament
2020 Marist 3–9 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Marist 18–11 17–9 5th MAAC tournament
2022 Marist 29–17 17–5 2nd MAAC tournament
Marist: 315–284–2 (.526) 170–117 (.592)
Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2023–present)
2023 Army 38–16 21–4 1st NCAA Regional
2024 Army 31–23 16–8 1st NCAA Regional
Army: 69–39 (.639) 37–12 (.755)
Total: 384–323–2 (.543)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ^ "2002 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2003 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Marist hires Tracz as Coach". Poughkeepsie Journal. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Chris Tracz Joins Army Baseball Staff". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Chris Tracz Biography". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Chris Tracz".
  7. ^ "Four Marist Graduates Make MAAC 35th Anniversary Team".
  8. ^ 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
  9. ^ McMillan, Ken (July 27, 2022). "College baseball: Marist coach moves to Army". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.