BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Rivals.com writer Kendall Rogers lists WKU head baseball coach Chris Finwood as one of the nation's hottest coaches, three days after naming him one of collegiate baseball's rising coaches.
In an article published on December 18, Rogers highlights how the Hilltopper baseball program has flourished under Finwood the past two seasons, saying the fifth-year WKU coach is "[q]uietly one of the hottest coaches in America."
Finwood is in elite company on rivals.com's 10-coach list, as four of the other nine coaches saw their teams advance to the College World Series in 2009 and four more reached a Super Regional last season.
Joining Finwood on Rogers' list of the nation's hottest coaches are Paul Mainieri of the 2009 National Champion LSU Tigers, Cal State Fullerton's Dave Serrano, Brian O'Connor of Virginia, Dan McDonnell of Louisville, East Carolina's Billy Godwin, Florida's Kevin O'Sullivan, Jim Schlossnagle of TCU, Mike Gillespie of UC Irvine and Arkansas's Dave Van Horn.
The full article, including an "Our Take" write-up for each coach, can be found on Rivals' college baseball website by visiting this link:
Rogers listed Finwood as one of the nation's rising coaches in an article published three days earlier, saying "Finwood is one of the few mid-major coaches to watch in the near future."
Finwood has compiled a 122-107 record in four season as the head coach of the Hilltoppers. His team has reached the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons, advancing to the championship game of the Oxford Regional in 2009, and won the 2009 Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship and the 2008 conference tournament title. WKU has improved its record a total of 15 games in Finwood's first four seasons on the Hill.
2010 Season and Single-Game Ticket Information: Season tickets for the upcoming 2010 WKU baseball season are now on sale, and season ticket renewals have begun. Single-game tickets for WKU's 30 home games in 2010 will go on sale on Monday, February 1. Fans can call the WKU ticket office at (270) 745-5222 or stop by the ticket office in E.A. Diddle Arena for more information and to purchase season and single-game tickets. The Hilltoppers open the 2010 season at home against Kent State on February 19.
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