Rick Collier
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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Phone:
- 662-862-8118
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- Email:
- recollier@iccms.edu
Education:
B.S. in Education from Delta State University
Masters of Education from Delta State University
Coaching Highlights:
Named Head Coach in 2002
8 MACJC North Division Championships (2003, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 12)^
3 MACJC Championships (2003, 09, 19)
2 NJCAA Region 23 Championships (2003, 05)
NJCAA Super Regional Championship (2003)
Finished in fifth place in the NJCAA World Series (2003)
18 playoff appearances, including 11-straight (2003-13)*
Won the MACJC title after scoring 47 runs on 52 hits in three games (2009)
Became all-time winningest baseball coach with his 452nd win (2016)
Earned the program’s highest-ever ranking at No. 2 in the NJCAA (2018)
* 2020 season cut short due to COVID - no playoffs
^ 2012 final season of the North and South Divisions in the conference
Awards and Recognitions
As a Coach:
Conference Coach of the Year (2003, 2009, 2019)
NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year (2003)
DII Central District Coach of the Year (2003)
As a Player:
Played at ICC (1988-89)
MACJC All-State (1989)
Played at Delta State University (1990-91)
Considered one of the best “pure hitters” in DSU History
Second in DSU career batting average at .401
Seventh in DSU season batting average at .416
Led DSU in hits and RBI (1990-91)
DSU Most Valuable Player (1991)
All-Gulf South Conference selection (1991)
All-South Central Region selection (1990-91)
NCAA First Team All-American (1991)
Delta State University Sports Hall of Fame (2003)
Personal:
Collier and his wife, Stephanie, have a son, Stone.
