| Tracy Woodson | |
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| Third baseman /Manager | |
| Born: (1962-10-05)October 5, 1962 (age 62) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 7, 1987, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1993, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 50 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tracy Michael Woodson (born October 5, 1962) is an American former professionalbaseball player and college coach. He played all or part of five seasons inMajor League Baseball (MLB), from 1987 to 1989 and 1992 to 1993, primarily as athird baseman. He recently coached theRichmond Spiders baseball team.
Woodson playedcollege baseball forNC State from 1982 to 1984.[1] His teammates includedDoug Davis,Dan Plesac,Doug Strange, andJim Toman. In 1983, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theHyannis Mets of theCape Cod Baseball League.[2]
Over his five-year major league career, he played with theLos Angeles Dodgers and theSt. Louis Cardinals. Woodson was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers team that won the 1988World Series. Notably, against theCincinnati Reds on September 16 of that year, he struck out for the 27th and final out inTom Browning's perfect game. Woodsonpinch-hit for Dodgers right-handerTim Belcher. His first career home-run came off of Hall of Fame pitcherNolan Ryan.
After his playing career was over, he managed for several years inminor league baseball, where he compiled a record of 443 wins and 468 losses and the 2003Southern League championship with theCarolina Mudcats. Prior to the start of2007 season, he was named the head baseball coach atValparaiso, where he coached for seven seasons (2007–13) and led the program to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to the start of the2014 season, he left Valparaiso to become the head coach ofRichmond.[3]
He also works as aDivision I men'scollege basketball referee.[4]
| Year | Team | League | Record | Finish | Organization | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Erie SeaWolves | New York-Penn League | 26–50 | 14th | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| 1999 | Hickory Crawdads | South Atlantic League | 70–70 | 6th | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lost in 2nd round |
| 2000 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | 66–72 | 6th | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lost League Finals |
| 2001 | Mobile BayBears | Southern League | 65–73 | 6th | San Diego Padres | |
| 2002 | Fort Wayne Wizards | Midwest League | 69–68 | 8th | San Diego Padres | |
| 2003 | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | 80–58 | 1st | Florida Marlins | League Champs |
| 2004 | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pacific Coast League | 67–77 | 12th | Florida Marlins | |
| Total | 443–468 |
The following is a table of Woodson's NCAA head coaching records.[5][6][7][8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso Crusaders(Mid-Continent Conference)(2007) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Valparaiso | 22–34 | 10–10 | 3rd | Mid-Con Tournament | ||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders(Horizon League)(2008–2013) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Valparaiso | 21–35 | 8–13 | 6th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Valparaiso | 28–24 | 12–11 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Valparaiso | 24–32 | 9–10 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Valparaiso | 25–32 | 14–10 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Valparaiso | 35–25 | 22–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Valparaiso | 32–28 | 13–11 | t-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Valparaiso: | 187–210 (.471) | 88–73 (.547) | |||||||
| Richmond Spiders(Atlantic 10 Conference)(2014–2023) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Richmond | 24–28 | 13–12 | 5th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Richmond | 28–25 | 15–9 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Richmond | 28–24 | 11–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2017 | Richmond | 17–36 | 6–17 | 12th | |||||
| 2018 | Richmond | 32–24 | 15–9 | 4th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Richmond | 28–25–1 | 13–8 | 5th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Richmond | 5–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due toCOVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Richmond | 19–17 | 5–11 | 6th(South) | |||||
| 2022 | Richmond | 30–26 | 11–13 | 7th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Richmond | 27–28 | 14–9 | 5th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| Richmond: | 238–245–1 (.493) | 103–101 (.505) | |||||||
| Total: | 425–455–1 (.483) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||