5 Best College Baseball Coaches 2010

Who are the 5 best college baseball coaches of 2010? 2010 was an excellent year for college baseball and was capped off by an exciting College World Series. It was also a year in which most of the five best college baseball coaches demonstrated why they are the best. The criteria for selecting the best coaches in 2010 include lifetime record, winning the College World Series, and winning consistently. The five best college baseball coaches in 2010 have all won a National Championship, are near the top in lifetime wins, and are always in contention to make a trip to Omaha. 

1. Augie Garrido. Garrido is far and away the best college baseball coach in 2010. He is the winningest coach in division I history with almost 1800 wins to date and five national championships. Garrido, who has coached powerhouse programs at Cal State Fullerton and Texas, has been named Coach of the Year six times. Garrido also has won 600 games or more at two different schools, a feat unmatched by any other coach. In 2010, his 42^nd year in coaching, Garrido led his Longhorns to an NCAA Regional title.

2. Pat Casey. Pat Casey shocked the college baseball world by leading his Oregon State Beavers to the first National Championship in school history in 2006. In 2007, Casey took his unranked Beavers back to the College World Series and achieved the rare feat of repeating as National Champions. His teams won more than 45 games in three consecutive seasons and have won 30 or more games in six of the last seven seasons. Under Casey, OSU has become a perennial national baseball power. In 2010, he led his team to the playoffs, their fifth trip in the past six seasons. Casey is unquestionably one of the best college baseball coaches in 2010 and has become a hot commodity among top programs.

3. Jim Morris. Morris currently coaches at Miami and previously coached at Georgia Tech. He has won over 1,200 games as a head coach and has a .701 winning percentage. Morris has won the College World Series twice and has twice been named Coach of the Year nationally. Morris has coached at Miami for seventeen years and has taken the Hurricanes to the College World Series eleven times. That's more than any other team during the same period of time. Morris and his teams have also made 27 consecutive post season appearances and won an NCAA Regional playoff in 2010. His total number of wins, winning percentage, consistent success in making the playoffs, and two National Championships easily make Morris one of the five best college baseball coaches in 2010.

4. Ray Tanner. Tanner has won over 1,000 games and his .692 winning percentage is eighth among active coaches. He has led his South Carolina Gamecocks to the NCAA playoffs eleven consecutive years, the longest active streak among the twelve SEC schools. Tanner's team won the 2010 College World Series, the first National Championship for the Gamecock baseball team. In 2002, his team was the runner-up for the National Championship. Tanner has also been named Coach of the Year twice. Tanner is unquestionably one of the best college baseball coaches in 2010, and he is always part of the mix when a coaching vacancy occurs at one of the traditional baseball powers. Don't be surprised if he gets strong consideration for the Texas job when Augie Garrido retires.

5. Paul Mainieri. Mainieri has been at LSU for only six seasons, but he has returned the Tigers to baseball prominence. In his short tenure with the Bayou Bengals, Mainieri has taken his team to the College World Series twice and won one National Championship. He is also on the short list of active coaches who have won 1,000 games. Mainieri has been named Coach of the Year three times by various media organizations. In 2010, he led LSU to an SEC championship and an NCAA Regional berth. Clearly, Mainieri is one of the best college baseball coaches in 2010, and his teams are a threat to win it all every year.