Southwest Baptist University Athletics

Chris Martin enters into his 11^th season and 10^th full year as head baseball coach at Southwest Baptist University. Coach Martin is the all-time leader in wins in program history as he has led the Bearcats to 204 wins in his career at SBU. He has helped guide the Bearcats into their transition into the GLVC and in addition serves as an Associate Director of Athletics for Operations in the athletics department. 

Academic Success
-6 ABCA Academic Team Excellence Awards
-159 MIAA Commissioners Academic Honor Roll Awards
-39 GLVC Commissioners Academic Honor Roll Awards
-10 GLVC Distinguished Scholar Awards
-11 MIAA Academic Excellence Awards
-9 MIAA Scholar Athletes
-3 1^st-Team Academic All-Americans
-74 of 76 Seniors Graduating from SBU

Athletic Success
-All-Time leader in wins at SBU (204)
-Top two winningest seasons in school history (2017, 2014)
-45 All-Conference honors
-13 All-Region Honors (9 Players)
-2 All-American’s (Hunter Hisky-2017; Caleb Sneed-2019)
-6 20-win seasons
-18 Individual Career Records
-17 Individual Single Season Records
-14 Team Single Season Records
-8 Individual Single Game Records
-2014 MIAA Coach of the Year

Community
-Mission Trip to Dominican Republic (2016)
-Raised over $1,000 for Pediatric Cancer with Go4theGoal
-Annual Green Dot game for Sexual Assault Prevention
-Raised over $700 in Stand Up To Cancer game in 2019
-Leader on campus in Green Dot Initiatives

Leadership
-NCAA Rankings Advisory Committee from 2016-2018
-2 year term on MIAA Awards Committee
-NCAA Identity Conference (2018)
-SBU Strategic Planning Committee (2018-20)
-SBU Student Engagement Team (2017)
-SBU Re-Imagining Team (2021)

Personal
-Married to Michelle (Noland) Martin. Michelle serves as Director of Athletic Media Relations.
-Father of Tate Noland Martin who is 3 years old.
-2007 SBU Graduate, 2009 MBA from SBU
-Played at SBU from 2002-2006
-Rex Brown Award winner while at SBU
-Son of Larry and Jeannie Martin
-Grew up in Iberia, MO

2021
-Finished the NCAA sanctioned-shortened season with 19 wins.
-Finished 33^rd in country in strikeouts/9 innings pitched.
-Defeated then #6 University of Illinois-Springfield behind CG Shutout by Ryan Carmack.
-Ryan Carmack named All-Region (14^th All-Time in Program)

2020
-Season cut short after 18 games due to Covid-19
-Finished with a team ERA of 4.71 which was lowest in program in over 25 seasons
-Finished in the top 30 nationally in BB/9 innings and top 50 nationally in K/BB ratio.
-Series wins vs Winona State and Christian Brothers University

2019
-Final MIAA season winning 19 games
-Caleb Sneed named 2^nd All-American in program history
-Tied school record for Fielding %
-Dalton Morrow single season record for innings and strikeouts

2018
-Won 17 games
-Dalton Morrow-1^st Team All-MIAA (3^rd pitcher in program history)
-Played 35 games against winning teams
-Defeated then #2 nationally ranked Central Missouri in Warrensburg

2017
-School record 30 wins
-1^st ever Regional Ranking and 5^th postseason appearance
-Finished top 10 nationally in hits and batting average
-Hunter Hisky named 1^st program All-American

2016
-Won 22 games
-14-9 record at Dodson Field
-Averaged over 7.5 runs/game
-Christian Binger named COSIDA Academic All-America of the Year for NCAA D2 Baseball
 

2015
-Won 21 games
-Defeated then #11 Missouri Southern State University
-Christian Binger named 1^st Team Academic All-American
-Hit .309 as a team with over 40 homeruns

2014
-Won 29 games
-24 MIAA wins-program record and 4 postseason appearance
-First winning season since 1999
-Landon Young named as programs first Academic All-American

2013
-Won 20 games
-Defeated then #5 nationally University of Central Missouri
-First back-to-back 20 win seasons since 2005-06
-Won 18 MIAA games

2012
-Won 21 games
-Tripled win total from 2011 and most wins since 2005
-Swept then #8 nationally Emporia State
-Drew Miller National Hitter of the Week in February