Matt Fincher

Matt Fincher is an American former college baseball coach and player. He served as head coach of the USC Upstate Spartans baseball program from 1998 until 2019. From 1997 to 2006, he was assistant coach of the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. His uniform number "23" was retired by Chatham in 2006.[1][2] He hails from Athens, Georgia.[3] On May 31, 2019, Fincher stepped down as the head coach at USC Upstate.[4]

Matt Fincher
Biographical details
BornAtlanta, Georgia
Playing career
1980–1981Wofford College
1982–1983Georgia College
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985Eastern Illinois (graduate assistant)
1986–1990Georgia C&S (assistant)
1994–1996Georgia (assistant)
1997Andrew (interim HC)
1997–2006Chatham Anglers (assistant)
1998–2019USC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall503–701
TournamentsASUN: 0–2
Big South: 0–1
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • ASUN Coach of the Year (2012)

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
USC Spartanburg/Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference) (1998–2006)
1998 USC Spartanburg 13–405–2411th
1999 USC Spartanburg 21–335–2511th
2000 USC Spartanburg 13–406–2410th
2001 USC Spartanburg 12–424–2611th
2002 USC Spartanburg 21–345–2411th
2003 USC Spartanburg 28–269–1811th
2004 USC Spartanburg 24–2811–1910th
2005 USC Upstate 33–2114–167th
2006 USC Upstate 33–2413–146th
2007 USC Upstate 34–2515–155th
USC Upstate Spartans (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–2018)
2008 USC Upstate 25–2917–166thineligible
2009 USC Upstate 17–377–2311thineligible
2010 USC Upstate 19–378–1911thineligible
2011 USC Upstate 19–3610–189th
2012 USC Upstate 39–2416–102ndAtlantic Sun Tournament
2013 USC Upstate 28–309–188th
2014 USC Upstate 17–386–209th
2015 USC Upstate 15–384–178th
2016 USC Upstate 22–305–158th
2017 USC Upstate 24–317–147th
2018 USC Upstate 23–285–148th
USC Upstate Spartans (Big South Conference) (2019)
2019 USC Upstate 23–309–178thBig South Tournament
USC Spartanburg/Upstate: 503–701190–406
Total:503–701

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Adler, Eric (August 10, 2006). "Farewell Fincher: Chatham Says Goodbye To Its Beloved Assistant Coach After 10 Years Of Service With The A's". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. pp. 61–62.
  2. "Matt Fincher - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "Matt Fincher steps down as USC Upstate baseball coach". www.goupstate.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.


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