Dan Spencer

Dan Spencer (born September 10, 1965) is an American college baseball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for the Linfield College Wildcats. He previously served as head coach at Green River Community College (1992–1996), Oregon State University (1996-2007), and Texas Tech University (2007–2012). He also served as the pitching coach for University of New Mexico and associate head coach/pitching coach for Washington State University.

Coaching career

Oregon State Spencer coached at Oregon State for eleven seasons.

Texas Tech On July 2, 2007, Spencer was hired as the associate head coach at Texas Tech. In October 2008, Spencer was named the 2007 Collegiate Baseball Magazine National College Pitching Coach of the Year. On April 29, 2008, Texas Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers designated Spencer to become the head coach of the team once former head coach Larry Hays retired. On June 13, 2008, it was formally announced that Spencer would succeed Larry Hays as head coach at Texas Tech after Hays had announced his retirement a few days earlier.

New Mexico In July 2012, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach at New Mexico.

Washington State In June 2015, after the recent hire of new head coach Marty Lees, Spencer was hired as the pitching coach and associate head coach with the Washington State Cougars.

Linfield College On June 19, 2019, Spencer was hired as the head baseball coach at Linfield College, an NCAA Division III program.

Head coaching record