Scott Gines

David Scott Gines (born July 1, 1961) is an American baseball coach and administrator who was the head baseball coach at Radford University (1988–1994) and the Virginia Military Institute (1995–2000) and athletic director at Dakota Wesleyan University (2000–2005), Fairmont State University (2005–2007), Texas A&M University–Kingsville (2007–2009 and 2012–2018), and Delaware State University (2018–2021).

Early life and education Gines attended the Virginia Military Institute and was a member of the VMI Keydets baseball team. He led Radford to its first-ever winning season (1989) and coached the school's first Major League Baseball player (Phil Leftwich). In 1995, returned to VMI as head baseball coach. Gines' teams won 104 wins over six seasons. His 1999 team won a then school-season record 22 games. He retired after the 2000 season as VMI's all-time wins leader.

Administration In 2000, Gines left coaching to become the athletic director at Dakota Wesleyan University. In 2005, he took the same position at Fairmont State University. In 2007, he became the director of athletics Texas A&M University–Kingsville. He became the school's vice president for institutional advancement in 2009. In 2013, Gines was named vice president for intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation. He left TAMUK in 2018 to become the director of athletics at Delaware State University. He retired in 2021.