Allen Gum

Allen Gum
Current position
TeamShiloh Christian School
Conference4A West
Biographical details
Born (1969-07-22) July 22, 1969 (age 55)
Playing career
1988–1989Crowder
1990–1991Southern Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–2000Sheridan (AR) (Asst.)
2001–2003Batesville (AR)
2004–2005Southern Arkansas (Asst.)
2006–2010Southern Arkansas
2011–2021Central Arkansas
Head coaching record
Overall536–336
TournamentsGulf South: 17–7
Southland: 16–14
NCAA DII: 11–8
NCAA DI: 3–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2009 Gulf South Regular season & Conference Tournament
2010 Gulf South Conference Regular season
2013 Southland Conference Tournament
Awards
2006 Gulf South Coach of the Year
2009 Gulf South Coach of the Year
2009 NCBWA South Region Coach of the Year
SAU Sports Hall of Fame

Allen Gum (born July 22, 1969) is an American baseball coach and player. He played college baseball at Crowder College from 1988 to 1989 before transferring to Southern Arkansas. He then served as the head coach of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders (2006–2010) and the Central Arkansas Bears (2011–2021).[1][2][3][4] Gum currently coaches at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, Arkansas.

Pre-collegiate coaching

Gum played two seasons at Crowder College before completing his eligibility at Southern Arkansas. Both seasons with the Muleriders, he batted above .300 and helped lead the team to conference championships. In his junior season, Southern Arkansas reached the NAIA World Series, where Gum was awarded the Charles Berry Hustle Award. He then served as an assistant coach at Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Arkansas for six years before becoming head coach at Batesville High School in Batesville, Arkansas in 2000. He remained at Batesville through the 2003 season, compiling a record of 75–25, and finishing as state runners up in both 2002 and 2003.[1]

Collegiate coaching career

In 2004, Gum became an assistant at Southern Arkansas. He was elevated to the top job in 2006. In five seasons, the Muleriders won 40 or more games every year, reached the Division II College World Seriesin 2009, won two conference championships, four Regionals, and the number one national ranking for 24 weeks during the course of three seasons. In the 2010 MLB Draft, Muleriders pitcher Hayden Simpson was picked 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs, the highest Division II players to be drafted that year. In July 2010, Gum became head coach at Central Arkansas. He led the Bears to their first Southland Conference baseball tournament title in 2013, and reached the Regional final before falling to eventual national runner-up Mississippi State.[1][5] Gum announced that the 2021 season would be his last at Central Arkansas, retiring from coaching.[6]

Gum accepted the head coaching job at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, Arkansas in February 2024.[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Gulf South Conference) (2006–2010)
2006 Southern Arkansas 40–18 16-7 2nd (West) NCAA South Central Regional
2007 Southern Arkansas 41–17 16-5 3rd (West)
2008 Southern Arkansas 46–12 17-3 2nd (West) NCAA South Central Regional
2009 Southern Arkansas 52–11 18-3 1st (West) NCAA South Regional
2010 Southern Arkansas 47–10 18-2 1st (West) NCAA South Regional
Southern Arkansas: 226–68 85-20
Central Arkansas Bears (Southland Conference) (2011–2021)
2011 Central Arkansas 24–29 13–20 11th (12)
2012 Central Arkansas 25–30 16–17 T-6th (12) Southland tournament[a]
2013 Central Arkansas 42–22 12–15 7th (10) NCAA Regional
2014 Central Arkansas 32–22 17–13 6th Southland tournament
2015 Central Arkansas 29–24 16–14 6th Southland tournament
2016 Central Arkansas 29–27 16–14 5th Southland tournament
2017 Central Arkansas 34–26 17–13 5th Southland tournament
2018 Central Arkansas 32–25 17–13 5th Southland tournament
2019 Central Arkansas 32–27 19–11 T-2nd Southland tournament
2020 Central Arkansas 8–8 2–1 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Central Arkansas 23–28 18–22 9th
Central Arkansas: 310–268 163–153
Total: 536–336

      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

  1. ^ The top eight finishers of the Southland's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Allen Gum". UCA Bears. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^ David McCollum (June 15, 2010). "SAU's Allen Gum new baseball coach at UCA". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Chris Murray (August 17, 2013). "UCA Bears Baseball Rolling with Changes". Sporting Life Arkansas. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Allen Gum resigns as SAU baseball coach". Magnolia Reporter. Magnolia, Arkansas. June 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball: Allen Gum Leaving SAU To Take Over UCA Baseball". Arkansas Business Publishing Group. June 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Eli Lederman (May 24, 2021). "Gum, UCA baseball coach since 2011, to retire". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Staff report (February 23, 2024). "Gum accepts Shiloh Christian job". Magnolia Banner News. WEHCO Media. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

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