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Assistant Coach
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| Experience:
5th Season
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| Alma Mater:
San Diego State, 1983
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Gary Henderson, named Assistant Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball newspaper in 1996, joined OSU's staff in the spring of 1999.
Henderson's tenure has seen three Beaver pitchers drafted by Major League teams, all in the top 10 rounds and two of those in the top four rounds. Two other OSU pitchers have signed as free agents with Major League organizations, and one earned All-America honors.
The job at OSU meant a move home for Henderson, 41, who graduated from Sheldon High in Eugene and attended Linfield College before transferring to San Diego State.
Henderson was pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Florida for four seasons, including College World Series trips that resulted in placing third in 1996 and seventh in 1998. The Gators won the Southeastern Conference in 1996 and tied for the title in 1998.
While at Florida, Henderson coached players to 13 All-America honors and two Academic All-America honors.
Collegiate Baseball also gave national rankings to four of Henderson's recruiting classes, including a school-best No. 4 ranking in 1996. In 1997, Florida inked six of the nation's top 50 prospects as rated by Baseball America magazine.
Prior to coaching at Florida, Henderson had been an assistant coach at Pepperdine. With the Waves, he served as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach. He coached players to two All-America honors and seven All-West Coast Conference honors.
Henderson was head coach at Chapman College after serving as an assistant coach there. He helped Chapman to its first national ranking in school history and in its transition into the NCAA Division I ranks.
Henderson has also been an assistant coach at Cal State-Fullerton and Riverside Community College, and junior varsity head coach at San Diego State.
Henderson pitched for Linfield and San Diego State, compiling a 19-5 career record. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from San Diego State and a master's degree in Sports Psychology at SDSU.
Henderson enjoys reading. He and his wife, Vicki, have two sons, Alex (16) and Ty (1).
