Scott Googins Becomes Xavier's All-Time Winningest Baseball Coach

CINCINNATI – Head coach Scott Googins won for the 288th time on Friday at Georgetown, moving ahead of John Morrey (287 wins, 1993-2004) in the Xavier baseball record book.

Googins tied Morrey on Wednesday in an 8-5 win against UC and didn't have to wait long to get the record.

On the occasion of the milestone win, take a look back on some of Coach Googs' signature moments and accomplishments while at Xavier.

THE GOOGINS TIMELINE

• July 12, 2005 – Scott Googins Hired at Xavier
• Feb. 16, 2006 – Googins' 1st Win – at East Tennessee State, 10-5
• May 17, 2008 – Xavier Clinches Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship – vs. George Washington, 6-5
• May 20, 2008 – Googins Named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
• May 1, 2009 – Googins' 100th Win – vs. Saint Joseph's, 9-6
• May 23, 2009 – Program's First Atlantic 10 Championship – vs. Rhode Island, 10-1
• May 30, 2009 – Program's First-Ever NCAA Tournament win – vs. Sam Houston State, 9-6
• Feb. 24, 2013 – Googins' 200th Win – at UAB, 12-4
• May 25, 2014 – Program's First-Ever BIG EAST Championship – vs. Creighton, 5-0
• May 31, 2014 – Program's Second-Ever NCAA Tournament win – vs. Clemson, 6-4
• April 13, 2016 – Googins' 287th Win – vs. Cincinnati, 8-5
• April 15, 2016 – Googins' 288th Win – at Georgetown, 8-5

GOOGINS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 2009 ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year
• 2008 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
• Two NCAA Tournament appearances (2014, 2009)
• 2014 BIG EAST Tournament Championship
• 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship
• 2008 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship
• Xavier's first NCAA Tournament win in baseball
• Nine players selected in the MLB First Year Player Draft since 2005
• Highest MLB Draft pick in school history (Seth Willoughby, 4th round)
• Four 30-win seasons (2014, 2013, 2011, 2009)
• Googins' teams have recorded four of the nine winningest seasons in school history
• School record 39 wins in 2009
• Produced the program's first All-American, Nate Soria, in 2015

MLB DRAFT PICKS UNDER GOOGINS

• 2015 - Jacob Bodner (27th round by the Kansas City Royals)
• 2014 - Vinny Nittoli (25th round by the Seattle Mariners)
• 2012 - Seth Willoughby (fourth round by the Colorado Rockies)
• 2011 - Ben Thomas (34th round by the San Francisco Giants)
• 2010 - Thomas Shirley (ninth round by the Houston Astros)
• 2009 - Daniel Rosenbaum (22nd round by the Washington Nationals)
• 2008 - Charlie Leesman (11th round by the Chicago White Sox) and Danny Hayden (47th round by the Chicago White Sox)
• 2007 - Jordan Wolf (13th round by the Baltimore Orioles)
• 2005 - Jay Johnson (13th round by the Boston Red Sox)

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