Billy Gernon is an American

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coach, currently serving as head coach of the

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team. He was named to that position prior to the 2011 season. He previously served as head coach of the IPFW Mastodons baseball team during their transition from Division II to Division I. Gernon played three seasons at Indiana–Southeast before transferring to

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for his final season. In his senior season, he served as the Hoosiers closer. He later served as a student assistant coach with the Hoosiers. During that 1996 season, Indiana claimed the

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championship and earned a berth in the

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. He then served two seasons as pitching coach at IPFW while completing an education degree. He became head coach of the Mastodons prior to the 2000 season. Gernon guided the team from Division II to Division I and entry into

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in 2008. He then served two seasons as an assistant at

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before earning the head coaching job at Western Michigan.

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Billy Gernon
Head Coach, Western Michigan University Broncos {{DEFAULTSORT:Gernon, Billy Living people Indiana Hoosiers baseball coaches Indiana Hoosiers baseball players Indiana–Southeast Grenadiers baseball players Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball coaches Michigan State Spartans baseball coaches Western Michigan Broncos baseball coaches Year of birth missing (living people) 1960s births

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