Bob Warn is a former
Indiana State Sycamores baseball coach. While coaching Indiana State University's Baseball team, he led the Sycamores to six
Missouri Valley Conference (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995) championships, seven
NCAA Tournament (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995) appearances, and a
College World Series (1986) appearance while compiling a record of 1,079-745-9 (.591). Five of his teams finished the season ranked in the Top 30 in the country (1979, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1989) In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2009, the Indiana State Sycamores baseball field was named
Bob Warn Field in his honor.
Seventeen of Warn's players went on to play in the major leagues, including
Zane Smith,
Wallace Johnson,
Clint Barmes
Clint Harrold Barmes (, born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 through 2015 for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, a ...
and
Joe Thatcher. He was named
MVC Coach of the Year thrice; 1979, 1983 & 1984.
Warn's Indiana State teams featured 16 All-Americans and 60 All-Conference (First Team) players, while his Iowa Western teams placed two players on the JUCO All-American rolls.
Head coaching record
References
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Living people
Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball coaches
Indiana State Sycamores baseball coaches
Iowa Western Reivers baseball coaches
Southern Illinois Salukis baseball players
Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball coaches
Year of birth missing (living people)