Christopher Michael Curry (born November 11, 1977) is an

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coach and former

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. Curry is the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball team.

Amateur career

Curry attended Conway High School in

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. Curry played for the school's varsity

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team. The

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selected Curry in the 26th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, and enrolled at

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, to play

for the Meridian Eagles baseball team. As a freshman at Meridian, Curry was drafted by the

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in the 17th round, but he returned for a sophomore season at Meridian. He was again drafted by the Tigers, this time in the 48th round. He instead accepted a scholarship to

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to play for the

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team. In the 1999 season as a junior, Curry hit .295, 8 home runs, 11 doubles and 51 RBIs.

Professional career

Curry was drafted in the 9th round by the

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in the

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. Curry began his professional career with the

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of the Class A

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, where he batted .227 with two home runs.

Coaching career

On November 7, 2008, Curry was named a volunteer assistant for the

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team. On July 17, 2010, Curry was introduced as the head coach at Meridian Community College. Curry lead Meridian to a 69–44 record as the head coach. On June 26, 2012, Curry was named the pitching coach at

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. After two seasons at Northwestern State, Curry was named the head coach of the Little Rock Trojans baseball program. Curry lead the Trojans to a 26–26 regular season record and a third-place finish in the

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in 2016, as a result, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year.

Head coaching record

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