26 August 2021
CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina officially announced former Airport head baseball coach Tim Perry has joined the Chanticleers staff as Director of Player Development and Analytics.
Perry’s position at Airport had already been filled a week ago with longtime Airport assistant Casey Bradwell being promoted to head coach.
Perry had been at Airport since 2011-12 where he went 165-96-2 with two state championship appearances in 2013 and 2018. Under Perry, the Eagles won four region championships, four district titles, two lower state titles, and had several of his players go on to play college baseball. He was also on the board of the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association.
Before his time at Airport, Perry spent 10 seasons coaching at the collegiate level with stops at his alma mater Newberry (2001-02), Lander (2003), UNC Asheville (2004-09), and Temple (2011).
“We are very excited to announce the addition of Tim Perry to our CCU baseball staff. Tim brings a wealth of experience and knowledge with him to Coastal. He has been a pitching coach and recruiter for several years at four different institutions, including two in the state of South Carolina, and was an accomplished high school head coach in South Carolina for many years,” said head coach Gary Gilmore in a statement.
“He will work side-by-side with Associate Head Coach Kevin Schnall to enhance our recruiting and player development areas as well as being a terrific resource for our pitching coach Jason Beverlin.”
As a player at Newberry, Perry enjoyed a standout baseball career where he was a four-year letterman for that program. He led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts from 1995-97 and also boasted the team’s best ERA in 1995-96. Over his career, he was a starting pitcher for four years and made 36 starts, winning 16 games, and saving seven. Perry graduated from Newberry in 1997 with a degree in physical education.