Roland Fanning
Roland Fanning is a baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Austin Peay Governors. He played college baseball at Carl Albert State, Northern Oklahoma Enid and Southeastern Oklahoma.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Austin Peay |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Playing career | |
| 2002 | Carl Albert State |
| 2003 | Northern Oklahoma Enid |
| 2004–2006 | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2012 | Southeastern Oklahoma (asst) |
| 2013–2014 | Oklahoma State (asst) |
| 2015–2016 | Little Rock (RC) |
| 2017–2019 | Kentucky (RC) |
| 2020–2022 | Oklahoma State (DoPD) |
| 2023–present | Austin Peay |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
Fanning grew up in Coalgate, Oklahoma, where he attended Coalgate High School, where he was a letterwinner for the Wildcats in baseball, but also participated in football.[1] After high school, Fanning played college baseball at Carl Albert State and Northern Oklahoma Enid for a year apiece, before finishing his career as a two-year starter for Southeastern Oklahoma.[2]
Coaching career
Fanning began his coaching career at the conclusion of his playing career, joining the staff of his alma mater, Southeastern Oklahoma. He would spend 5 years with the Savage Storm, helping them win the Lone Star Conference championship in 2011. In the fall of 2012, Fanning was named the volunteer assistant for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.[3]
In July, 2014, Fanning joined the Little Rock Trojans staff, to serve as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.[4] Just two years later, Fanning left Little Rock for the same position with Kentucky.[5] He returned to Oklahoma State from 2020 to 2022, where he served as the Director of Baseball Operations.</ref>
In late May of 2022, Fanning was named the 12th head baseball coach of the Austin Peay Governors.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay Governors (ASUN Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Austin Peay | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Austin Peay: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Jeff Cali (June 2, 2022). "Even now, Rolo is just a kid from Coal County". www.finance.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- Jeff Cali (July 25, 2014). "So long, Stillwater: Roland Fanning headed to Little Rock". www.theadanews.com. The Ada News. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- "Fanning Joins Cowboy Baseball Staff". www.okstate.com. Oklahoma State University Athletics. September 6, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- "UALR hires assistant baseball coach from OSU". www.abc7amarillo.com. ABC 7 News. July 25, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- "UK Baseball: Fanning hired as assistant coach". www.wymt.com. WYMT. July 7, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- "Austin Peay State University announces Roland Fanning as 12th Head Baseball Coach". www.clarkesvilleonline.com. Clarksville Online. May 30, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.