E-Mail: cbdunn1@samford.edu

Casey Dunn was named Samford's head baseball coach in August 2004. In just his second season as head coach, he took the baseball team from not qualifying for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament to being the league's regular-season champion and the top seed in the league's postseason tournament. For his efforts in 2006, Dunn was named the OVC's Coach of the Year.

In addition to Dunn's honor, four Samford players were named first-team All-Conference, including Pitcher of the Year Josh Ehmke.

After his first season, Dunn and his staff signed the largest recruiting class in Samford baseball history: 20 players, including nine transfers. The class was ranked 69th in the nation by Collegiate Baseball. Samford was ranked 29th among teams in the Southeast, third in Alabama and first in the Ohio Valley Conference.

"Casey Dunn brings a tireless work ethic and a command of the game that I believe will inspire our student-athletes," Director of Athletics Bob Roller said.

Dunn, who was an assistant coach at Auburn University from mid-July 2004 until he was hired at Samford, started the baseball program at Spain Park High School in Birmingham. In three years at Spain Park, he posted a record of 53-41. His teams won two Jefferson County titles and a co-region championship, and earned two state playoff appearances. In 2002, Dunn was named the Over the Mountain Coach of the Year, and he was named Coach of the Year by The Birmingham News in 2003.

Dunn played four seasons as a catcher at Auburn (1996-99). As a senior, he earned All-America honors after batting .379 with a Southeastern Conference-leading 86 RBI. He helped lead the Tigers to a 1999 NCAA Regional Championship, the 1998 SEC Tournament title and a 1997 College World Series appearance.

At the end of his senior season at Auburn, Dunn was presented with the Cliff Hare Award for the school's top male athlete. At the conclusion of his collegiate playing career, Dunn played two seasons in the Kansas City Royals organization. He played with minor league teams in Wilmington, N.C., and Spokane, Wash.

Dunn graduated from Auburn in 1999 with a degree in social science secondary education. He is married to the former Marty Goldthorp. They have a son, Sam, 3, and a daughter, Linlee, 2.

Assistant Coach Tony David

Assistant Coach Mick Fieldbinder

Assistant Coach Shayne Kelley