Adrian Gregory
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1982 Post, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| Softball | |
| 2002–2005 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Outfielder/shortstop/second base |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Texas A&M (Student asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | New England Riptide (asst.) |
| 2008–2010 | Utah (asst.) |
| 2011–2014 | Sam Houston State (asst.) |
| 2015–2020 | Texas Tech |
| 2022 | Texas A&M (Volunteer asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 157–147 (.516) |
Adrian Kayle Gregory[1] (born September 21, 1982)[2] is an American softball coach who was most recently head coach at Texas Tech.
Early life and education
Born in Post, Texas, Gregory graduated from Livingston High School in Livingston, Texas in 2001 and attended Texas A&M University. At Texas A&M, Gregory played for the Texas A&M Aggies softball team from 2002 to 2005 under head coach Jo Evans. In 2002, started all 58 games at left or right field in her first season, batting .287 with six game-winning RBIs while committing no errors. Then in 2003, Gregory started every game at second base and hit .290 with 32 RBI. As a junior in 2004, Gregory became the starting shortstop.[2] In 2005, Gregory batted .287 with 36 RBI and nine home runs as the starting shortstop on a Texas A&M team that went 47–10 and advanced to NCAA Super Regionals.[3][4][5] Gregory graduated from Texas A&M in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in recreation, parks and tourism sciences with a minor in business administration.[1][6]
Coaching career
Early coaching career (2006–2014)
While completing her undergraduate studies, Gregory was a student assistant for Texas A&M softball in the spring of 2006. Then from 2006 to 2007, Gregory was an assistant coach for the New England Riptide of National Pro Fastpitch. Returning to the college level, Gregory was an assistant coach at Utah from 2008 to 2010 then at Sam Houston State from 2011 to 2014, during which Sam Houston State reached the top 20 in national batting average in 2013.[6]
Texas Tech (2015–2020)
On June 6, 2014, Adrian Gregory was announced as the new head coach of the Texas Tech softball program.[7] Texas Tech had losing records in her first three seasons as head coach before going 31–28 in 2018. Then in 2019, Texas Tech qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Gregory and finished 42–16.[8] Gregory signed a five-year contract extension on July 17, 2019.[9]
In 2020, Texas Tech started 17–9 before the softball season was canceled due to COVID-19.[10][11]
After six seasons, Gregory resigned from Texas Tech on September 22, 2020.[12] On the day of her resignation, USA Today revealed that on the previous day, Texas Tech completed an internal review of the softball program. According to the USA Today report, the internal review found allegations of physical abuse and racially insensitive comments from Gregory, and 60 percent of surveyed softball athletes gave Gregory negative year-end reviews following the 2018–19 school year.[13] Gregory's cumulative record at Texas Tech was 157–147.[8] However, Texas Tech never had a winning record in Big 12 Conference play under Gregory.[14]
Texas A&M (since 2022)
On August 6, 2021, Adrian Gregory was announced as a volunteer assistant coach at Texas Tech A&M.[15]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2015–2020) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Texas Tech | 25–26 | 8–10 | 4th | |||||
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 23–32 | 6–12 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 19–36 | 4–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 31–28 | 5–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 42–16 | 8–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 17–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 157–147 (.516) | 31–59 (.344) | |||||||
| Total: | 157–147 (.516) | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences".
- ^ a b "#21 Gregory, Adrian". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ http://sports.tamu.edu/history/softball/stats/2004-2005/teamcume.html
- ^ "Texas A&M Softball History".
- ^ http://sports.tamu.edu/history/softball/spec-rel/tam-w-softbl-2005-roster.html
- ^ a b "Adrian Gregory". Texas Tech University. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Tech hires Gregory as head coach". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c "NCAA Statistics: Adrian Gregory". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Gregory Receives Five-Year Contract Extension". Texas Tech. July 17, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Henderson Homer Highlights 5-0 Shutout of Hawaii". Texas Tech. March 12, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Big 12 Cancels Remaining Winter, Spring Seasons". Texas Tech. March 13, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Gregory Steps Down as Texas Tech Softball Coach". Texas Tech. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Berkowitz, Steve; Peter, Josh; Libit, Daniel (September 22, 2020). "Texas Tech Red Raiders softball coach steps down after review of program". USA Today. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. p. 205. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Evan Roberts (August 6, 2021). "Gregory Named Volunteer Assistant Coach". 12thman.com. Texas A&M Athletics Communications. Retrieved January 20, 2022.