Tanner elected to baseball coaches Hall of Fame

South Carolina athletics director and former head baseball coach Ray Tanner has been selected for induction into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame on Jan. 8,2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Tanner is one of four honorees in the Class of 2016 and is the first coach in Gamecock history to be named to the ABCA Hall of Fame.

Alongside Tanner, entering the ABCA Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2016 is Robert Babb, Augie Garrido and Sam Riggleman.

“I am humbled to receive this honor from the ABCA,” said Tanner. “I am very thankful to have had the opportunity to don the uniform and the honor is a result of the great student-athletes and tremendous coaches that I have had a chance to work with over the years.”

Tanner worked 25 seasons as a collegiate head coach at South Carolina and NC State. His career record was 1,133-489-3 for a winning percentage of .699 as well as a 738-316 mark in 16 seasons at the helm of South Carolina with a .700 winning percentage, third-highest all-time among SEC coaches.

Tanner led USC to two NCAA Division I Baseball Championships, a pair of national runner-up finishes, six College World Series appearances, three SEC championships, six SEC Eastern division titles, a SEC tournament crown and 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

This story was originally published August 11, 2015 at 11:13 AM.