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{{short description|American former baseball coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name               = Gary Ward
| image              =
| alt                =
| caption            =
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1940|9|9}}
| birth_place        = [[Ramona, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| alma_mater         =
| player_sport1      = Basketball
| player_years1      = 1958–1959
| player_team1       = [[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College|NE Oklahoma A&M]]
| player_years2      = 1959–1962
| player_team2       = [[New Mexico State Aggies football|New Mexico State]]
| player_sport3      = Baseball
| player_years3      = 1959
| player_team3       = NE Oklahoma A&M
| player_years4      = 1960–1962
| player_team4       = [[New Mexico State Aggies baseball|New Mexico State]]
| player_positions   = [[Pitcher]]
| coach_years1       = Collinsville (OK)
| coach_team1        = 1963–1969
| coach_years2       = [[Yavapai College]]
| coach_team2        = 1971–1977
| coach_years3       = [[Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State]]
| coach_team3        = 1978–1996
| coach_years4       = New Mexico State (H)
| coach_team4        = 2000
| coach_years5       = New Mexico State
| coach_team5        = 2001–2002
| coach_years6       = New Mexico State (H)
| coach_team6        = 2003–2014
| admin_years1       =
| admin_team1        =
| overall_record     = 1022–361–1 (NCAA D-1)<br />240–83 (NJCAA)
| tournament_record  =
| championships      =
*2× [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] National Champion (1975, 1977)
*2× Big Eight West Division Champion (1979, 1980)
*14× Big Eight Conference (1982–1995)
*19× Big Eight Tournament (1978–1996)
| awards             =
| coaching_records   =
| CBASEHOF_year      = 2008
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| show-medals        =
}}
'''Gary Ward''' (born September 9, 1940) is an American former [[baseball]] coach. He was the head baseball coach at [[Oklahoma State University]] from 1978 to 1996, compiling a record of 953–313–1. Ward won 16 [[Big Eight Conference]] championships at OSU, including 14 in a row from 1982 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.enidnews.com/sports/local_sports/gary-wards-shadow-still-looms-over-osu/article_aee86b23-cda2-5a7a-ab2b-21bad54a5903.html | title=Gary Ward's shadow still looms over OSU | date=June 2012 }}</ref> He led his team to 18 40-win seasons, and 12 times his teams finished in the top 10. He later became the head baseball coach at [[New Mexico State University]]. During his tenure, he became only the 24th coach in college baseball history to gain 1,000 career wins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class of 2008 Inductees {{!}} College Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://www.mlb.com/college-baseball-hall-of-fame/class-of-2008 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
From 1971 to 1979, he served as the head baseball coach at [[Yavapai College|Yavapai Junior College]]. He compiled a 240–83 record, including two national championships in 1975 and 1977. From 1963 to 1969, he was the head baseball and basketball coach at Collinsville (OK) High School. He played baseball and basketball at New Mexico State.
Ward now serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for 3D Sports Partners, Inc.
==Head coaching record==
===College===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name       = [[Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State Cowboys]]
| conference = [[Big Eight Conference]]
| startyear  = 1979
| endyear    = 1996
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season       = [[1978 NCAA Division I baseball season|1978]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 40–22
| conference   = 7–5
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(West)}}
| postseason   = [[1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK|Midwest Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season       = [[1979 NCAA Division I baseball season|1979]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 33–19
| conference   = 12–8
| confstanding = T-1st {{small|(West)}}
| postseason   = [[1979 Big Eight Conference Tournament|Big Eight tournament]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season       = [[1980 NCAA Division I baseball season|1980]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 43–10
| conference   = 17–3
| confstanding = 1st {{small|(West)}}
| postseason   = [[1980 Big Eight Conference Tournament|Big Eight tournament]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season       = [[1981 NCAA Division I baseball season|1981]]
| name         = [[1981 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 52–17
| conference   = 12–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = [[1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1982 NCAA Division I baseball season|1982]]
| name         = [[1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 57–16
| conference   = 19–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1983 NCAA Division I baseball season|1983]]
| name         = [[1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 48–16
| conference   = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1984 NCAA Division I baseball season|1984]]
| name         = [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 61–15
| conference   = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1985 NCAA Division I baseball season|1985]]
| name         = [[1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 58–16–1
| conference   = 19–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1986 NCAA Division I baseball season|1986]]
| name         = [[1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 56–15
| conference   = 18–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1987 NCAA Division I baseball season|1987]]
| name         = [[1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 59–13
| conference   = 15–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball season|1988]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 61–8
| conference   = 21–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK|Midwest Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1989 NCAA Division I baseball season|1989]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 48–19
| conference   = 18–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Midwest Regional|Midwest Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1990 NCAA Division I baseball season|1990]]
| name         = [[1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 56–17
| conference   = 18–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1991 NCAA Division I baseball season|1991]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 47–20
| conference   = 17–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Central Regional|Central Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1992 NCAA Division I baseball season|1992]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 49–16
| conference   = 17–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Midwest Regional|Midwest Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1993 NCAA Division I baseball season|1993]]
| name         = [[1993 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 45–17
| conference   = 16–8
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1994 NCAA Division I baseball season|1994]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 49–17
| conference   = 21–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Midwest Regional|Midwest Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[1995 NCAA Division I baseball season|1995]]
| name         = Oklahoma State
| overall      = 46–19
| conference   = 18–10
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Midwest I Regional at Stillwater, OK|Midwest I Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season       = [[1996 NCAA Division I baseball season|1996]]
| name         = [[1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]]
| overall      = 45–21
| conference   = 17–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = [[1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name       = Oklahoma State
| overall    = 953–313–1
| confrecord = 308–113
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name       = [[New Mexico State Aggies baseball|New Mexico State Aggies]]
| conference = [[Sun Belt Conference]]
| startyear  = 2001
| endyear    = 2002
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season       = [[2001 NCAA Division I baseball season|2001]]
| name         = New Mexico State
| overall      = 32–23
| conference   = 9–16
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season       = [[2002 NCAA Division I baseball season|2002]]
| name         = New Mexico State
| overall      = 37–25
| conference   = 10–14
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason   = [[2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name       = New Mexico State
| overall    = 69–48
| confrecord = 19–30
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 1022–361–1
}}
==References==
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