In Cal Bailey's incredible 36 years at the helm of the WVSU baseball program, he led the Yellow Jackets to 19 conference championships and two World Series appearances. He coached 16 All-American players and tallied over 1,000 wins in his nearly four decades in charge of the program.

Bailey was named WVIAC Coach of the Year on eight occasions and was selected West Virginia College Coach of the Year in 1980. He was the first baseball coach to receive the honor. In 1999 and 2005, he was also voted North Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.

Bailey is the winningest college coach in any sport in the state of West Virginia with a record of 1,063-521-4 (.670). He was inducted into the WVSU Hall of Fame in 1985 and the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

A native of Netwon, W.Va., Cal Bailey graduated from Spencer High School in 1960 and went on to pitch for West Virginia State where he earned All-WVIAC honors. He became the first Yellow Jacket to be drafted when the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 23rd round of the 1966 MLB Draft.

Bailey spent six years in the minor leagues before joining the WVSU coaching staff in 1974 as an assistant. He was named head coach in 1978 and remained in the position until 2014.

Born April 8, 1943, Bailey passed away at 77 years old in April of 2020. West Virginia State's baseball field will be forever named in his honor.

In January 2024 he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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