Lloyd Gage joined East Central University as the Head Baseball Coach for the 2019 season. He is the fifth Tiger baseball coach since 1960s.
His second season was cut short when the NCAA cancelled the remaining 2020 season after just 23 games. The Tigers went 8-15 in those contests.
In his first season at the helm of the Tiger Baseball program, the team finished 9-41 overall and 9-23 in Great American Conference play. The year ended with a series win (2-1) over arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, after winning the final two games on Senior Day.
The team also saw success in the class room, with three D2 ADA and eight All-GAC Academic Team honorees.
Gage comes to ECU after spending a year at Seminole State College as the pitching coach. In his one season with the Trojans, he helped the team to a 44-11 record, conference championship and the NJCAA Division I Region II Title.
Prior to joining the staff at Seminole State, Gage spent seven seasons as the associate head coach at Murray State College. While with the Aggies he claimed four conference championships, two regional and district championships and two trips to the NJCAA DII World Series, including a 2013 NJCAA National Championship title.
Gage produced 29 all-region players, two players of the year, seven All-Americans, a World Series MVP, World Series Most Outstanding Pitcher and Outstanding Defensive Player and a National Gold Glove winner. He also helped the pitching staff lead the NJCAA DII, Region II in ERA for four seasons and claimed 281 victories.
While at Murray State Gage also served as the Chair of the Health, Wellness and Human Performance Program from 2012 to the present day. He helped develop and oversaw the current program, while teaching, scheduling classes, hiring faculty and monitoring student progress.
Since 2015, Gage has also been working with the Midwest Elite Baseball program in Norman, Okla. He has been the head coach for the 15U-18U teams, with over 30 players moving on to play collegiate baseball.
From 2010-2012, he helped mentor players at the Kelowna Falcons Baseball Club in Kelowna, a West Coast Collegiate Summer team in Kelowna, British Columbia. While there he mentored two WCCL Pitchers of the Year, 21 Major League Baseball draftees and 10 WCCL All-Stars.
Gage started his coaching career at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., as an associate head coach from 2002-09. He served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, producing three All-Americans, 17 all-conference pitchers, 37-all-conference hitters, four players of the year, a pitcher of the year and four players who moved on to play professionally.
Gage got into coaching after playing at Eastern Oregon University for four seasons in La Grande, Ore. He currently holds the school record for pitching wins, saves, innings pitched, strikeouts and strikeouts in a season.
A Whidbey Island, Wash., native, Gage earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Oregon University in physical education in 2001 and then a master’s degree from Central Washington University in health, human performance and recreation in 2017.
Gage is married to Lori Gage, an ECU Nursing alumni and the couple has four children: Addison Allen, Anderson Allen, Ace Allen and Grayson Gage.
Gage’s Career Coaching Record
Year School Record
2019 East Central 9-41
2020 East Central 8-15
Total 17-56 (2 Years)
