Avery Booker

Avery Booker was named as Greensboro College's head men's baseball coach the spring of 2020 after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach.

Personal
  • Resides In Elon, North Carolina
 
At Greensboro College
  • Named Head Coach in March 2020
  • Served as the program’s interim head coach during the 2020 season
  • Overall Career Record: 10-8 (.556)
  • Overall Conference Record: 4-2 (.667)

Year-By-Year Season Synopsis

2020: The Greensboro College baseball team posted a 10-8 overall record before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, Booker’s squad found themselves towards the top of the USA South Athletic Conference standings with a 4-2 mark.
 
Prior to Greensboro College 
 
Booker joined the Pride staff prior to the 2018 season after serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Brevard College, following his playing career with the Tornados. In addition to his college coaching experience, Booker served as the head coach for the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plain League in 2018 after serving as an assistant coach with the Forest City Owls in 2017.
 
Booker also comes from a family that has a deep passion for and understanding of baseball. He is the grandson of Jack McKeon, who managed the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 2003, and his father, Greg, played in the major leagues with the San Diego Padres for six seasons before becoming the pitching coach before becoming a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.