University of Richmond Athletics
Chad Oxendine Named Assistant Baseball Coach
07/02/2007 | Baseball
July 2, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Chad Oxendine has been named assistant baseball coach at the University of Richmond, it was announced Monday by new head coach Mark McQueen. Oxendine brings a wealth of collegiate experience with him as a player at Coastal Carolina and most recently as the volunteer assistant at Alabama.
"I am very excited to have Chad join our staff," said McQueen. "He is regarded as one of the top young catching instructors in college baseball. Chad will be a tremendous asset to our program and the University of Richmond community."
The addition of Oxendine as a full-time assistant completes McQueen's staff, which already includes full-time assistant coach Ryan Wheeler and volunteer assistant Joe Frostick. McQueen took the reigns of the Richmond program after the retirement of Hall of Fame skipper Ron Atkins at season's end.
"I'm very excited about the opportunity to coach at the University of Richmond," said Oxendine. "The Spiders have a great baseball tradition and I want to thank Coach McQueen for giving me the chance to be a part of it."
Oxendine, who spent this past year with the Crimson Tide, played four years at Coastal Carolina and led the Chanticleers to four-straight Big South Conference titles and NCAA Regional berths between 2001 and 2004.
Oxendine was a four-year letterman and co-captain his junior and senior years for Coach Gary Gilmore at CCU. During the winningest four-year stretch in team history (171-80), Oxendine batted .281 with four home runs and 96 RBI. He was named Second Team All-Big South as a senior, after hitting .302 with two homers and career highs in RBIs (35) and doubles (12). He also made the Big South All-Championship Team that year.
Following his collegiate career, Oxendine signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox, where he spent one season with the Bristol (Va.) White Sox in the short season Appalachian League. During the 2006 season, he served as the volunteer assistant coach at UNC-Wilmington. The Seahawks posted a 42-22 overall record and played in the NCAA Regional.
A 1999 graduate of Avalon Academy in Dillon, S.C., Oxendine led the Falcons to the AA State Championship, posting a 25-3 record as a junior in 1998. He batted .639 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs and added 16 doubles and 44 stolen bases in that championship season.
The 26-year old native of Lumberton, N.C., holds a bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina in physical education.