After a year of teaching in Florida, former Peru State head baseball coach Wayne Albury has returned to the helm of the Bobcat program.
Albury, who had been at the helm for the previous five seasons, returns as the winningest head coach in Bobcat history. In his first five years, Albury’s teams went 155-92-1 for a 625 percentage. Albury is only the third coach in Peru State baseball history to have a winning percentage.
Two of Albury’s teams qualified for the NAIA’s Baseball National Championship Opening Rounds – the only two teams to do so in Peru State history. The 2012 team finished the season 37-18 and qualified by winning the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament. That team went 2-2 in the opening round games in Paducah, Ky. The 2015 squad was 39-16 overall and had won both the regular season and conference tournament titles. The ‘Cats finished 1-2 in the national opening round in Grand Rapids, Mich. Both squads were among those receiving votes in the final coaches’ polls.
Albury will enter his 23rd season of collegiate coaching with a 666-452-1 mark with an overall percentage of .595.
He and his family are excited to return to Peru State. Albury noted, “I want to thank the college administration, including AD Schneider, for allowing me the opportunity to return to Peru State. The College provides excellent support for the athletic programs and I plan to utilize that support again while working with some fine student-athletes.”
Albury began working at Peru State on June 1, 2016.
