chris conard

Coach Christopher Conard is entering his 1st season with the East Coast Sox.

Chris is a native of Water Valley, MS, where he attended Water Valley High School as a four-year letterman. After high school, Chris attended Itawamba Community College for two seasons, before being picked up by LeMoyne Owen College for his final three seasons of collegiate baseball.

For the last 9 years, Coach Conard has coached summer league travel ball. During this time, he has been an assistant coach at LeMoyne Owen College, Head coach for Ridgeway High School, assistant at Whitehaven High School, assistant coach at Fayetteware High School, and currently assistant coaching at A. Maceo Walker.

PLAYING ACCOLADES:
While attending WVHS I was a three-sport athlete. Played football and baseball all four years. Nominated for all area team and first team for football and baseball. Was recruited for football at Itawamba where I also walked-on for baseball. After two years at Itawamba Conard joined LeMoyne Owen baseball program, where he finished his baseball career. While at LeMoyne he was nominated for best batting average and outstanding leadership. During my career of coaching and playing I have helped with camps in the inner city of Shelby County.

WHY SOX COACHING?
I have a tremendous passion for the game of baseball and its competitive nature it brings out in each of us. I am a firm believer of working hard for playing time. My biggest attribute is patients and molding athletes to be the best they can be, as I will spend countless hours on and off the field with my players.