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Tim Perry
Tim Perry
Tim Perry, who spent five years at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, joins the Temple baseball staff as an assistant coach. Perry will work primarily with the Owls' pitching staff, also serving as the recruiting coordinator.

In 2007, Perry was promoted to associate head coach by the Bulldogs. He was a big reason for the team's 2006 Big South Conference championship, as he recruited the class that led the team to their first ever title. In 2008, he coached Big South Pitcher of the Year Alan DeRatt, who led all of Division I in earned run average for much of the 2008 season. He also coached and recruited 2008 Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player Rob Vernon and 2008 All-Conference pick Kevin Weidenbacher.

Overall, during his time at UNC-Asheville Perry coached two conference players of the year, one conference pitcher of the year, 26 all-conference selections and 17 all-conference tournament picks. Eighteen players that he coached and recruited have gone on to play professionally, 12 of whom were pitchers.

Prior to Asheville, he served at Lander University and Newberry College as an assistant coach. He also worked as a graduate assistant at Winthrop University in the 2000 season when the Eagles were the defending Big South Conference champions.

Perry enjoyed a standout baseball career at Newberry where he was a four-year letterman for the Indians. He led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts from 1995-97, also boasting the team's best ERA in 1995-96. Over his career, he was a starting pitcher for four years and made 36 starts, winning 16 games and saving seven. Perry graduated from Newberry in 1997 with a degree in Physical Education.

He is married to the former Virginia Grace Shaw of Myrtle Beach. They have one daughter, Ava Grace Perry.