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Four trips to the College World Series netted Ray Tanner college baseball’s ultimate prize – a national championship. Now that title has given the South Carolina head coach another reward – a big contract extension.

Ray Tanner

The University of South Carolina’s Board of Regents on Friday approved a five-year contract extension for Tanner that will run through the 2015 season and pay him $510,000 a year.

“I am very fortunate to have a great coaching staff, outstanding student-athletes and one of the best facilities in all of college baseball with the most loyal fans,” Tanner said in an athletic department release. “The University of South Carolina is very special to my family and I. We look forward to future success in years to come.”

The upcoming 2011 season will be Tanner’s 15th at the helm in Columbia and his 24th overall as a head coach.

The Gamecocks have the longest current active streak of NCAA Regional appearances among SEC schools with 11. They advanced to Super Regionals eight times in that span, with trips to the College World Series in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2010.

Tanner’s 11-year record of 522-217 is the fourth highest in Division One in that span. The Gamecocks have won at least 40 games in each of those seasons. Tanner’s 14-year record at South Carolina is 634-282 (.692), which is the second highest in SEC history.

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New Deal Runs Through 2016…

Jim Schlossnagle

“Jim Schlossnagle is a perfect fit at TCU,” Del Conte said. “He takes tremendous pride in wearing a Horned Frog uniform.

“In addition to his on-field success, Jim has done a remarkable job in helping create a passionate fan base for TCU baseball that saw us average over 3,000 fans per home date last year. He has established TCU as a name synonymous with the elite in collegiate baseball. He has also taken a great responsibility in recruiting and mentoring our student-athletes in the baseball program to be outstanding representatives of TCU.

“Everything about Jim is first class. He simply does things the right way.”

Schlossnagle received National Coach of the Year honors earlier this year for leading the Horned Frogs to the first College World Series appearance in program history. TCU was 54-14 and finished with a #3 ranking in each of the final national polls.  He has been named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in each of TCU’s five seasons in the conference.

“I am continually thankful to Mr. Del Conte and Chancellor (Victor) Boschini for not only giving me the opportunity to be at TCU, but for their continued commitment to our baseball program and its student-athletes,” Schlossnagle said. “It is very rare in my profession to find the perfect combination of a university that is committed to excellence across the board, a city that, for me, is the best place to live in our country and a fan base and support group that has allowed our program to become extremely relevant in the community.

“My family and I love TCU and Fort Worth and look forward to continuing to grow this program.”

Schlossnagle is 305-154 (.664) in seven seasons at the TCU helm.

Collegebaseball360.com recently conducted an exclusive interview with Schlossnagle.  Click Here to listen to the audio podcast or Click Here to read the Q&A.