University of the Ozarks

Aaron Gentry begins his tenth season as the head coach. Gentry assumed the position in 2015. Gentry was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director in 2024. He served as the 2025 NCAA III site coordinator for the baseball championships held in Marshall, Texas.

At Ozarks

• Ten players named to All-Conference Team (2024)
• Three players named to CSC Academic All-District Team (2024)
• 2024 team earned ABCA Team Academic Award
• Nine players earned All-Conference honors (2023)
• Two players named All-Region (2022)
• Team earned the ABCA Team Academic Award (2022)
• Seven players named All-Conference (2022)
• 14 players on the ASC Academic All-Conference Team (2022)
• Led team to ASC Championship Tournament (2021)
• Had 11 players receive All-Conference honors (2021)
• Had pitcher earn national Pitcher of the Week from NCBWA and D3Baseball.com (2021)
• Eight players made the ASC All-Academic Team (2021)
• Had players win ASC Player of the Week five times (2021)
• Player won the 2021 conference batting title
• Opened conference season 10-2 (2021)
• Guided 2020 team to best start since 2008 season
• 2020 team ranked among ASC's top-3 in batting average and ERA
• Had one player named to the 2020 Academic All-America First Team
• Team received the ABCA Team Academic Award for the first time in program history
• Had 10 players on the Academic All-Conference Team in 2020
• Led the 2018 team to the post-season for the first time in nearly a decade
• 2018 team posted the program's first post-season victory since 2008
• Guided the 2018 club to the most conference wins (14) since the 1996 season
• Helped 2018 defense finish among the ASC's top-4 in fielding percentage (.959)
• Team ranked among the NCAA's top-15 in home runs (2018)
• Led conference with 40 home runs (2018)
• Coached one Academic All-American (2019)
• Had five players earn All-Conference (2019)
• 11 player were on the ASC All-Academic Team (2019)
• Has had two players on the D3Baseball.com All-Region Team 
• Ten players were named to the ASC All-Academic Team (2018)
• Nine players qualified for the ASC All-Academic Team (2017)
• Seven players received All-Conference (2017)
• Helped the pitching staff lower its ERA by nearly two runs from the previous season (2016)
• Helped the pitching staff lower its opponent batting average (2016)
• Had one player earn First Team All-Conference honors (2016)
• Seven players made the ASC All-Academic Team (2016)
• 2025 NCAA III site coordinator for baseball championships held in Marshall, Texas

Assistant Coaching Experience

• LeTourneau University (eight seasons)
• Volunteer assistant at Rogers State University (three seasons)

Assistant Coaching Accomplishments

• Two-time winner of the American Southwest Conference Coaching Staff of the Year award at LeTourneau University (2014, 2015)
• Helped LeTourneau to its three most successful seasons in program history
• Assisted LeTourneau to back-to-back ASC playoff appearances
• Helped LeTourneau win one ASC title (2014)
• Assisted LeTourneau in earning a berth in the NCAA III Regionals (2014)
• Helped LeTourneau win an ASC Tournament championship (2014)
• 2014 team won a program-best 33 games
• Helped 2013 LeTourneau team post its first winning season since 1999

Collegiate Playing Career

• University of Arkansas
• Berry College

Collegiate Playing Accomplishments

• Led Berry College to a TranSouth Conference championship as a senior
• Hit .404 with three home runs and 38 RBI at Berry
• Named conference tournament MVP at Berry

Professional Playing Career

• St. Louis Cardinals (1997-2000) - drafted in the 12^th round as a shortstop
• Drafted three times by three different major league baseball teams

Camp Instructor

• Rogers State
• University of the Ozarks

Education

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral and social science from Rogers State
• Master’s degree in counseling psychology from Northeastern State University

Hometown

• Claremore, Oklahoma

Personal

• Married to Lauren and they are the parents of two sons, Brooks and Boone