USC's Tanner inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame

University of South Carolina athletic director and former head baseball coach Ray Tanner was inducted to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame on Friday in Nashville, Tenn.

Tanner was one of four honorees in the Class of 2016 and is the first coach in Gamecocks history to be named to the ABCA Hall of Fame.

Tanner was inducted at the ABCA/Diamond Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet at the ABCA Convention. Alongside Tanner, the Class of 2016 included Robert Babb, Augie Garrido and Sam Riggleman.

Tanner worked 25 seasons as a head coach at South Carolina and N.C. State as well as seven seasons as an assistant with the Wolfpack. His career record was 1,133-489-3 for a winning percentage of .699. He was 738-316 mark in 16 seasons at South Carolina for a .700 winning percentage, third-highest all-time among SEC coaches.

Tanner completed 16 years as head coach at the USC, establishing one of the premier programs in college baseball prior to being named AD. He led the Gamecocks to two national championships, a pair of national runner-up finishes, six College World Series appearances, three SEC championships, six SEC Eastern Division titles, an SEC tournament crown and 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He was a three-time National Coach of the Year and three-time SEC Coach of the Year.

This story was originally published January 9, 2016 at 5:12 PM with the headline "USC's Tanner inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame."