Marcus Hendry begins his seventh season with the Bobcat baseball program. Hendry, who has served under both Head Coach Ty Harrington and Associate Head Coach Howard Bushong, continues to provide experience and outstanding coaching abilities.
In his role as an assistant coach, Hendry will primarily work with hitting, a duty he has split with Harrington in the past. During Hendry's term, the Bobcats tallied three of the four highest batting averages in team history, including a .318 mark in 1999 that was a Bobcat team record and good enough to lead the Southland Conference that season.
Hendry, who took a hiatus in 2003 to pursue graduate studies at Texas State, is scheduled to receive his master's degree in Secondary Education this May.
"(Hendry) brings back knowledge and more importantly, familiarity with the program," Harrington said.
Hendry is also known for instructing stellar fielding. During his six years at Texas State, the Bobcat defense has posted the top five single season fielding percentages in school history. Two of those teams were good enough to lead the Southland Conference statistically. In 1999, a .967 fielding percentage by the Bobcats was good for a first-place tie, and in 2000, the 'Cats were able to win the best defense title in the Southland outright, once again compiling a .967 mark.
Besides overseeing the defense and hitting, Hendry will also conduct various baseball camps for area youth around Central Texas. Hendry is a director for the Texas Legends Baseball School in Austin, Texas, established by legendary former Texas Head Coach Cliff Gustafson and former Major League Baseball infielder Spike Owen.
Hendry played baseball at Texas under Gustafson for two years. In earning his two letters, Hendry appeared in 47 games, and helped the Longhorns to reach the 1993 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
After Hendry's playing days ended, he served as a student assistant in 1995 and 1996 at Texas. Upon graduating, he joined the Longhorns as an assistant coach in Augie Garrido's first year in 1997. The 1998 season was his first as a member of the Texas State coaching staff.
Hendry and his wife Amy reside in the San Marcos area and have a three-year-old daughter named Jordan Rae, and a one-year-old son, Ryan.
