Trey McCall is entering his 19th year at Emory & Henry College overall and his first as Senior Associate Director of Athletics. He has held an administrative role in the Department of Athletics since 2006 when he was named Assistant Director of Athletics, served as Associate Director of Athletics for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years and Interim Director of Athletics from August 2009 to March 2010. He is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the Department of Athletics and also has oversight of athletics facilities and special projects.

McCall is also entering the 18th season of his second stint and 19th year overall as Head Baseball Coach. Returning to Emory in the fall of 2005, he became the first full-time head coach in the history of the Wasps' program.

During the summer of 2013, McCall served as an assistant coach for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He helped lead the Kettleers, a team made up of many elite-level NCAA Division I players, to the Cape League Championship. McCall also spent four weeks on the Cape during the summer of 2015 to again work with the Kettleers.

In 2012, the Wasps had a breakout season, finishing tied for third in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference after being picked to finish 10th. McCall led E&H to its first ODAC Tournament appearance since 1999 and saw second baseman Josh McMillian selected to the All-South Region First Team by the ABCA. For his efforts, McCall earned ODAC Coach of the Year honors.

McCall has also seen Eric Houff (2013), Brandon Lineberry (2015, 2016) and Chandler Kezele (2021) earn ABCA All-South Region accolades. During his tenure, a total of 21 players have been named to the All-ODAC Teams.

A standout three-sport athlete at Abingdon High School, McCall caught for the Falcons was well-known for his power at the plate. Originally committing to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill out of high school, he was selected in the first round with 16th overall pick in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. McCall spent four-and-a-half seasons in the Philadelphia Phillies organization and progressed to the major league spring training camp for the 1988 season.    

McCall spent several years working in the financial industry before returning to baseball as the head coach at Abingdon High School from 1999 to 2005. During his seven years at Abingdon, McCall led his team to four appearances in the regional play-offs and an undefeated regular season in 2004. McCall assumed his current duties as the E&H Head Coach in prior to the 2006 season. He previously served as Head Baseball Coach at Emory & Henry in 1991 while he was completing his undergraduate degree.

McCall attended Emory & Henry during the off-season while playing in the minor leagues, and he graduated from E&H in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. He completed his master’s degree in Physical Education at East Tennessee State University in 2008. He resides in Abingdon with wife Laura Sykes McCall (E&H ’91) and two daughters, Katherine (E&H '21) and Elizabeth (E&H '20).

-8/2/2022