Hall of Fame
Larry Binney was a baseball star for SOU in the late 1960s before a lengthy coaching career brought him back to helm the Raider softball program during its most successful three-year stretch in history. Binney was a four-year starter at first base and outfield for the SOU baseball program, earning all-conference and all-region honors in 1968 and 1969 before serving as a varsity assistant and junior varsity coach in 1970. He was one of the top hitters on the SOU team, batting .365 in 1968.
Thirty-five years later, Binney took over the SOU softball program and promptly led the team to back-to-back Cascade Collegiate Conference championships and the only three 30-win seasons in team history. His 2004 team finished the year with a 40-12 overall record, 20-5 in conference play, and advanced to the NAIA Western Regional. He set a program record with 109 wins and retired with a .681 winning percentage (109-51). Prior to returning to SOU, Binney won four state championships and was named Oregon State Coach of the Year five times as the softball coach at Medford Senior High and North Medford High School.
