Coaching Staff

Q.V. LOWE, HEAD COACH Head Baseball Coach Auburn University, 1964 Record at AUM: 896-472-3 (23 seasons) Career Record: 1,075-583-3 (31 seasons)

Q.V. Lowe has grown a fledgling Auburn Montgomery baseball program and turned it into one of the best in the NAIA.

After a career of more than 20 years of successful baseball experience, Lowe was chosen to build the AUM baseball program in 1986. In his time at AUM, the Senators have made three trips to the NAIA World Series, finishing as the NAIA National Runner-up in 1990, a season after which Lowe was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year.

The Senators have also achieved a No.1 ranking in the NAIA baseball poll, along with six conference championships during Lowe’s tenure.

Lowe began playing baseball as a youngster in Ocala, Fla., eventually becoming an All-State pitcher for Ocala High School. He compiled a three-year record of 23-3, including a perfect 10-0 senior campaign.

After high school, he moved on to junior college, where he assembled an 18-5 mark at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla. He earned back-to-back All-Conference and All-America honors, and helped lead his team to the Junior College World Series in 1965, his freshman season.

Lowe transferred to Auburn University after two years at Gulf Coast Community College. In 1966, Lowe signed to play for legendary Auburn Head Coach Paul Nix. He fashioned a 23-3 record in two seasons for the Tigers. His senior season saw him post a sparkling 15-1 record and help Auburn earn a trip to the 1967 NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. To this day, Lowe still holds two records at Auburn University: the best career ERA (1.69), and most complete games in a season (10 his senior year).

With his college career behind him, Lowe signed to play professionally with the Chicago Cubs. After eight seasons in the organization, he opted for a career as a baseball coach and landed his first position at Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College in Andalusia, Ala., in 1975. Four years after being named the school’s head coach, Lowe was given the title of Athletic Director.

While at LBW, Lowe spent the summer months as a coach in the New York Yankees organization. In 1982, after compiling a 179-101 record at LBW, he became a full-time coach with the Yankees. He moved to the Montreal Expos system in 1985, serving as a minor league pitching instructor.

Lowe returned to college baseball at AUM in 1986. The opportunity to build a team from scratch was too much to pass up. He led the young program from an initial 8-27 mark in 1987 to a 40-25 record and a second-place finish at the NAIA World Series in 1990. He led the Senators back to the World Series in 1992 when the team finished with a 50-18 record and again in 2006 when it reached the national quarterfinals. Last season, Lowe reached the magical 1,000 wins plateau as a head coach, and enters the 2009 season with 1,038 career wins.

Since 1987, Lowe has coached 64 All-Conference players, 44 All-Area or All-Region players and 34 NAIA All-Americans.

Lowe and his wife Ginger, the former head volleyball coach at Troy University, make their home in Wetumpka. Lowe has one son, Josh, who played for three seasons at AUM.

MARTY LOVRICH Associate Head Coach AUM, 1990

Marty Lovrich begins his 19th year as an assistant baseball coach at Auburn University at Montgomery. His association with Head Coach Q.V. Lowe began when he was a catcher on the Senators' 1989 team.

A native of Boone, North Carolina, Lovrich attended Jacksonville High School (Ala.) and led his team to the state baseball semifinals during his senior season. The team eventually lost to Etowah High School. Lovrich was a three-time first team All-State selection in baseball, a first team All-State selection in football and an honorable mention All-State selection in basketball.

Lovrich was an assistant coach for each of AUM's three World Series teams. The Senators were national runner-up in 1990 and finished fifth in 1992 and 2006.

Before transferring to AUM in 1989, Locrich was three-year starter at Jacksonville State University and was a member of the Gamecocks' team that was the runner-up in the 1988 NCAA Division II World Series. At AUM he helped lead the Senators to their first winning season as he hit .342.

“Marty has been such an important part of our program for the last 18 years,” head coach Q.V. Lowe said. “He has a tremendous eye for talent, works incredibly hard and understands what makes a great college baseball player. He is a great friend and resource for us here at AUM.”

Lovrich’s knowledge and experience are invaluable assets to the program. His duties include helping oversee the daily operation of the team, organizing and monitoring team study hall, and strength and conditioning.

His other responsibilities on the AUM staff include hitting instruction, recruiting, administration, field maintenance and working with the catchers.

Lovrich's contributions were recognized by the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association following the 2008 season, when the group named him the Assistant Baseball Coach of the Year among the state's four-year institutions.

His goals include helping AUM to a NAIA national championship, becoming a college head coach and teaching his son Camden the game of baseball.

Lovrich received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from AUM in 1990 and completed work on his master’s degree in education in 1995. He is married to the former Hollie Wells from Cottonwood, Alabama and they are the parents of three children; Camden, Cate, and Allie Grace. The family resides in Montgomery.