Former Missouri baseball coach Gene McArtor has been named NCAA National Coordinator for Baseball Umpires, according to a release by the NCAA on Tuesday.

McArtor spent 21 years as Missouri’s baseball coach and amassed a 733-430-3 record. He coached six teams to the NCAA Tournament, 13 All-Americans, and saw 55 players go pro during his tenure.

McArtor played baseball at Mizzou and was the associate athletics director and senior associate athletics director in 1997.  He also had a brief stint as MU’s interim director of athletics.

According to the release, “As national coordinator, will assist the Division I Baseball Committee with the selection and evaluation of officials for the Division I championship.  He will also work with officials, as well as conference coordinators and regional advisors of officiating, coaches and NCAA staff, to help provide clear and consistent interpretations of NCAA men’s baseball rules and officiating mechanics.”