[1] In 1991, Berry was named an assistant at Meridian Community College, serving under Corky Palmer who would precede him at Southern Miss.
After six seasons as an assistant, which included Meridian’s first-ever JUCO World Series appearance in 1993 in Grand Junction, Colorado, Berry became head coach at Meridian, where he remained for four seasons, earning numerous coach of the year awards.
[1][2] Berry then rejoined Palmer with the Golden Eagles, accepting an assistant coaching position at Southern Miss.
As a pitching coach, USM posted the lowest ERA in Conference USA and produced four players who earned seven All-America awards, including one in four consecutive years.
In 2009, the Golden Eagles made their first trip to the College World Series after defeating Florida in Gainesville in the super regional round.