He then scouted for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1997 through 2001 before returning to coaching as an assistant at Jacksonville State.
While with the Gamecocks, helped lead a turnaround that resulted in nine 30 win seasons in Gillispie's 11 years.
Gillispie was hired to his first head coaching job at Youngstown State in July 2012.
[1][2][3] In 2014, despite finishing the regular season in last place, Gillispie led Youngstown State to the Horizon League Conference Tournament championship, advancing to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2004.
The following table shows Gillispie's record as a head coach.