Nick Mingione
![]() Mingione as the Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Kentucky |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 264–166 (.614) |
Annual salary | $705,000[1] |
Biographical details | |
Born | Tarrytown, New York, U.S. | September 10, 1978
Playing career | |
1997–2000 | Embry–Riddle |
Position(s) | Outfielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2002 | Florida Gulf Coast (assistant) |
2003–2005 | Embry-Riddle (assistant) |
2006–2007 | Kentucky (assistant) |
2008 | Western Carolina (assistant) |
2009–2016 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
2017–present | Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 264–166 (.614) |
Tournaments | SEC 4–9 (.308) NCAA 14–8 (.636) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SEC Regular Season (2024) | |
Awards | |
SEC Coach of the Year (2017, 2024) Perfect Game National Coach of the Year (2024)[2][3] National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Coach of the Year (2024)[3] Dick Howser Award (2024)[3] | |
Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.[4] He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.
Playing career
[edit]Mingione played his college career at Embry–Riddle University.[4][5] He graduated from ERU in 2000 with a degree in aerospace studies.[6]
Coaching career
[edit]Kentucky
[edit]After serving as an assistant college coach for 13 seasons, Mingione was named head coach of Kentucky for the 2017 season.[7] In his first season as a head coach, he was named SEC Coach of the Year.[8][9] He also led Kentucky to its first regional win and first super regional appearance in the program's history.[10]
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
2017 | Kentucky | 43–23 | 19–11 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2018 | Kentucky | 34–22 | 13–17 | 5th (East) | |||||
2019 | Kentucky | 28–29 | 7–23 | 7th (East) | |||||
2020 | Kentucky | 11–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Kentucky | 29–23 | 12–18 | 6th (East) | |||||
2022 | Kentucky | 33–26 | 12–18 | 6th (East) | |||||
2023 | Kentucky | 40–21 | 16–14 | 4th (East) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2024 | Kentucky | 46–16 | 22–8 | T–1st (East) | College World Series | ||||
Kentucky: | 264–166–0 (.614) | 101–109–0 (.481) | |||||||
Total: | 264–166–0 (.614) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
References
[edit]- ^ Hale, Jon (June 10, 2024). "How Kentucky baseball's first College World Series berth affects Nick Mingione's contract". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Cervino, Vincent; Cozart, Craig. "Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards". Perfect Game. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c Letcher, Tim. "Humble Mingione Earns Multiple National Honors". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Assistant Coach Nick Mingione, archived from the original on April 28, 2016, retrieved April 28, 2016
- ^ "Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". Embry Riddle Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Nick Mingione". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ Mussatto, Joe (June 11, 2017). "Kentucky baseball: Nick Mingione has changed the program, players have changed his life". SecCountry.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.