 Mingione as the Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 248–155 (.615) |
| Annual salary | $575,000 [1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 10, 1978 Tarrytown, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |
| 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 | 248–155 (.615) |
| Tournaments | SEC 3–7 (.300) NCAA 8–6 (.571) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| SEC Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. [2] He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.
Playing career
Mingione played his college career at Embry–Riddle University. [2] [3] He graduated from ERU in 2000 with a degree in aerospace studies. [4]
Coaching career
Kentucky
After serving as an assistant college coach for 13 seasons, Mingione was named head coach of Kentucky for the 2017 season. [5] In his first season as a head coach, he was named SEC Coach of the Year. [6] [7] He also led Kentucky to its first regional win and first super regional appearance in the program's history. [8]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30–5 | 14–1 | 1st (East) | |||||
| Kentucky: | 248–155–0 (.615) | 92–102–0 (.474) | |||||||
| Total: | 248–155–0 (.615) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "2018 'Autonomy 5' Baseball Head Coach Compensation Survey – Athletic Director U". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ a b "Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Assistant Coach Nick Mingione, archived from the original on 2016-04-28, retrieved 2016-04-28
- ^ "Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". Embry Riddle Athletics. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Nick Mingione". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 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 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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