Ron Polk
| Ron Polk | |
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 Polk coaching at Baum Stadium in 2007 |
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 12, 1944 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 1967 1968-1971 1972-1975 1976-1997 2000-2001 2002-2008 2009-present |
Arizona (Grad. Asst.) New Mexico (Grad. Asst.) Miami Dade-South CC Georgia Southern Mississippi State Georgia Mississippi State UAB (Volunteer asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,373-702-2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships SEC Reg. Season: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2001 SEC Tournament: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2005 |
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| Awards National Coach of the Year: 1973, 1985 |
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| College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 |
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Ronald Polk (born January 12, 1944) was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered the "Father of SEC Baseball". He is by far the winningest coach in school and SEC history in all sports. In 28 seasons as the coach, he has to date compiled a 1139-590-2 (.667) record. His career record stands at 1373-702-2. He currently ranks 8th on the all time wins list, and ranks 5th in terms of victories among active coaches. His teams have won five SEC championships, including four SEC tournament championships. His teams have made it to the NCAA tournament 21 times, and have reached the College World Series 8 times. On March 27, 2008, he announced his resignation, effective the end of the 2008 season.
From 1972 to 1975, he served as the head coach at Georgia Southern. From 2000 to 2001, he coached at Georgia. He has also served as an assistant coach at Arizona, and New Mexico.
On July 28, 2008, Polk was announced as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers baseball squad. The Blazers are coached by Polk's former MSU assistant Brian Shoop.
On March 24, 2009, Polk, along with former Mississippi State player, Rafael Palmeiro, was elected to College Baseball's Hall of Fame.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Georgia Southern () (1972–1975) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Georgia Southern | 31-19 | |||||||
| 1973 | Georgia Southern | 43-12 | NCAA Regional, College World Series | ||||||
| 1974 | Georgia Southern | 47-14 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1975 | Georgia Southern | 34-19 | |||||||
| Georgia Southern: | 155-64 | ||||||||
| Mississippi State (SEC) (1975–1997) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Mississippi State | 28-17 | 11-12 | ||||||
| 1977 | Mississippi State | 33-15 | 11-9 | ||||||
| 1978 | Mississippi State | 38-18 | 13-8 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1979 | Mississippi State | 48-12 | 17-2 | 1st | NCAA Regional, College World Series | ||||
| 1980 | Mississippi State | 31-19 | 10-11 | ||||||
| 1981 | Mississippi State | 46-17 | 17-6 | NCAA Regional, College World Series | |||||
| 1982 | Mississippi State | 28-23 | 11-13 | ||||||
| 1983 | Mississippi State | 42-15 | 17-5 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1984 | Mississippi State | 45-16 | 18-5 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1985 | Mississippi State | 50-15 | 18–12 | 1st | NCAA Regional, College World Series | ||||
| 1986 | Mississippi State | 34-21 | 12-15 | ||||||
| 1987 | Mississippi State | 39-22 | 13-3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1988 | Mississippi State | 44-20 | 17-10 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1989 | Mississippi State | 54-14 | 20-5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1990 | Mississippi State | 50-21 | 17-9 | NCAA Regional, College World Series | |||||
| 1991 | Mississippi State | 42-21 | 12-9 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1992 | Mississippi State | 40-22 | 15-9 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1993 | Mississippi State | 41-21 | 17-12 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1994 | Mississippi State | 36-23 | 15-12 | ||||||
| 1995 | Mississippi State | 34-25 | 11-16 | ||||||
| 1996 | Mississippi State | 38-24 | 17-13 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1997 | Mississippi State | 47-21 | 19-11 | NCAA Regional, College World Series | |||||
| Mississippi State (1st Tenure): | 888-422 | 338-207 | |||||||
| Georgia (SEC) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Georgia | 32-26 | 14-15 | ||||||
| 2001 | Georgia | 47-22 | 20-10 | 1st | NCAA Regional, College World Series | ||||
| Georgia: | 79-48 | 34-25 | |||||||
| Mississippi State (SEC) (2002–2008) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Mississippi State | 34-24 | 14-15 | ||||||
| 2003 | Mississippi State | 42-20 | 17-12 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2004 | Mississippi State | 35-24 | 13-17 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2005 | Mississippi State | 42-22 | 13-16 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2006 | Mississippi State | 37-23 | 12-17 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2007 | Mississippi State | 38-22 | 15-13 | NCAA Regional, Super Regional, College World Series | |||||
| 2008 | Mississippi State | 23-33 | 9-21 | ||||||
| Mississippi State (2nd Tenure): | 251-168 | 93-111 | |||||||
| Mississippi State (Total): | 1139-590 | 431-318 | |||||||
| Total: | 1373-709 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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