Mike Kennedy (baseball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Elon |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 754–580–3 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 21, 1969 Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1990 | Elon |
| 1990 | Modesto A's |
| 1990 | Arizona League Athletics |
| 1991 | Southern Oregon A's |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1996 | Elon (asst.) |
| 1997–present | Elon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 754–580–3 |
| Tournaments | CAA: 5–10 NCAA: 4–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Michael D. Kennedy (born May 21, 1969) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head coach of the Elon Phoenix. He played college baseball at Elon for coaches Rick Jones and Mike Hardin from 1988 to 1990 and played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 2 seasons from 1990 to 1991.[1] Under Kennedy, the Phoenix have won four Southern Conference regular season championships, one Southern Conference Baseball Tournament championship, one Colonial Athletic Association and made five NCAA Regional appearances.[2]
Head coaching records
The following is a table of Kennedy's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[3][4][5][6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Fightin' Christians (South Atlantic Conference) (1997) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Elon | 34–16 | 16–5 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Elon Fightin' Christians (Independent) (1998–1998) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Elon | 26–22 | |||||||
| 1999 | Elon | 20–35–1 | |||||||
| Elon Phoenix (Big South Conference) (2000–2003) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Elon | 33–25 | 11–10 | t-4th | Big South Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2001 | Elon | 30–27 | 12–9 | 4th | Big South Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2002 | Elon | 34–23 | 13–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Elon | 34–23–2 | 12–7 | t-2nd | Big South Tournament[a] | ||||
| Elon Phoenix (Southern Conference) (2004–2014) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Elon | 31–28 | 17–13 | 4th | SoCon Tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Elon | 32–25 | 18–12 | t-3rd | SoCon Tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Elon | 45–18 | 21–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Elon | 32–29 | 15–12 | 3rd | SoCon Tournament[b] | ||||
| 2008 | Elon | 44–18 | 19–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Elon | 41–18 | 23–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Elon | 38–24 | 19–11 | t-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Elon | 36–21 | 23–7 | 1st | SoCon Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Elon | 33–26 | 20–10 | 3rd | SoCon Tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Elon | 34–30 | 18–11 | t-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Elon | 27–26 | 12–15 | 7th | SoCon Tournament | ||||
| Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Elon | 25–28 | 13–11 | 4th | CAA Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Elon | 25–29 | 13–10 | 3rd | CAA Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Elon | 24–32 | 12–12 | 6th | CAA Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Elon | 36–23 | 16–8 | 2nd | CAA Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Elon | 33–24 | 19–5 | 1st | CAA Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Elon | 7–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Elon: | 754–580–3 | 342–194 | |||||||
| Total: | 754–580–3 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
References
- ^ "2012 Baseball Coaching Staff". ElonPhonix.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "2012 Elon Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). ElonPhoenix.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "2013 Elon Baseball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Elon Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book". BigSouthSports.com. Big South Conference. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Issuu.com. Southern Conference. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Southern Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)