Mitch Hannahs
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Indiana State |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 98-65 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 16, 1967 Cambridge, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1989 | Indiana State |
| Position(s) | 2B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1999 | Indiana State (Asst.) |
| 2001 | Indiana State (Asst.) |
| 2002–2010 | Lincoln Trail College |
| 2014–present | Indiana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98-65 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0-2 MVC: 0-2 |
Mitch Hannahs in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Indiana State Sycamores baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2014 season. He previously served as president of Lincoln Trail College. He also was a member of the 1989 College Baseball All-America Team, selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association.[1][2][3][4]
Playing career
Hannahs was a standout second baseman for the Sycamores, helping them to 172 wins and three NCAA Tournament appearances in his four seasons. He continues to rank highly in many offensive categories in the all-time Indiana State record book, including sixth in batting average, second in runs, and fourth in hits. In his senior season, Hannahs batted .428 with 101 hits and 76 runs en route to earning a place on the ABCA All-America Team. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round of the 1989 MLB draft and played three seasons in the minors, reaching the class-AA El Paso Diablos.[1]
Coaching and administrative career
After ending his playing career, Hannahs twice served as an assistant at Indiana State, from 1995–1999 and again in 2001, before accepted the head coaching position at Lincoln Trail College. He served nine seasons in that capacity, claiming two regional titles and two conference championships, and adding athletic director to his duties. After the 2010 season, he was named President of Lincoln Trail College, and remained in that position until the summer of 2013, when he accepted the head coaching position at Indiana State[1][3]
Head coaching records
Below is a table of Hannahs's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State (Missouri Valley Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Indiana State | 35–18 | 14–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Indiana State | 28–26 | 8–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Indiana State | 35-21 | 13–8 | 2nd | |||||
| Indiana State: | 98–65 | 35–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 98–65 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
References
- ^ a b c Danny Pfrank (July 25, 2013). "Mitch Hannahs Named 29th Head Baseball Coach At Indiana State". Indiana State Sycamores. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ Aaron Fitt (July 25, 2013). "Indiana State Hires Mitch Hannahs". Baseball America. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Josh Brown (July 29, 2013). "LTC's Hannahs new baseball coach at ISU". Robinson Daily News. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ Seth Yates (July 26, 2013). "ISU welcomes new head baseball coach". The Statesman. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Missouri Valley Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- Living people
- 1967 births
- All-American college baseball players
- American university and college presidents
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Beloit Brewers players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Junior college athletic directors in the United States
- Junior college baseball coaches in the United States
- Indiana State Sycamores baseball coaches
- Indiana State Sycamores baseball players
- People from Cambridge, Ohio