Bill Walkenbach Explained

Bill Walkenbach
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Current Conference:SCIAC (DIII)
Current Record:0-0
Birth Place:Claremont, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Cornell '98 (B.A.)
Georgia State '03 (M.A.)
Player Years1:1995–1998
Player Team1:Cornell
Player Positions:Shortstop
Coach Years1:2002–2003
Coach Team1:Emory (asst.)
Coach Years2:2004–2005
Coach Team2:Cornell (asst.)
Coach Years3:2006–2008
Coach Team3:Franklin & Marshall
Coach Years4:2009–2015
Coach Team4:Cornell
Coach Years5:2016–present
Coach Team5:Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Overall Record:199-197
Tournament Record:NCAA D1: 0-2
Ivy Champ. Series: 3-3
NCAA D3: 1-2
Centennial: 3-4
Championships:Ivy Champ. Series

2012
Gehrig Division: 2009, 2012
Centennial: 2006, 2007
Centennial Tournament: 2006

Bill Walkenbach is an American college baseball coach, currently the head coach of Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Previously, he was the head coach at Cornell from 2009 season to 2015 season and at Franklin & Marshall from 2006 to 2008. Walkenbach led both of these schools to an NCAA tournament appearance.[1]

Playing career

Walkenbach attended Cornell, where he played baseball from 1995 to 1998. A shortstop, he was named All-Ivy League as a first-teamer in his freshman and sophomore seasons and a second-teamer in his junior and senior seasons.

Coaching career

Assistant positions

Walkenbach's coaching career began in the early 2000s, when he served as an assistant at Division III Emory from 2002 to 2003. In 2003, Walkenbach served as assistant coach of the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] His first Division I came as an assistant at Cornell from 2004 to 2005. In 2005, the Big Red won their first Gehrig Division title but lost to Harvard in the Ivy Championship Series.[3] [4]

Franklin & Marshall

His first head coaching job was at Division III Franklin & Marshall (F&M), where he coached from 2006 to 2008, replacing Brett Boretti, who had left to become the head coach at Columbia. In three seasons, the Diplomats had a 69–42 record under Walkenbach. They won the Centennial Conference regular season title in 2006 and 2007 and the Centennial Tournament in 2006. In the 2006 NCAA tournament, the team went 1–2 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional. It beat Gwynedd Mercy in the opener, then lost to TCNJ and Montclair State and was eliminated. F&M's Ted Serro won the 2006 Centennial Pitcher of the Year award, and Gary Kruger was named the Player of the Year. Serro was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2006 MLB Draft.[5]

Cornell

Ahead of the 2009 season, Walkenbach was hired as the head coach at Cornell. He replaced his old coach, Tom Ford, who was demoted to associate head coach.[6]

In 2009, Cornell shared the Gehrig Division title with Princeton. They defeated the Tigers in the divisional playoff game but lost to Dartmouth in the Ivy Championship Series.

After losing records in conference in 2010 and 2011, Cornell won the Gehrig Division again in 2012. The Big Red went 29-14-1 (15-5 Ivy) in the regular season. Cornell hosted a rematch against Dartmouth in the Ivy Championship Series at Hoy Field. After splitting the first two games, Cornell won the decisive third game 3–1 in 11 innings on a Chris Cruz walk-off home run. It was Cornell's first Ivy League Title and gave them an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. They went 0–2 at the Chapel Hill Regional, losing to host North Carolina 7-4 and second-seeded East Carolina 10–6.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Between 2009 and 2015, Cornell had one major award winner and two draftees under Walkenbach. In 2011, the Boston Red Sox selected Jadd Schmeltzer in the 49th round. In 2012, pitcher Kellon Urbon was unanimously selected the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In 2014, the Arizona Diamondbacks took pitcher Brent Jones in the fourth round of the draft.[11] [12] [13]

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Prior to the 2016 season, Walkenbach left Cornell to accept the head coaching position at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, a Division III program in his hometown.[14]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Walkenbach's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Personal

Walkenbach's wife, Beth, also graduated from Cornell. She has served as a field hockey coach at Cornell, Franklin & Marshall, and Ithaca.[20]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Walkenbach. CornellBigRed.com. Athletic Communications. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809165357/http://www.cornellbigred.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2116&path=baseball. August 9, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Bill Walkenbach . cornellbigred.com . July 28, 2023.
  3. News: Tenorio . Richard B. . M. Baseball Set for Cornell Showdown . July 26, 2014 . TheCrimson.com . April 12, 1997 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140727205322/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/4/12/m-baseball-set-for-cornell-showdown/ . July 27, 2014 . dead .
  4. News: Gershenson. Adam. College Baseball: Former WPIAL Star Fights Cancer to Return as Cornell Team Captain. July 26, 2014. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. New York Times. April 24, 1997.
  5. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks Who Came from Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA). July 26, 2014. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809052955/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=30cc2745&exact=1&query_type=key_school. August 9, 2014. dead.
  6. News: Walkenbach Takes Job at Cornell . July 26, 2014 . LancasterOnline.com . August 24, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612021157/http://lancasteronline.com/sports/walkenbach-takes-job-at-cornell/article_c59302f9-0756-5c0f-8743-1c459f837481.html . June 12, 2022 . dead .
  7. News: Chiusano . Scott . Baseball: Red Off to Best Start Under Walkenbach . July 26, 2014 . CornellSun.com . April 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808090710/http://cornellsun.com/blog/2012/04/06/baseball-red-off-to-best-start-under-walkenbach/ . August 8, 2014 . dead .
  8. News: Cornell Wins Ivy League Title in 11th . July 26, 2014 . NCAA.com . Cornell Athletic Communications . May 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729132513/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2012-05-06/cornell-wins-ivy-league-11th . July 29, 2014 . dead .
  9. News: Kramer . Lindsay . Cornell Baseball Well-Armed for Journey into NCAA tournament . July 26, 2014 . Syracuse.com . June 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812144047/http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2012/06/cornell_baseball_well-armed_fo.html . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  10. News: Coons . Kip . UNC Beats Cornell 7-4 in NCAA Opener . July 26, 2014 . NewsObserver.com . June 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140815185518/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/02/2105177/ncaa-baseball-unc-leads-cornell.html . August 15, 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks Who Came from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727002614/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=c9b0c077&exact=1&query_type=key_school. July 27, 2014. dead.
  12. News: Longenecker . Clint . Cornell Righthander Jones Mixes Brain and Brawn . July 26, 2014 . BaseballAmerica.com . March 19, 2014 . https://archive.today/20140805023250/http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/cornell-righthander-jones-mixes-brains-and-brawn/ . August 5, 2014 . dead .
  13. News: Diamondbacks Take Cornell Pitcher Jones in Fourth Round of MLB Draft . July 26, 2014 . StarGazette.com . June 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812042510/http://archive.stargazette.com/article/20140606/SPORTS02/306060060/Diamondbacks-take-Cornell-pitcher-Jones-fourth-round-MLB-Draft . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  14. News: Fleischman. Tom. Fleischman: Ithaca to Be Represented in Berlin. June 30, 2015. IthacaJournal.com. June 30, 2015.
  15. Web site: 2014 Ivy League Baseball Records Book . IvyLeagueSports.com . July 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719222023/http://ivyleaguesports.com/history/recordsbooks/2013-14/Baseball.pdf . July 19, 2014 . dead .
  16. Web site: Centennial Conference Baseball Records . Centennial.org . July 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726180521/http://www.centennial.org/sports/bsb/Baseball-Records.pdf . July 26, 2014 . dead .
  17. Web site: 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Record Book . NCAA.org . June 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221858/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2013/d3/d3.pdf . June 6, 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book . NCAA.org . July 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211826/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2013/d1/d1.pdf . June 6, 2014 . dead .
  19. Web site: 2014 Ivy League Standings . D1Baseball.com . July 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212401/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_ivy.htm . September 23, 2015 . dead .
  20. Web site: Beth Walkenbach. Ithaca.edu. Ithaca Athletic Communications. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728165706/http://bombers.ithaca.edu/coaches.aspx?rc=1340&path=fhockey. July 28, 2014. dead.

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