Marc Rardin Explained

Marc Rardin
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Western Kentucky
Current Conference:Conference USA
Current Record:69–47
Birth Place:Iowa, U.S.
Player Years1:1992–1993
Player Team1:Indian Hills CC
Player Years2:1994–1995
Player Team2:Iowa Wesleyan
Coach Years1:1996–1997
Coach Team1:Bluefield (P)
Coach Years2:1998–1999
Coach Team2:Baylor (P)
Coach Years3:2000–2002
Coach Team3:Yavapai College (P)
Coach Years4:2003
Coach Team4:Lamar CC (P)
Coach Years5:2004–2022
Coach Team5:Iowa Western CC
Coach Years6:2023–present
Coach Team6:Western Kentucky
Overall Record:69–47 (NCAA) 934–252 (NJCAA)
Tournament Record:NCAA: 0–0 122-43 (NJCAA)
Championships:
  • NJCAA National Champion (2010, 2012, 2014) 15x Region XI Regular Season (2005-2019,2022) 12X North District (2005, 2007,12, 14-16, 18-19)
Awards:3x National COY 10x Northern District COY 12x Louisville Slugger COY

Marc Rardin is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He played college baseball at Indian Hills Community College before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan University. He then served as the head coach of the Iowa Western Reivers (2004–2022)

Playing career

Rardin attended Starmont High School in Arlington, Iowa and played college baseball at Indian Hills Community College before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan University.

Coaching career

Rardin began his coaching career as the pitching coach at Bluefield College. In 1998, he became an volunteer pitching coach at Baylor.[1] Following a 2-year stint as an assistant with the Bears, he took the pitching coach position with the Yavapai Roughriders. After a brief stint with Lamar Community College, Rardin was named the head coach at Iowa Western Community College. While at Iowa Western, Rardin would lead the Reivers to 3 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championships.[2]

On June 15, 2022, Rardin was named the head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inside Interview: Marc Rardin, Iowa Western Community College . Adam Revelette . AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION . www.abca.org . November 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Two former JUCO champion coaches hired by DI schools . June 16, 2022 . The Daily Sentinel . www.gjsentinel.com . November 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: Tops hire Marc Rardin as next baseball coach . June 15, 2022 . Bowling Green Daily News . www.bgdailynews.com . November 27, 2022.