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