Mike Hampton (baseball coach) explained

Mike Hampton
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:St. John's
Current Conference:Big East
Birth Date:17 January 1972
Birth Place:Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
Player Years1:1993–1994
Player Team1:Clemson
Player Years2:1994
Player Team2:Billings Mustangs
Player Years3:1995–1996
Player Team3:Charleston AlleyCats
Player Years4:1997
Player Team4:Burlington Bees
Player Positions:Third baseman
Coach Years1:1999
Coach Team1:Clemson (asst.)
Coach Years2:2000–2001
Coach Team2:West Virginia (H)
Coach Years3:2002–2019
Coach Team3:St. John's (H/RC)
Coach Years4:2020–present
Coach Team4:St. John's
Tournament Record:Big East: 3–0
NCAA: 1–2
Championships:
  • Big East Tournament championship (2024)
Awards:

Michael Anthony Hampton (born January 17, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the head baseball coach at the St. John's University. Hampton played college baseball at Clemson University from 1993 to 1994 before pursuing a professional career from 1994 to 1997. In college, he was named an All-American in 1994.

Playing career

As a junior at Clemson University in 1993, Hampton had a .254 batting average, a .322 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .454 SLG, with nine home runs.

As a senior in 1994, Hampton batted .380 with a .596 SLG, 11 home runs, and 70 RBIs. He was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and he was also named a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.[1]

Hampton was selected in the 4th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. After three years in the team's farm system, Hampton retired due to injuries.[2]

Coaching career

On September 1, 1998, Hampton was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Clemson.[3] Following a lone season at Clemson, Hampton was named the hitting coach at West Virginia University, where worked for two seasons.[4]

In the fall of 2001, Hampton joined Ed Blankmeyer's coaching staff at St. John's University.

On January 9, 2020, Hampton was promoted to the interim head baseball coach at St. John's following Ed Blankmeyer's resignation to join the Brooklyn Cyclones.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Clemson Baseball Media Guide . www.clemsontigers.com . January 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: 1994 Baseball Draft . Baseball-Almanac, Inc. . www.baseball-almanac.com . January 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: O'Sullivan, Hampton Added to Baseball Staff . September 1, 1998 . Clemson University . www.clemsontigers.com . January 21, 2020.
  4. Web site: St. John's promotes Hampton to interim baseball coach . January 9, 2020 . The Journal Times . www.journaltimes.com . January 21, 2020.
  5. Web site: St. John's promotes Hampton to interim baseball coach . January 9, 2020 . The Associated Press . www.apnews.com . January 19, 2020.