Mike Kennedy (baseball) explained
Mike Kennedy |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Elon |
Current Conference: | CAA |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1969 |
Birth Place: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1988–1990 |
Player Team1: | Elon |
Player Years2: | 1990 |
Player Team2: | Modesto A's |
Player Years3: | 1990 |
Player Team3: | Arizona League Athletics |
Player Years4: | 1991 |
Player Team4: | Southern Oregon A's |
Player Positions: | Catcher |
Coach Years1: | 1993–1996 |
Coach Team1: | Elon (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1997–present |
Coach Team2: | Elon |
Tournament Record: | NCAA: 4–10 |
Championships: | - 1× SoCon Tournament (2008)
- 5× SoCon Regular season (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
- 1× CAA Regular season (2019)
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Michael D. Kennedy (born May 21, 1969) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head coach of the Elon Phoenix.
Career
Kennedy played college baseball at Elon for coaches Rick Jones and Mike Harden from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] [2] Kennedy played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 2 seasons from 1990 to 1991.[3] Under Kennedy, the Phoenix have won four Southern Conference regular season championships, one Southern Conference baseball tournament championship, one Colonial Athletic Association and made five NCAA Regional appearances.[4]
Head coaching record
The following is a table of Kennedy's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Notes and References
- News: Finn . Frank . Sports by Frank Finn . 8 . Barnstable Patriot . Barnstable, MA . June 15, 1989 .
- Web site: Player Stats . Cape Cod Baseball League . July 13, 2023.
- Web site: 2012 Baseball Coaching Staff . ElonPhonix.com . 2011-12-18.
- Web site: 2012 Elon Baseball Quick Facts . ElonPhoenix.com . 2011-12-18.
- Web site: 2013 Elon Baseball Year-by-Year Records . Elon Sports Information . May 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116090907/http://elonphoenix.com/documents/2011/1/14/BB_Year-by-Year.pdf?id=192 . November 16, 2012 . dead .
- Web site: 2013 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book . BigSouthSports.com . Big South Conference . May 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605111240/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1362977 . June 5, 2010 . dead .
- Web site: 2013 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide . Issuu.com . Southern Conference . May 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617130830/http://issuu.com/soconsports/docs/2013_baseball_guide_-_color_for_web . June 17, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: 2013 Southern Conference Baseball Standings . D1Baseball.com . Jeremy and Cynthia Mills . June 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518065509/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_socon.htm . May 18, 2013 . dead .