Nick Mingione Explained
| Nick Mingione |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Kentucky |
| Current Conference: | SEC |
| Contract: | $705,000[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Tarrytown, New York, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1997–2000 |
| Player Team1: | Embry–Riddle |
| Player Positions: | Outfielder |
| Coach Years1: | 2002 |
| Coach Team1: | Florida Gulf Coast (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | Embry-Riddle (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2006–2007 |
| Coach Team3: | Kentucky (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2008 |
| Coach Team4: | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2009–2016 |
| Coach Team5: | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2017–present |
| Coach Team6: | Kentucky |
| Tournament Record: | SEC NCAA |
| Championships: | SEC Regular Season (2024) |
| Awards: | SEC Coach of the Year (2017, 2024)
Perfect Game National Coach of the Year (2024)[2] [3]
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Coach of the Year (2024)
Dick Howser Award (2024) |
Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.[4] He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.
Playing career
Mingione played his college career at Embry–Riddle University.[4] He graduated from ERU in 2000 with a degree in aerospace studies.[5]
Coaching career
Kentucky
After serving as an assistant college coach for 13 seasons, Mingione was named head coach of Kentucky for the 2017 season.[6] In his first season as a head coach, he was named SEC Coach of the Year.[7] [8] He also led Kentucky to its first regional win and first super regional appearance in the program's history.[9]
Notes and References
- News: Hale . Jon . How Kentucky baseball’s first College World Series berth affects Nick Mingione’s contract . June 12, 2024 . Lexington Herald-Leader . June 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610195209/https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-baseball/article289142154.html . June 10, 2024.
- Web site: Cervino . Vincent . Cozart . Craig . Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards . Perfect Game . June 13, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240613032200/https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=22953 . June 13, 2024.
- Web site: Letcher . Tim . Humble Mingione Earns Multiple National Honors . UK Athletics . June 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614225543/https://ukathletics.com/news/2024/06/14/humble-mingione-earns-multiple-national-honors/ . June 14, 2024.
- Web site: Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach. University of Kentucky. June 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616112656/http://www.ukathletics.com/news/nick-mingione-named-kentucky-baseball-head-coach-06-13-2016. June 16, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach. Embry Riddle Athletics. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170111151725/http://erauathletics.com/news/2016/6/14/former-eraubaseball-player-and-coach-nick-mingione-named-kentucky-baseball-head-coach.aspx?path=baseball. January 11, 2017.
- Web site: Nick Mingione. University of Kentucky. May 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034347/http://www.ukathletics.com/sport/m-basebl/2016/roster/57605cd2e4b039d1392d7e80. June 2, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. University of Kentucky. May 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525204917/http://www.ukathletics.com/news/mingione-named-southeastern-conference-coach-of-year-05-22-2017. May 25, 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced. Southeastern Conference. May 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525094209/http://www.secsports.com/article/19437619/2017-sec-baseball-awards-announced. May 25, 2017. live.
- News: Mussatto. Joe. Kentucky baseball: Nick Mingione has changed the program, players have changed his life. June 25, 2017. SecCountry.com. June 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625140112/https://www.seccountry.com/kentucky/kentucky-baseball-nick-mingione-has-changed-the-program-players-have-changed-his-life. June 25, 2017. live.
