Paul Kostacopoulos Explained

Paul Kostacopoulos
Birth Date:28 November 1964
Player Years1:1984–1987
Player Team1:Providence
Coach Years1:1988–1989
Coach Team1:Providence (assistant)
Coach Years2:1990–1996
Coach Team2:Providence
Coach Years3:1997–2005
Coach Team3:Maine
Coach Years4:2006–2023
Coach Team4:Navy
Tournament Record:NCAA:
Championships:
Awards:
  • 2× ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (1992, 1995)
  • Big East Coach of the Year (1995)
  • 2× America East Coach of the Year (1997, 2001)
  • 4× Patriot Coach of the Year (2011, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Paul Kostacopoulos (born November 28, 1964) is an American college baseball coach. He was the head coach of the Navy Midshipmen from 2006 until 2023. Prior to Navy, he was the head coach at both Maine and Providence. With the three programs, Kostacopoulos has appeared in a total of five NCAA tournaments.

Kostacopoulos played college baseball at Providence from 1984 to 1987.[1]

Coaching career

Providence

Kostacopoulos spent two seasons as an assistant at Providence, and became the head coach for the start of the 1990 season. In 1988, he was an assistant coach for the Chatham Anglers, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

Kostacopoulos's first postseason appearance came in the 1991 Big East tournament. Providence then won the tournament in 1992 to advance to the 1992 NCAA tournament, where it went 1–2 and won its second-round game against South Alabama. In 1995, Providence won the Big East regular season title and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament, where it went 0–2. Kostacopoulos was named the 1995 Big East Coach of the Year, New England Coach of the Year, and ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year.[3] [4]

Three future Major League Baseball players played under Kostacopoulos at Providence. Lou Merloni (1990–1993) was named conference co-Rookie of the Year in 1990 and conference Player of the Year in 1993. John McDonald (1995–1996) and Keith Reed (1996) also played under Kostacopoulos.[5]

Maine

Kostacopoulos left Providence to become the head coach of Maine for the start of the 1997 season. He replaced John Winkin, under whom Maine had appeared in six College World Series.[6] In his first four seasons as head coach (1997–2000), Maine finished higher than fourth in the America East only once. In his last five (2001–2005), the team did not finish lower than second and qualified for two NCAA tournaments (2002 and 2005) by winning the America East tournament in those seasons.[7] [8] [9]

Kostacopoulos was named America East Coach of the Year for second-place conference finishes in 1997 and 2001.

Navy

Kostacopoulos was hired as the head coach of Navy for the start of the 2006 season.[10] As of the end of the 2013 season, Navy has appeared in one NCAA tournament under Kostacopoulos. The appearance came in 2011, when Navy won both the Patriot League regular season and tournament championships.[11] [12] He was named the 2011 and 2015 Patriot League Coach of the Year.[13]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Kostacopoulos's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. 15 Paul Kostacopoulos
    . NavySports.com. Navy Sports Information. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311055538/http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/kostacopoulos_paul00.html. March 11, 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Chatham Anglers Alumni Team Roster . chathamanglers.com . July 6, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2013 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide. BigEast.org. Big East Conference. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144657/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx. March 26, 2013. dead.
  4. News: Warner. Pete. Kostacopoulos Gets UM Baseball Job. June 15, 2013. Bangor Daily News. August 16, 1996. https://www.webcitation.org/6HOcBoxFs?url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ta5JAAAAIBAJ. June 15, 2013. Bangor, ME, USA. C1, C3. live.
  5. Web site: Providence College Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues. Baseball-Almanac.com. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508161130/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/providence_college_baseball_players.shtml. May 8, 2013. live.
  6. Web site: Former UMaine Coach John Winkin to Be Inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame. BangorDailyNews.com. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929190146/http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/11/sports/former-umaine-coach-john-winkin-to-be-inducted-into-college-baseball-hall-of-fame/. September 29, 2013. April 11, 2013. live.
  7. Web site: 2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book. AmericaEast.com. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527033410/http://www.americaeast.com/fls/14000/records/base.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=14000. May 27, 2012. dead.
  8. News: Lauzon. Jerry. Maine's Comeback Complete. June 6, 2013. Maine Sunday Telegram. May 26, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212061236/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ME. February 12, 2021. 1D. live.
  9. Web site: Vermont Falls to Maine 6–5 in Title Game. TimesArgus.com. Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus. May 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231123/http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050529/NEWS/505290419/1004/SPORTS. March 3, 2016. May 29, 2005. live.
  10. Web site: Hall. Emmett. Gainey to Continue Baseball Career at Naval Academy. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110106204301/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-25/news/fl-pbf-baseball-0225-20100225_1_calvary-christian-academy-naval-academy-active-duty. January 6, 2011. February 25, 2010. live.
  11. Web site: Furlong. Jim. Naval Academy Coach Fondly Recalls His Roots in Middletown. Middletown Patch. June 15, 2013. https://archive.today/20130616043728/http://middletown-ct.patch.com/groups/sports/p/naval-academy-coach-fondly-recalls-his-roots-in-middletown. June 16, 2013. June 6, 2011. live.
  12. Web site: Farnum. Amy. Navy's Road Back to the Top. NCAA.com. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130523135023/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/2011-05-27/navy%E2%80%99s-road-back-top. May 23, 2013. May 27, 2011. live.
  13. Web site: 2013 Patriot League Baseball Record Book. Patriot League. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054758/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/Baseball_Record_Book_2013.pdf. March 4, 2016. live.
  14. Web site: 2013 Patriot League Baseball Standings. D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703022143/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_patriot.htm. July 3, 2013. live.

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