| Paul Panik | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | William & Mary |
| Current Conference: | Colonial Athletic |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York |
| Player Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Player Team1: | Canisius |
| Player Positions: | Catcher |
| Coach Years1: | 2012 |
| Coach Team1: | Western Connecticut State (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2013 |
| Coach Team2: | Butler (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2014 |
| Coach Team3: | Niagara (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Coach Team4: | Canisius (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 2017 |
| Coach Team5: | Iona (asst.) |
| Coach Years6: | 2018 |
| Coach Team6: | Albany (asst.) |
| Coach Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Coach Team7: | Iona |
| Coach Years8: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team8: | William & Mary (H) |
| Overall Record: | 20–61 |
| Tournament Record: | MAAC: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Paul Panik Jr. (born June 7, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is currently an assistant baseball coach at the College of William and Mary. Panik played college baseball at Canisius College for coach Mike McRae from 2007 to 2010. He then served as the head coach of the Iona Gaels (2019–2021).
Panik attended John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction, New York, and played for the school's varsity baseball team for three years. Panik then enrolled at Canisius College, where he played college baseball for the Canisius Golden Griffins baseball team.
As a freshman at Canisius College in 2007, Panik had a .214 batting average, a .391 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .271 SLG.[1]
As a sophomore in 2008, Panik batted .294 with a .510 SLG, 3 home runs, and 11 RBIs.[2]
In the 2009 season as a junior, Panik hit 3 doubles and had 11 RBIs.[3]
Panik had his best season as a senior in 2010, hitting a career high in doubles (7), home runs (5), RBIs (33) and a .481 SLG.[4]
In 2013, Panik spent the season on the Butler Bulldogs baseball staff. In 2014, he joined the Niagara Purple Eagles baseball staff. In late 2014, Panik was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Canisius College.[5] After two years at Canisius, Panik joined the Iona Gaels baseball staff.[6] Panik accepted a job as the assistant coach of the Albany Great Danes baseball program.[7]
On June 25, 2018, Panik was named the head coach of the Iona program.[8] Just three seasons later, Panik and Iona mutually agreed to part ways.[9]
Panik reunited with Mike McRae in 2022, joining his staff at William & Mary.
Paul is the elder brother of Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder Joe Panik.