Rich Maloney Explained

Rich Maloney
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Ball State
Current Conference:Mid-American
Current Record:647-402-2 (.617)
Birth Date:September 23, 1964
Birth Place:Roseville, Michigan, U.S.
Player Years1:1984–1986
Player Team1:Western Michigan
Player Years2:1986
Player Team2:Pulaski Braves
Player Years3:1987
Player Team3:Sumter Braves
Player Years4:1987–1990
Player Team4:Durham Bulls
Player Years5:1990–1991
Player Team5:Greenville Braves
Player Positions:Shortstop, Second Baseman, Third Baseman
Coach Years1:1992–1995
Coach Team1:Western Michigan (AHC)
Coach Years2:1996–2002
Coach Team2:Ball State
Coach Years3:2003–2012
Coach Team3:Michigan
Coach Years4:2013–present
Coach Team4:Ball State
Overall Record:988–646–2 (.605)
Tournament Record:NCAA: 6–11
Championships:
Awards:
  • 4x Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (1998, 2001, 2014, 2022)
  • 2x Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (2007, 2008)
  • 2x Regional Coach of the Year (2007, 2008)
  • ABCA/Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award (2022)
  • FCA Jerry Kindall Award (2017)
  • Winningest Baseball Coach in Ball State History

As Player

  • 2x First-team All-MAC
  • 2x All-district Squad
  • Third team All-American
  • Western Michigan Hall of Fame
  • Roseville Michigan High School Hall of Fame
  • Roseville Michigan High School No.1 Retired

Richard Allen Maloney (born September 23, 1964) is an American college baseball coach, the head coach at Ball State since the start of the 2013 season. He is the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines where he compiled a record of 341–244 and 3 Big Ten Regular Season Titles and 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles in 10 seasons, from 2003 to 2012. He led the Wolverines to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2005–2008) and was the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

From 1996 to 2002, he was the head coach at Ball State. He was named the MAC Baseball Coach of the year in 1998 and 2001. The Cardinals finished first in the MAC West for four straight seasons from 1998-2001 and won 3 Regular Season Titles. He returned in 2013 and led the Cardinals to 2 Mac West Titles and 2 Regular Season Titles and earned Coach of the Year honors in 2014 and 2022. In 2023 he led the Cardinals to their first Tournament Title since 2006.

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Maloney's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Players drafted/played in Majors

In his career he coached 69 players drafted 76 times in the MLB Draft at Michigan and Ball State. Including 6 First Rounders all at Ball State. He had the first overall pick in 2002 Bryan Bullington it was the first time in MAC sports history a player was selected number 1 overall.

Major Leagues

• Bryan Bullington (Pirates, Indians, Blue Jays, Royals)

• Larry Bigbie (Orioles, Rockies, Cardinals)

• Brad Snyder (Cubs, Rangers)

• Jake Fox (Cubs, Athletics, Orioles)

• Chris Getz (White Sox, Royals, Blue Jays)

• Clayton Richards (White Sox, Padres, Cubs, Blue Jays)

• Zach Putnam (Indians, Cubs, Rockies, White Sox)

• Ryan LaMarre (Reds, Red Sox, Athletics, Twins, White Sox, Yankees)

• Zach Plesac (Indians, Angles)

• Drey Jameson (Diamondbacks)

• Kyle Nicolas (Pirates)

• Alex Call (Indians, Nationals)

• Chayce McDermott (Orioles)

Player Awards

Between Michigan and Ball State he coached

• 6 Player of the Years

• 8 Pitcher of the Years

• 7 Freshman Player/Pitcher of the Years

• 4 Defensive Player of the Years

• 4 Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player Award

• 1 Gold Glover (given to best player at that position in the entire country)

• 1 National Freshman Pitcher of Year (Zach Plesac)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Year-by-Year Results. BallStateSports.com. Ball State Sports Information. March 20, 2013.
  2. Web site: Annual Conference Standings. BoydsWorld.com. February 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130220044845/http://www.boydsworld.com/data/. live. February 20, 2013.
  3. Web site: Michigan Baseball Year-by-Year Results. MGoBlue.com. Michigan Sports Information. March 20, 2013.
  4. Web site: 2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings. D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. May 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130526024114/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_mac.htm. dead. May 26, 2013.