| Scott Stricklin | |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Kent State University |
| Player Years1: | 1991–1993 |
| Player Team1: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Player Years2: | 1993 |
| Player Team2: | Elizabethton Twins |
| Player Years3: | 1993–1994 |
| Player Team3: | Fort Wayne Wizards |
| Player Years4: | 1994 |
| Player Team4: | Nashville Xpress |
| Player Years5: | 1994 |
| Player Team5: | Salt Lake Buzz |
| Player Years6: | 1995 |
| Player Team6: | Fort Myers Miracle |
| Player Years7: | 1996 |
| Player Team7: | Greenville Braves |
| Player Years8: | 1997 |
| Player Team8: | St. Petersburg Devil Rays |
| Player Positions: | Catcher |
| Coach Years1: | 1998–1999 |
| Coach Team1: | Georgia Tech (vol. asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team2: | Vanderbilt (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2002–2004 |
| Coach Team3: | Georgia Tech (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 2005–2013 |
| Coach Team4: | Kent State |
| Coach Years5: | 2014–2023 |
| Coach Team5: | Georgia |
| Overall Record: | 649–424–1 |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA: 9–11 |
| Championships: | 7× Mid-American Conference East Division championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) 5× Mid-American Conference Regular season championships (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013) 5× Mid-American Conference Tournament championships (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) 5× NCAA Regional appearances (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) NCAA Super Regional appearance (2012) College World Series appearance (2012) |
| Awards: | CollegeBaseballInsider.com Co-National Coach of the Year Award (2012) 2× ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year Awards (2011, 2012) 3× Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Awards (2006, 2011, 2012) |
Scott Stricklin (born February 17, 1972)[1] is an American college baseball coach. Stricklin was the head coach at Georgia from 2014–2023 and at Kent State from 2005–2013. Before serving as Kent State's head coach, Stricklin played for Kent State from 1991–1993 and played minor league baseball from 1993–1997. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant under former Kent State head coach Danny Hall at Georgia Tech from 1998–1999. In 2000–2001, he served as an assistant at Vanderbilt, and he returned to Georgia Tech as an assistant from 2002–2004.
As the head coach of Kent State, Scott Stricklin head coaching record was 350–188 .[2] [3] Under him, Kent State won five Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament championships, reaching the NCAA Regionals in each of those seasons. The team also reached one Super Regional, in 2012. After defeating Oregon in that Super Regional, the team advanced to the 2012 College World Series. Stricklin won three Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Awards and one ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year Award.
Following Kent State's performance in the 2012 postseason, several news outlets, including the Detroit News, speculated that Michigan was interested in hiring Stricklin to replace former head coach Rich Maloney, whose contract was not extended at the end of the 2012 season.[4] [5] [6] Stricklin later confirmed that Michigan had contacted him, but that he elected to stay at Kent State.[7] Michigan instead hired then-Maryland head coach Erik Bakich.[8]
Following the 2013 season, Stricklin was hired to replace David Perno as the head coach of Georgia.[9] He was fired following the 2023 season after compiling a record of 299–236–1 with three NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals appearances.[10]
Below is a table of Stricklin's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]