Mike McGuire (baseball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Winthrop |
| Conference | Big South |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1990 | Akron |
| 1991–1992 | South Carolina |
| 1993–1994 | Zanesville Greys |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1996 | Morehead State (Asst.) |
| 1997–2002 | Winthrop (Asst.) |
| 2003–2005 | Lander |
| 2006–2011 | Winthrop (Asst.) |
| 2012 | Louisburg |
| 2013–2019 | Morehead State |
| 2020–2024 | USC Upstate |
| 2025–present | Winthrop |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 477–360–1 (NCAA) 52–9 (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | Ohio Valley: 15–9 Big South: 5–6 NCAA: 0–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Mike McGuire is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at Winthrop University. McGuire played college baseball at the University of Akron from 1990 to 1991 and the University of South Carolina from 1992 to 1993 and played semi-professionally in the Frontier League from 1993 to 1994. He served as head coach of the Morehead State Eagles baseball program from 2013 season to 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Playing career
[edit]McGuire played two seasons for Akron before completing his eligibility at South Carolina. He then played two professional seasons with the Independent Zanesville Greys of the Frontier League.
Coaching career
[edit]McGuire began coaching as an assistant for two seasons at Morehead State. He then moved to Winthrop for six seasons. McGuire earned his first head coaching job at Division II Lander. After three seasons with the Bearcats, he returned to Winthrop as associate head coach. After six seasons, he earned another head coaching position at Louisburg, a junior college in North Carolina. After one season, McGuire was hired as head coach at Morehead State.[1][3]
On June 18, 2019, McGuire left Morehead State to become the head coach for the USC Upstate Spartans baseball program.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]This table shows McGuire's record as a head coach at the Division I, Division II , and NJCAA level.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lander Bearcats (Peach Belt Conference) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Lander | 27-29 | 11-18 | ||||||
| 2004 | Lander | 33-23 | 12-15 | ||||||
| 2005 | Lander | 30-28 | 12-19 | ||||||
| Lander: | 90-80 | 35-52 | |||||||
| Louisburg Hurricanes (Region 10 League) (2012–2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Louisburg | 52-9 | |||||||
| Louisburg: | 52-9 NJCAA | ||||||||
| Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Morehead State | 16–40 | 10–20 | 9th | |||||
| 2014 | Morehead State | 29–22 | 16–14 | T-4th | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Morehead State | 38–28 | 20–10 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Morehead State | 32–27 | 17–13 | 4th | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Morehead State | 36–23 | 18–11 | 2nd | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Morehead State | 37–24 | 19–12 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Morehead State | 40–21 | 19–11 | T-2nd | Ohio Valley tournament | ||||
| Morehead State: | 228–191 | 119–91 | |||||||
| USC Upstate Spartans (Big South Conference) (2020–2024) | |||||||||
| 2020 | USC Upstate | 13–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | USC Upstate | 37–16 | 28–12 | 2nd | Big South tournament | ||||
| 2022 | USC Upstate | 35–22–1 | 17–6–1 | 2nd | Big South tournament | ||||
| 2023 | USC Upstate | 38–22 | 21–6 | 2nd | Big South tournament | ||||
| 2024 | USC Upstate | 36–24 | 16–8 | 3rd | Big South tournament | ||||
| USC Upstate: | 159–89–1 | 82–32–1 | |||||||
| Winthrop Eagles (Big South Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Winthrop | ||||||||
| Winthrop: | |||||||||
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477–360–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mike McGuire Named Head Baseball Coach". Morehead State University Eagles. July 5, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Mike McGuire Accepts Head Coaching Position At Louisburg (NC) College". Winthrop Eagles. June 10, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Phil Kornblut (June 11, 2011). "Winthrop losing top baseball assistant". Sports Talk South Carolina. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "McGuire returns to Morehead State as head coach". College Baseball Insider. July 6, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Todd Shanesy (June 18, 2019). "Spartans name new baseball coach". www.goupstate.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
External links
[edit]
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Living people
- Akron Zips baseball players
- Lander Bearcats baseball coaches
- Louisburg Hurricanes baseball coaches
- Morehead State Eagles baseball coaches
- South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players
- Winthrop Eagles baseball coaches
- USC Upstate Spartans baseball coaches
- Zanesville Greys players
- Baseball catchers
- Morehead State University alumni