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Nick Mingione

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Nick Mingione
Mingione as the Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamKentucky
ConferenceSEC
Record264–166 (.614)
Annual salary$705,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1978-09-10) September 10, 1978 (age 46)
Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2000Embry–Riddle
Position(s)Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2003–2005Embry-Riddle (assistant)
2006–2007Kentucky (assistant)
2008Western Carolina (assistant)
2009–2016Mississippi State (assistant)
2017–presentKentucky
Head coaching record
Overall264–166 (.614)
TournamentsSEC 4–9 (.308) NCAA 14–8 (.636)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SEC Regular Season (2024)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (2017, 2024)
Perfect Game National Coach of the Year (2024)[2][3]
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Coach of the Year (2024)[3]
Dick Howser Award (2024)[3]

Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.[4] He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.

Playing career

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Mingione played his college career at Embry–Riddle University.[4][5] He graduated from ERU in 2000 with a degree in aerospace studies.[6]

Coaching career

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Kentucky

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After serving as an assistant college coach for 13 seasons, Mingione was named head coach of Kentucky for the 2017 season.[7] In his first season as a head coach, he was named SEC Coach of the Year.[8][9] He also led Kentucky to its first regional win and first super regional appearance in the program's history.[10]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Kentucky 43–23 19–11 2nd (East) NCAA Super Regional
2018 Kentucky 34–22 13–17 5th (East)
2019 Kentucky 28–29 7–23 7th (East)
2020 Kentucky 11–6 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Kentucky 29–23 12–18 6th (East)
2022 Kentucky 33–26 12–18 6th (East)
2023 Kentucky 40–21 16–14 4th (East) NCAA Super Regional
2024 Kentucky 46–16 22–8 T–1st (East) College World Series
Kentucky: 264–166–0 (.614) 101–109–0 (.481)
Total: 264–166–0 (.614)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ Hale, Jon (June 10, 2024). "How Kentucky baseball's first College World Series berth affects Nick Mingione's contract". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Cervino, Vincent; Cozart, Craig. "Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards". Perfect Game. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Letcher, Tim. "Humble Mingione Earns Multiple National Honors". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Assistant Coach Nick Mingione, archived from the original on April 28, 2016, retrieved April 28, 2016
  6. ^ "Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". Embry Riddle Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nick Mingione". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  10. ^ Mussatto, Joe (June 11, 2017). "Kentucky baseball: Nick Mingione has changed the program, players have changed his life". SecCountry.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.