Dan Skirka

Dan Skirka
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Murray State
Conference	Ohio Valley
Record	34–37
Biographical details
Born	May 20, 1985[1]; Coldwater, Michigan
Playing career
2004–2005	Kellogg Community College
2006–2007	Grand Valley State
Position(s)	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008	Grand Rapids Community College (asst.)
2009	Ouachita Baptist (asst.)
2010–2014	Murray State (asst.)
2015–2018	Walters State Community College (asst.)
2019–present	Murray State
Head coaching record
Overall	34–37
Tournaments	OVC: 1–2; NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	First Team All-GLIAC (2007);

Daniel Skirka is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Skirka is the head coach of the Murray State Racers baseball team.

Playing career

Skirka attended Union City High School in Union City, Michigan. Skirka played for the school's varsity baseball team three years, while also playing basketball for four years. Skirka then enrolled at the Kellogg Community College, to play college baseball for the Kellogg Bruins baseball team.

As a freshman at Kellogg Community College in 2004, Skirka had a .273 batting average with 8 RBIs.[2]

As a sophomore in 2005, Skirka batted .358 with 2 home runs, and 35 RBIs.[3]

In the 2006 season as a junior, Skirka accepted a scholarship offer to Grand Valley State University.[4] Skirka won the starting shortstop job for the Lakers. He hit scored 56 runs, while hitting .322 with a .432 on-base percentage (OBP) and 28 RBIs.[5]

Skirka had his best season as a senior in 2007, hitting a career high in doubles (14), triples (5), home runs (7), RBIs (43), batting average (.400) and slugging (.631). He was named First Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,[6] Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region honors and a CoSIDA Academica All-Region selection.[7]

Coaching career

In 2008, Skirka began his coaching career as an assistant at Grand Rapids Community College. In 2009, Skirka was named an assistant for the Ouachita Baptist University.[8] In 2010, Skirka moved on to Murray State University as an assistant coach. Skirka spent two seasons as the first base coach, before moving to third base coach and working with outfielders and hitters.[1] In 2015, Skirka became the recruiting coordinator for the Walters State Community College baseball team.[9]

On July 2, 2018, Skirka returned to Murray State as the head coach of the baseball program.[10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Murray State Racers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2019–present)
2019	Murray State	24–30	16–14	T-5th	Ohio Valley Tournament
2020	Murray State	10–7	2–1		Season canceled due to COVID-19
Murray State:		34–37	17–16
Total:		34–37
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

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References

"2013 Murray State Baseball Guide". www.issuu.com. Murray State University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"Dan Skirka 2003-04". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"Dan Skirka 2004-05". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"Lakers ink Seven Baseball Recruits". www.cstv.com. CSTV Networks, Inc. June 8, 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"Dan Skirka #8" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Grand Valley State University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"2007 GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Teams and Postseason Awards" (PDF). www.gliac.prestosports.com. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"Several Lakers Earn All-Region Honors". www.gvsulakers.com. Grand Valley State University. May 21, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
"OBU baseball to hold skills camp". www.obusignal.com. The OBU Signal. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
Chris Fuller (January 7, 2015). "Walters State Recruiting Coordinator Dan Skirka Talks JUCO Baseball". www.prebaseballreport.com. Prep Baseball Report. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
Edward Marlowe (July 2, 2018). "Skirka introduced as MSU baseball coach". www.paducahsun.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

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[auto-1] "2013 Murray State Baseball Guide". www.issuu.com. Murray State University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[2] "Dan Skirka 2003-04". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[3] "Dan Skirka 2004-05". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[4] "Lakers ink Seven Baseball Recruits". www.cstv.com. CSTV Networks, Inc. June 8, 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[5] "Dan Skirka #8" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Grand Valley State University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[6] "2007 GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Teams and Postseason Awards" (PDF). www.gliac.prestosports.com. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[7] "Several Lakers Earn All-Region Honors". www.gvsulakers.com. Grand Valley State University. May 21, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[8] "OBU baseball to hold skills camp". www.obusignal.com. The OBU Signal. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[9] Chris Fuller (January 7, 2015). "Walters State Recruiting Coordinator Dan Skirka Talks JUCO Baseball". www.prebaseballreport.com. Prep Baseball Report. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[10] Edward Marlowe (July 2, 2018). "Skirka introduced as MSU baseball coach". www.paducahsun.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved July 4, 2018.