Justin McKay
Justin McKay is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. McKay was the interim head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball team during the 2019 season.
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1985/1986 (age 34–35)[1] |
Playing career | |
2006–2007 | Briarcliffe College |
2008 | Queens College |
Position(s) | Outfielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2009–2010 | Briarcliffe College (asst.) |
2011–2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.) |
2012 | Montclair State (asst.) |
2014–2018 | Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.) |
2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson (Interim HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 15–37–1 |
Tournaments | NEC: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
McKay attended Shaker High School in Latham, New York.[2] McKay then enrolled at the Briarcliffe College, to play college baseball for the Briarcliffe Seahawks baseball team.
In the 2008 season as a junior, McKay transferred to Queens College, City University of New York. McKay won the starting centerfield job for the Knights. He scored 11 runs, while hitting .270 with a .354 on-base percentage (OBP) and 11 RBIs.[3] McKay then enrolled at the Briarcliffe College, to play college baseball for the Briarcliffe Seahawks baseball team. McKay then injured himself before the next season began, ending his career.[4]
Coaching career
McKay returned to Briarcliffe College to assist his former head coach Gary Puccio. In the fall of 2010, McKay left Briarcliffe with Puccio to become an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson.[4] On May 30, 2018, McKay was named the interim head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson.[1] On May 20, 2019, McKay was relieved of his interim status.[5]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference) (2019) | |||||||||
2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 15–37–1 | 9–15 | 6th | |||||
Fairleigh Dickinson: | 15–37–1 | 9–15 | |||||||
Total: | 15–37–1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Justin McKay Named Interim Head Baseball Coach". www.fduknights.com. Fairleigh Dickinson University. May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- "7 - Justin McKay". www.queesnknights.com. Queens College, The City University of New York. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- "Queens College Baseball Stats - 2008". www.queesnknights.com. Queens College, The City University of New York. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- Steve Popper (September 11, 2014). "Coach finds a home in baseball". www.northjersey.com. USA Today. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- "Sports agate — May 21, 2019". www.romsentinel.com. Rome Daily Sentinel. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.