Nick Mingione
Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.[2] He played college baseball at Embry-Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.
 Mingione (bottom right) as an assistant coach for Mississippi State | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 114–80 (.588) |
| Annual salary | $575,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 10, 1978 Tarrytown, New York |
| Alma mater | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Embry–Riddle |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | Florida Gulf Coast (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Embry-Riddle (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2008 | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| 2009–2016 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 2017–present | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 114–80 (.588) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| SEC Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Playing career
Mingione played his college career at Embry-Riddle University.[2][3] He graduated from ERU in 2000 with a degree in aerospace studies.[4]
Coaching career
Kentucky
After serving as an assistant college coach for 13 seasons, Mingione was named head coach of Kentucky for the 2017 season.[5] In his first season as a head coach, he was named SEC Coach of the Year.[6][7] He also led Kentucky to its first regional win and first super regional appearance in the program's history.[8]
Head coaching record
| 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 | 26–29 | 7–23 | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 11–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Kentucky: | 114–80–0 (.588) | 39–51–0 (.433) | |||||||
| Total: | 114–80–0 (.588) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- Assistant Coach Nick Mingione, archived from the original on 2016-04-28, retrieved 2016-04-28
- "Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". Embry Riddle Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Nick Mingione". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- 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 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.