Robert S. Mumma (born March 16, 1971) is an American college baseball coach. He served as head coach of the UMBC Retrievers baseball team from 2012 season to 2019.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1971 Havre de Grace, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1992 | UMBC |
| 1992–1994 | South Bend White Sox |
| 1992 | Utica Blue Sox |
| 1992 | Gulf Coast League White Sox |
| 1993–1994 | Hickory Crawdads |
| Position(s) | C |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2011 | UMBC (Asst.) |
| 2012–2019 | UMBC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 174–228 |
| Tournaments | America East: 5–6 NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| America East tournament (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| America East Coach of the Year (2015) | |
Playing career edit
Mumma played three seasons at UMBC as a catcher, earning All-Conference honors in his final season and setting several Retrievers offensive records. He remains the all-time home run leader at UMBC, and is tied for second in RBI all time. He was drafted in the 13th round of the 1992 MLB Draft. He played three seasons in the Chicago White Sox organization, reaching Class A. Mumma completed his degree in Economics in 1993.[1][2]
Coaching career edit
After serving as an academic advisor in the UMBC athletic department and as a volunteer assistant coach, Mumma became a full-time assistant for the 2006 season. He became the fourth UMBC head coach after John Jancuska's retirement.[1][3] on May 1, 2019, Mumma resigned from his position as head coach at UMBC.[4]
Head coaching record edit
This table depicts Mumma's record as a head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC Retrievers (America East Conference) (2012–2019) | |||||||||
| 2012 | UMBC | 10–42 | 2–22 | 6th (6) | |||||
| 2013 | UMBC | 18–30 | 9–21 | 6th (6) | |||||
| 2014 | UMBC | 17–29 | 7–17 | t-6th (7) | |||||
| 2015 | UMBC | 34–20 | 14–10 | 2nd (7) | America East tournament | ||||
| 2016 | UMBC | 28–23 | 13–10 | 4th (7) | America East tournament | ||||
| 2017 | UMBC | 23–25 | 11–9 | 2nd (7) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | UMBC | 22–29 | 12–11 | 3rd (7) | America East tournament | ||||
| 2019 | UMBC | 20–20 | 6–12 | ||||||
| UMBC: | 172–218 | 74–112 | |||||||
| Total: | 172–218 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ a b c "UMBC Retrievers Athletics Staff". UMBC Retrievers. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ Paul McMullen (April 2, 1992). "Mumma's the big word in UMBC baseball". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Mumma hired as next UMBC coach". NCAA. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Digest (May 9): Loyola Maryland's Spencer, three Terps finalists for Tewaaraton Awards". www.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)