Rob McCoy is an American baseball coach, currently serving as the head baseball coach at Niagara University. After attending Clackamas Community College, McCoy attended college at Dakota Wesleyan University, where he played on the school's baseball team. After graduating from Dakota Wesleyan, McCoy served as an assistant baseball coach at Dakota Wesleyan in 2003, James Madison University in 2006, and Niagara University from 2007 to 2008.[1] McCoy was named interim head baseball coach at Niagara University for the 2009 season.[2][3] Following the conclusion of the 2009 season, McCoy was named the head baseball coach at Niagara on a permanent basis.[4][5][6][7]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Niagara |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Record | 261–443–3 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Dakota Wesleyan University, University of Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | Clackamas CC |
| 2001–2002 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | Dakota Wesleyan (assistant) |
| 2006 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Niagara (assistant) |
| 2009–present | Niagara |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 261–443–3 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Purple Eagles (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2009–present) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Niagara | 20–35 | 14–10 | T-4th | |||||
| 2010 | Niagara | 17–36 | 13–11 | T-5th | |||||
| 2011 | Niagara | 8–40 | 5–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | Niagara | 19–29 | 7–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2013 | Niagara | 16–38 | 9–15 | T-7th | |||||
| 2014 | Niagara | 20–31 | 8–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Niagara | 13–32–2 | 8–16 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Niagara | 16–37–1 | 11–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2017 | Niagara | 24–24 | 12–12 | T-5th | |||||
| 2018 | Niagara | 24–27 | 13–11 | 6th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Niagara | 15–33 | 9–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2020 | Niagara | 6–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Niagara | 17–17 | 17–15 | 6th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Niagara | 22–32 | 13–11 | 6th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Niagara | 24–22–1 | 13–11 | 5th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| Niagara: | 261–443–3 | 152–189 | |||||||
| Total: | 261–443–3 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "NU names three new coaches". Niagara Gazette. August 20, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Bronstein, Jonah (June 10, 2009). "Niagara takes "interim" tag of coach McCoy". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "McCoy Named Baseball Head Coach". Niagara University Eagle. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Beutel, Nate (March 25, 2011). "Niagara baseball moves into MAAC play". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Meiler, Mike (March 4, 2017). "NU baseball upsets No. 12 UVA". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Harrington, Mike (August 24, 2022). "For Niagara coach Rob McCoy, seeing Wynton Bernard's MLB debut was a real treat". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Coach Interview Series: Rob McCoy (Niagara University)". FieldLevel. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.