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Kevin McMullan

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Kevin McMullan
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1968-09-22) September 22, 1968 (age 56)
Playing career
1987–1990IUP
1990Salt Lake City Trappers
1991Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1991Greensboro Hornets
1992Salt Lake City Trappers
Position(s)Catcher / First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996IUP (asst.)
1997–1999St. John's (asst.)
2000–2002East Carolina (asst.)
2003–presentVirginia (asst.)

Kevin B. "Mac" McMullan is an American baseball coach, currently the assistant baseball coach for the University of Virginia Cavaliers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1]

As a member of the Cavaliers baseball coaching staff, McMullan recruits and trains players to develop the quality of the baseball program at the university; under his tutelage baseball classes have achieved rankings of 12th (2004), 10th (2005), 8th (2006), 13th (2007), and 14th (2008) in inter-college NCAA competitions. Four of five teams coached by McMullan have been placed in USA's top 40 for fielding percentage.[2]

Biography

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Raised in Dumont, New Jersey, McMullan graduated from Dumont High School.[3] He studied at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He played as catcher for the IUP baseball baseball team and as linebacker for the IUP football team; he was awarded the honor of All-American for both sports. During his college career, he was a part of six championship teams at IUP. After graduating in 1990 he became a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees (1990–92) and the Salt Lake City Trappers (1990 and 1992). In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star with the Trappers.[2]

McMullan began coaching on the University of Virginia baseball program in 2003. Previously he had coached within other college programs and was a manager and coordinator for the Atlanta Braves, coaching the club's catchers and hitters during spring training.[4] In 2009, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]

In 2001–02, he was a recruiting coordinator, hitting coach, and catching instructor for the Pirates, East Carolina University's baseball team; he later became the Pirate's acting head coach. Under McMullan's three-year tenure, the Pirates recorded 138 wins and 46 losses, finished within the top 25 teams each year, and won three conference championships and an NCAA Regional Championship.[2]

Players coached by McMullan have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Ryan Zimmerman (Washington Nationals), Mark Reynolds (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Joe Koshansky (Colorado Rockies).[6]

References

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  1. ^ virginiasports.cstv.com: Kevin McMullan profile Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved March 12, 2011
  2. ^ a b c virginiasports.com: Kevin McMullan Biography, retrieved March 12, 2011
  3. ^ Berman, Zach. "NCAA baseball: Kevin McMullan has brought his Jersey attitude to Virginia", The Star-Ledger, June 10, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed August 31, 2021. "It’s enough to tranquilize someone from New Jersey — though it didn’t have that effect on McMullan, the son of former Giants offensive lineman John McMullan who was a standout three-sport athlete at Dumont High School in Bergen County and is married to a Jersey girl."
  4. ^ baseballamerica.com: Baseball America Assistant Coach Of The Year, retrieved March 12, 2011
  5. ^ "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ^ collegebaseball360.com: UVA’s McMullan Named Assistant Coach Of The Year, retrieved March 12, 2011
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