Pat McMahon (baseball)

Pat McMahon
Sport(s) Baseball
Biographical details
Born (1953-05-28) May 28, 1953
Lackawanna, New York
Playing career
1972–1974 St. Johns River State College
1974–1975 Stetson
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976 Stetson University(Student Assistant)
1977–1980 Bishop Kenny High School
1980–1981 Mississippi State (Graduate Assistant)
1981–1982 Old Dominion (Assistant Coach)
1983–1989 Mississippi State (Assistant Coach)
1990–1994 Old Dominion
1995–1997 Mississippi State (Associate HC)
1998–2001 Mississippi State
2002–2007 Florida
2008 Staten Island Yankees
Head coaching record
Overall 584–317–1 .648 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Colonial Athletic Association (1994)
SEC Tournament (2001)
Southeastern Conference (2005)
New York–Penn League (2008)
Awards
Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year (1990)
Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year (1994)
ABCA South Region of the Year (1998 & 2005)
USA Baseball Coach of the Year (2001)
SEC Coach of the Year (2005)
College Baseball Foundation National Coach of the Year (2005)
ABCA Lefty Gomez Award (2015)

Pat McMahon (born May 28, 1953) is a former American college and professional baseball coach who currently works in the New York Yankees' organization.

Early life

McMahon grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Bishop Kenny High School. During High School he earned nine varsity letters in, baseball, basketball, and football. As a senior he was named earning all-state baseball.[1] He was selected in the 18th round of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets.[2] Rather than sign with the Mets McMahon elected to play college baseball at Saint John's River Community College in Palatka, Florida, for two seasons.[3] After finishing his JUCO career he played at Stetson University from 1974–1975.[4] He graduated with a physical education degree and spent a year as a student assistant coach with the Hatters in 1976.[5]

Early Coaching Career

McMahon's first coaching job after leaving college was as the head coach at Bishop Kenney High School from 1977–1980. From there he went on to server stints as an assistant coach at Mississippi State from 1980–1981, Old Dominion University from 1981–1982, and MSU again from 1983–1989.

Old Dominion

He was the head coach at Old Dominion from 1990–94. During his time at ODU he led The Monarchs to an overall record of 189–86 along with 2 NCAA Regional appearances and a Colonial Athletic Association championship.[6] McMahon left ODU in 1994 to become Associate Head Coach at Mississippi State[7]

Mississippi State University

McMahon returned to Mississippi State in 1994 to serve as Associate Head Coach under legendary MSU Head Coach Ron Polk with the understanding that he would become the head coach when Polk retired. Polk had essentially picked McMahon as his successor.

" That's why we hired Pat McMahon this summer as associate coach. I felt if he did take a baseball job at a very fine university, it would be tougher getting him to return here when I retired. And, since this is where Pat McMahon wants to be, he is coming back now with the understanding that he will become the head coach when I retire. I'm thankful (MSU President) Dr. Zacharias and (Athletic Director) Larry Templeton have allowed me to put this plan in place. There are not many places in the country where the present coach is allowed to pick or help name his successor."[8] -Ron Polk

Following the MSU's appearance in the 1997 College World Series, Ron Polk retired and McMahon took over as head coach.[9][10] The McMahon era got off to a fast start at MSU as he led the Diamond Dogs back to the College World Series, marking the first time that MSU had made back to back appearances in Omaha.[11] McMahon's spent a total of four years as head coach at MSU where his teams compiled an overall record of 164–88 and surpassed the 40 win mark 3 times. In 2005 he led MSU to the SEC Tournament Championship. In total under McMahon MSU appeared in 4 NCAA Regionals, and 2 NCAA Super Regionals to go along with their 1998 College World Series appearance.[12] McMahon left MSU following the 2001 season to become the Head coach at the University of Florida.[13] He was replaced at MSU by the very man that he had replaced four years earlier, Ron Polk.[14]

University of Florida

Following his time at MSU, McMahon returned to his home state of Florida in 2001 to take over as the skipper of the Gator baseball program following the dismissal of Andy Lopez[15] McMahon spent a total of six season as the Gators' Head Coach (2002–2007). Under his leadership UF complied a record of 202–113 while making 4 NCAA Regional appearances, 2 Super Regional appearances, and 1 College World Series appearance to go along with winning the 2005 SEC Championship.[16] On June 7, 2007, the University of Florida announced that McMahon had been fired following back to back seasons where the Gators finished 28–28 and 29–30 respectively.[17]

USA Baseball

Coach McMahon has also spent time as a member of the coaching staff for USA Baseball including serving as Assistant Coach in 1991, Pitching Coach in 1997, and Head Coach in 2001.[18][19]

Professional Coaching Career

On September 29, 2007, Baby-Bombers.com reported that McMahon had accepted a position with the New York Yankees. in 2008 he was named the Manager of the Staten Island Yankees,(the New York Yankees' Short-Season A affiliate) who play in the New York–Penn League.[20] He spent one season as the manager of the Staten Island club leading them to a 49–26 record and a first-place finish.[21][22] He also managed the The New York-Penn American League All-Star team.[23]

Post coaching career

McMahon currently works as the New York Yankees' International Player Development Coordinator and was named the 2016 named Lefty Gomez Award winner by the American Baseball Coaches Association[24][25][26]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Old Dominion (Colonial Athletic Association) (1990–1994)
1990 Old Dominion 40–19 11–6 NCAA Regional
1991 Old Dominion 39–23 10–8
1992 Old Dominion 39–19 11–7
1993 Old Dominion 31–11 9–3
1994 Old Dominion 40–14 14–4 1st NCAA Regional
Old Dominion: 189–86 55–28
Mississippi State (Southeastern Conference) (1998–2001)
1998 Mississippi State 42–23 14–15 6th College World Series
1999 Mississippi State 42–21 15–14 6th NCAA Regional
2000 Mississippi State 41–20 17–10 3rd NCAA Super Regional
2001 Mississippi State 39–24 17–13 4th NCAA Super Regional
Mississippi State: 164–88 63–52
Florida (Southeastern Conference) (2002–2007)
2002 Florida 46–19 20–10 3rd NCAA Regional
2003 Florida 37–21–1 13–16–1 9th NCAA Regional
2004 Florida 43–22 17–13 6th NCAA Regional
2005 Florida 48–23 20–10 1st College World Series
2006 Florida 28–28 10–20 11th
2007 Florida 29–30 15–15 6th
Florida: 231–143–1 95–84–1
Total: 584–317–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Managerial record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
SIY 2008 7549 26.653 1st – New York–Penn League McNamara 0 2 .000 Lost in semi-finals
Total 7549 26 .653 02.000

Awards and honors

In his twelve seasons as a college head coach, McMahon compiled a career record of 527–259–1, appeared in two College World Series, made four Super Regional appearances, put together eight 40-win seasons, and 13 30-win seasons. He received seven Coach of the Year awards.

Personal

He is married to the former Cheri Wells of Jacksonville and the couple are the parents of two children; a daughter, Logan, and a son, J. Wells. McMahon is the oldest of Jack and Pat McMahon's eight children.[27]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2001&staff=mcmahon Pat McMahon Gatorzone Bio
  2. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mcmaho002pat Baseball-Reference Pat McMahon Profile
  3. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2001&staff=mcmahon Pat McMahon Gatorzone Bio
  4. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pat_McMahon Pat McMahon Baseball-Reference Bullpen
  5. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2001&staff=mcmahon Pat McMahon Gatorzone Bio
  6. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/media/2007/pdf/staff/mcmahon.pdf Head Coach Pat McMahon
  7. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19940601&id=Y4Q0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=vccEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1472,96181 McMahon Set For Mississippi State
  8. ↑ http://www.msstate.edu/web/alumnus/fall.94/33polk.htm A candid conversation with Ron Polk
  9. ↑ http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=932364 Ron Polk Bio at Hailstate.com
  10. ↑ http://articles.dailypress.com/1997-06-07/sports/9706070012_1_pat-mcmahon-coach-at-mississippi-state-msu Former Odu Coach Accepts New Challenge
  11. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/1998_College_World_Series 1998 College World Series
  12. ↑ http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/pdf/bb/bb_10mg_history.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800 2013 MSU Baseball Media Guide Honors & History Section
  13. ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-06-14/sports/0106140145_1_mcmahon-foley-state-of-florida Mcmahon Takes Over At UF
  14. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2001-06-20/2001-06-20-polk.htm Polk leaves Georgia, returns to Mississippi State
  15. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=20010605&id=YUlUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k44DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5827,964743 UF Baseball Coach Lopez Fired
  16. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/media/2012/supplement.pdf Florida Baseball 2012 Media Supplement
  17. ↑ http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20070607/MISC/70607052 UF Fires McMahon
  18. ↑ http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050101aab.html Ring Invited To USA Baseball National Team Trial
  19. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/media/2007/pdf/staff/mcmahon.pdf Head Coach Pat McMahon
  20. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3598566 Staten Island Yankees Announce 2008 Coaching Staff
  21. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pat_McMahon BR Bullpen
  22. ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/seasons/review.asp?Y=2008&L=NYPL
  23. ↑ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080812&content_id=444989&vkey=pr_l127&fext=.jsp&sid=l127 New-York Penn League All-Stars revealed
  24. ↑ http://milbprospective.wordpress.com/tag/pat-mcmahon/ MiLB Prospective Results tagged ‘Pat McMahon’
  25. ↑ McMahon named Lefty Gomez Award winner
  26. ↑ Former Gator Baseball Coach McMahon Now Working with Yankees
  27. ↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/media/2007/pdf/staff/mcmahon.pdf Pat McMahon Head Coach

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