Scott Stricklin (baseball)

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Scott Stricklin
St. Petersburg Devil Rays
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999Georgia Tech (vol. asst.)
2000–2001Vanderbilt (asst.)
2002–2004Georgia Tech (asst.)
2005–2013Kent State
2014–2023Georgia
Head coaching record
Overall649–424–1 (.605)
TournamentsNCAA: 9–11
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7× Mid-American Conference East Division championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
5× Mid-American Conference Regular season championships (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013)
5× Mid-American Conference Tournament championships (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
5× NCAA Regional appearances (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
NCAA Super Regional appearance (2012)
College World Series appearance (2012)
Awards
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Co-National Coach of the Year Award (2012)
2× ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year Awards (2011, 2012)
3× Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Awards (2006, 2011, 2012)

Scott Stricklin (born February 17, 1972)

Danny Hall at Georgia Tech from 1998–1999. In 2000–2001, he served as an assistant at Vanderbilt
, and he returned to Georgia Tech as an assistant from 2002–2004.

Coaching career

Kent State

As the head coach of Kent State, Scott Stricklin head coaching record was 350–188 (.651).

2012 College World Series. Stricklin won three Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Awards and one ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year Award.[2]

Following Kent State's performance in the 2012 postseason, several news outlets, including the

Detroit News, speculated that Michigan was interested in hiring Stricklin to replace former head coach Rich Maloney, whose contract was not extended at the end of the 2012 season.[4][5][6] Stricklin later confirmed that Michigan had contacted him, but that he elected to stay at Kent State.[7] Michigan instead hired then-Maryland head coach Erik Bakich.[8]

Georgia

Following the 2013 season, Stricklin was hired to replace

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Stricklin's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[11][12][13][14][15]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (2005–2013)
2005 Kent State 33–20 9–10 4th (East)
2006 Kent State 38–19 17–5 1st (East)
2007 Kent State 33–26 19–8 1st (East) NCAA Regional
2008 Kent State 36–21 16–8 1st (East)
2009 Kent State 43–17 17–9 3rd (East) NCAA Regional
2010 Kent State 39–25 28–9 1st (East) NCAA Regional
2011 Kent State 45–17 21–5 1st (East) NCAA Regional
2012 Kent State 47–20 24–3 1st (East)
College World Series
2013 Kent State 36–23 20–7 1st (East)
Kent State: 350–188 171–64
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2014–2023)
2014 Georgia 26–29–1 11–18–1 6th (East)
2015 Georgia 26–28 10–19 7th (East)
2016 Georgia 27–30 11–19 5th (East)
2017 Georgia 25–32 11–19 6th (East)
2018 Georgia 39–21 18–12 2nd (East) NCAA Regional
2019 Georgia 46–17 21–9 2nd (East) NCAA Regional
2020 Georgia 14–4 0–0 Season suspended due to COVID-19
2021 Georgia 31–25 13–17 5th (East)
2022 Georgia 36–23 15–15 T–2nd (East) NCAA Regional
2023 Georgia 29–27 11–19 6th (East)
Georgia: 299–236–1 121–146–1
Total: 649–424–1

      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

References

  1. ^ "Scott Stricklin". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Scott Stricklin". KentStateSports.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "#25 Kent State vs #11 Kentucky". UKAthletics.com. June 3, 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. ^ Goricki, David (June 22, 2012). "It's Time for Brandon to Go After Kent State's Stricklin". College Sports. The Detroit News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Schinkai, Peter (June 13, 2012). "Stricklin Becomes Hot Commodity". TheMACDaily.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Ridenour, Marla (June 21, 2012). "Kent State Ends Season with Possible Loss of Scott Stricklin to Michigan". NewsObserver.com. The Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  7. ^ R-C Staff (June 26, 2012). "Kent State baseball coach Scott Stricklin silences rumors". Record-Courier. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  8. ^ Jennings, Chantel (June 27, 2012). "Michigan Wolverines Hire Erik Bakich as Coach". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  9. ^ Towers, Chip (June 1, 2013). "Georgia Identifies Former Tech Assistant as Next Baseball Coach". AJC.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  10. ^ Towers, Chip. "Georgia dismisses baseball coach Scott Stricklin". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "2012 Kent State Baseball Record Book" (PDF). KentState.PrestoSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  12. ^ "2006 Conference Tournaments". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  13. ^ "2008 Conference Tournaments". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  14. ^ "2012 Mid-American Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  15. ^ "2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.